feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users. Unlike most other viewers, it does not have a fancy GUI, but simply displays images. It is controlled via commandline arguments and configurable key/mouse actions.



Ristretto is described as 'The Ristretto Image Viewer is an application that can be used to view, and scroll through images' and is a Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ristretto for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Xfce apps. The best Ristretto alternative is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try IrfanView or ImageGlass. Other great apps like Ristretto are XnView Classic, JPEGView, Preview and gThumb.
feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users. Unlike most other viewers, it does not have a fancy GUI, but simply displays images. It is controlled via commandline arguments and configurable key/mouse actions.



Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.



Seamlessly browse and share images directly from your menu bar application, with support for tagging, searching, and drag-and-drop functionality. Experience full keyboard control and effortless integration with the pasteboard, enabling automatic image collection and streamlined workflows.



NX Studio is a computer software that allows users to enjoy the viewing, processing, and editing of still images and video, and provides more intuitive operation.



Its minimalistic interface provides more screenspace for your images. Among its features are:


Simplistic Image Viewer with focus on speed of rendering and switching between images. A good complement when no editing capabilities are nessesary.


Simple macOS PDF reader with ChatGPT integrated. You can chat with your local PDF. The returned response can cite the page number to ensure correctness.

Xee is an streamlined and convenient image viewer and browser. It is similar to macOS's Preview.app, but lets you easily browse the entire contents of folders and archives, move and copy image files quickly, and supports many more image formats.



Unifie is a fast, thumbnail-focused image viewer with dual viewing surface that lets you see two folders of images side-by-side for easy comparison.



Quick Picture Viewer is a lightweight, versatile desktop image viewer for Windows. The best replacement for the default Windows photo viewer.


sxiv is a simple image viewer for X. It only has the most basic features required for fast image viewing.
Don't like the side panel on Ristretto that gets confused when I delete images from the folder. Viewnior doesn't have that so moving things around in the folder has no effect.