Ristretto Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Ristretto for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is ImageGlass, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ristretto and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ristretto are nomacs, gThumb, Swayimg and PhotoQt.

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  1. nomacs icon
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    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.

    100 nomacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
  2. gThumb icon
     106 likes

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

    121 gThumb alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
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    Image viewer for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  4. QuickViewer icon
     20 likes

    QuickViewer is a graphic image viewer for comfortable browsing of many images. This software performs reading of image data in advance. And drawing the imported image data on the screen with OpenGL. You can browse images with much smoother response than ever before.

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. feh icon
     26 likes

    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.

    51 feh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  6. Viewnior icon
     34 likes

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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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  7. Loupe is a modern image viewer designed for the GNOME desktop environment, offering fast GPU-accelerated rendering, image editing and metadata viewing. It replaced .

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  8. Mirage icon
     20 likes

    Mirage is a fast and simple GTK+ image viewer. Because it depends only on PyGTK, Mirage is ideal for users who wish to keep their computers lean while still having a clean image viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  9. GPicView icon
     14 likes

    GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. Its aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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