Windows Photo Viewer AlternativesTop Image Viewers and other similar apps like Windows Photo Viewer

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   IrfanView

    1001 likes

   Compact and efficient image application offering viewing, editing, and conversion with batch processing, multi-language support, plugin extensibility, and ad-free operation suitable for Windows and portable use.

   170 IrfanView alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Image Editor

   Origin

   • Bosnia & Herzegovina

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   • Bosnia & Herzegovina

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 12, 2016

   Windows Photo Viewer is extreeeemely slooow. This is fast! Opens instantly and you can quickly view your images.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jul 28, 2016

   For instance it opens an image in a window with size adapted to the size of the photo. And is very fast!

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 7, 2019

   Fast, versatile and easy to use. While it's added loads of editing and effects, it still is responsive and quick to load.

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   • IrfanView is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
   • IrfanView is Lightweight and CustomizableWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
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   ImageGlass

    266 likes

   A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.

   90 ImageGlass alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Image Editor

   Origin

   • Vietnam

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Vietnam

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by rafaljanuszwysocki · Jan 2, 2017

   Fast and good looking alternative.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 5, 2019

   Crisp interface, fast, not bloated. Can be full screen. Uses a Chrome-style menu, so out of the way until you need it. Opens in seconds (2?); Photo Viewer, Photos, irfanview, xnView, FastStone all take a bit longer. Open source. Actively developed.

   There are things it does not do, but I have several other apps to accomplish those things.

   Positive comment by Guest · Aug 8, 2020

   Perfect replacement, simple & modern ui. All I needed was a picture viewer, possibility to rotate/flip/slideshow and check the alpha channel - this does all that without having a bloated and outdated interface.

   Most other alternatives don't have a purpose as clear as this one and their ui becomes hella bloated as the result.

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   • ImageGlass is Freemium and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
   • ImageGlass is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
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   XnView MP

    410 likes

   Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.

   173 XnView MP alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Photo Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Aug 8, 2020

   Starts in fullscreen by default, bloated - includes a file browser, lacking settings to make it as simple a picture viewer as photo viewer is. Not too user-friendly of an UI.

   May have it's uses, but does far too much for the requirements - if I wanna edit I'll just jump into photoshop, if I wanna browse - I'll just jump into a file browser.

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   • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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   nomacs

    256 likes

   nomacs is a free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images.

   108 nomacs alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Image Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • FreeBSD
   • Flathub

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   FastStone Image Viewer

    486 likes

   Fast image browser and editor for Windows with robust support for browsing, editing, and conversion. Features red-eye removal, resizing, enhanced EXIF access, and musical slideshows with over 150 effects.

   149 FastStone Image Viewer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Photo Manager

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Jul 26, 2015

   It's not 1 picture and clicking to the next as Windows Photo Viewer

   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 13, 2020

   This is fastest of all the alternatives listed here. ImageGlass takes a lot of time to open up photos, but faststone loads images with the same time like Picasa3. Has a lot of features like editing and light-touching etc. A lot of keyboard shortcuts too. Moreover its FREE it would have been perfect if it was open source too.

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   • FastStone Image Viewer is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
   • FastStone Image Viewer is LightweightWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
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   qView

    90 likes

   Fast and lightweight Qt-based image viewer with support for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features include multiple format support, customizable interface, GIF playback, high-resolution display compatibility, and efficient navigation through keyboard shortcuts.

   122 qView alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Image Viewer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Aug 8, 2025

   simple, portable, minimalistic

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   • qView is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
   • qView is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
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   XnView Classic

    442 likes

   XnView Classic is an efficient image viewer, browser and converter for Windows with built-in support for over 500 image formats.

   166 XnView Classic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Image Viewer
   • Photo Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS

   • France
   • EU

   

   

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    JPEGView

     150 likes

    Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...

    150 JPEGView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Image Viewer
    • Image Editor

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    • Global

    

    

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    Positive comment by Guest · Dec 14, 2019

    Lightweight, powerful. Easy browsing pics/gifs together

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    • JPEGView is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
    • JPEGView is Lightweight, Minimalistic and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
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    PicView

     51 likes

    PicView is a fast, free and fully customizable picture viewer for macOS and Windows 10/11. It supports virtually all image file types, including (animated) WEBP, (animated) GIF, SVG, AVIF, HEIC, PSD and many others.

    69 PicView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Image Viewer
    • Image Editor

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac

    • Denmark
    • EU

    

    

    

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    gThumb

     108 likes

    gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.

    127 gThumb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Image Viewer
    • Image Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Preview

     124 likes

    Native macOS app for viewing, annotating, and editing images and PDFs, featuring tools for cropping, rotating, resizing images, rearranging pages, full-screen viewing, markup, document merging, batch conversion, and export in multiple formats.

    191 Preview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • PDF Reader
    • Image Viewer

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Imagine

     71 likes

    Imagine is an Image & Animation Viewer for Windows with screen capture function.

    115 Imagine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Image Editor
    • Image Viewer

    Origin

    • South Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile

    • South Korea

    

    

    

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