IrfanView Alternatives for Mac

IrfanView is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XnView MP or nomacs. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to IrfanView and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to IrfanView are qView, PicView, ACDSee Photo Studio and Apple Photos.

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IrfanView alternatives are mainly Image Viewers, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Photo Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Android, Mac, Linux + Open Source, iPhone, Image Editors and Android + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to IrfanView.
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  1. XnView MP icon

    XnView MP

     407 likes

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

    161 XnView MP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    XnView MP vs IrfanView Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    henriquedominguesgarcia
    11

    XnView has dozens of tools and filters for fast image editing, as well as an integrated file manager with several functions to organize images. Besides everything runs on both Windows and Linux. It's a bit slow compared to Irfanview, but it's still one of the best programs of its kind.

    Top Negative Comment
    Korwin
    1

    After enabling the "Show files in subfolders" option, it crashes with tens of thousands of images. IrfanView in the same situation works flawlessly (apart from the fact that it does not save the generated thumbnails to the database for quick reuse).

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    one can't even delete images in fullscreen

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryIrfanView is also Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. nomacs icon

    nomacs

     253 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.

    103 nomacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    Top Positive Comment
    KennethWilhelmsson
    2

    nomacs is so far the best contender to irfanview. You can go through images and delete or keep. Scale and cut. Having some trouble with paste, but I hope that is a setting. Or an yet undiscovered feature.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    nomacs is not bad, but very limited in comparison with irfanview!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    No bloated user interface.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • nomacs is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • nomacs is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
  4. ImageGlass icon

    ImageGlass

     260 likes

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

    88 ImageGlass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    ImageGlass vs IrfanView Comments
    s0me0ne
    Positive
    0

    Open source, supports more formats than any other viewer

    casey-likes-open-sauce
    Negative
    0

    This was pretty good for awhile. But now brings up an extra window every time it is opened to tell you to BUY off the Microsoft Store for updates. On top of that, is taking up to 15 seconds to open a 60kb jpeg. Uninstalled.

    Shuunen
    Positive
    -2

    Lightweight, minimalist & effective

    3 of 4 comments
    • ImageGlass is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • ImageGlass is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
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    ACDSee Photo Studio

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  6. qView icon

    qView

     89 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.

    119 qView alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    qView vs IrfanView Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    IrfanView is not a simple viewer. Take all of what qView does away from IrfanView and you still have a complete program. qView appears to be a good program just not an alternative to IrfanView.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    Only processes single images, no way to look at folders or organize.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • qView is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • qView is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
  8. PicView icon

    PicView

     52 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 types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  9. ACDSee Photo Studio icon

    ACDSee Photo Studio

     149 likes

    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    189 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    ACDSee Photo Studio vs IrfanView Comments
    coth
    Positive
    -2

    Perfectly an alternative - image viewer. An absolute analog, just paid.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    A commercial image browser..

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
  11. PhotoSort icon

    PhotoSort

     10 likes

    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

    71 PhotoSort alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. Oculante icon

    Oculante

     6 likes

    A no-nonsense hardware-accelerated image viewer. Oculante's vision is to be a fast, unobtrusive, portable image viewer with wide image format support, offering image analysis and basic editing tools.

    66 Oculante alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • FreeBSD
    • BSD
    • NetBSD
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  14. NX Studio icon

    NX Studio

     5 likes

    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.

    157 NX Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  15. Photo Mechanic icon

    Photo Mechanic

     6 likes

    Plug in your memory cards and start picking winners and deleting rejects almost instantaneously. Move from image to image without that annoying rendering delay. Add dynamic caption, copyright, and keyword information individually or in batches.

    108 Photo Mechanic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Photo Mechanic vs IrfanView Comments
    DalsPhotography
    Positive
    0

    One of the best Raw viewers, especially if you are sending photos for printing or newspapers. If you know how to make structured keywords this option is wonderful. Not similar to Irfan view, it's not an editor.

    • Photo Mechanic is Paid and ProprietaryIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
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