XnView MP Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to XnView MP for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is digiKam, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to XnView MP and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to XnView MP are ImageGlass, nomacs, Gwenview and qView.

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XnView MP 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 Mac and Android Tablet. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to XnView MP.
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  1. digiKam icon
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    digiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.

    110 digiKam alternatives

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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
     
  2. 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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    • Flathub
     
  3. Gwenview icon
     95 likes

    Offers quick browsing and display of various image formats, basic editing tools like crop, rotate, lossless JPEG manipulation, folder browsing as thumbnails or slideshows, supports XCF, drag-and-drop, metadata viewing, KDE integration, and plugin extensions.

    93 Gwenview alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  4. qView icon
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    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.

    111 qView alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
     
  5. Free, open-source file manager for Windows and Linux offering global search with typo correction, tabs, workspaces, wireless file sharing, advanced file downloader, item filtering, dashboard, file and note protection, media previews, and customizable features.

    72 Sigma File Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. qimgv icon
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    Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Ability to quickly copy / move images to different folders. Can open some extra formats (JPEG-XL, AVIF, APNG, HEIF/HEIC, RAW) via third-party image plugins.

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  7. 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
     
  8. Pix icon
     10 likes

    An image viewer and browser utility - primarily for Linux Mint. Pix is part of the X-Apps project, which aims at producing cross-distribution and cross-desktop software.

    73 Pix alternatives

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  9. Eye of GNOME icon
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    Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. With it, you can view single image files, as well as large image collections. The Eye of GNOME supports a variety of image file formats.

    91 Eye of GNOME alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  10. Oculante icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • FreeBSD
    • BSD
    • NetBSD
     
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