Open Source Apps tagged with 'Image Viewer' for Windows

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  1. nomacs icon
     260 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.

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    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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    4.6
    Excellent27 ratings
  2. qView icon
     92 likes

    Efficient image viewer with cross-platform support, offering a minimal, fast interface suitable for Windows, macOS, and Linux users.

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    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • US flagUnited States
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    4.2
    Very Good19 ratings
  3. PhotoPrism icon
     128 likes

    AI-powered, privacy-focused photo management with face recognition, advanced search filters, seamless device sync, direct editing, and private server hosting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • Docker
    • Raspberry Pi
    • DigitalOcean
    • F-Droid
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Whether you're using a phone, tablet, or desktop computer, our intuitive PWA provides a native app-like experience.
    Five high-resolution World Maps and our privacy-preserving geocoding service help bring back memories of your favorite trips and let you explore the world.
    Metadata can be extracted and merged from Exif, XMP, and proprietary sources such as Google Photos.
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    Our intuitive PWA provides a native app-like experience and can be easily installed on your home screen.
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  4. PicView icon
     53 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU
    Minimalist dark theme
    An overview of the UI
    Change between dark or light theme and hide the UI
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    View an image information window which will update as you browse through images. Set EXIF rating, optimize image and rename/move files.
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    4.3
    Very Good10 ratings
  5. QuickLook icon
     88 likes

    The Quick Look feature from Mac OS X, which allows users to preview file contents quickly by pressing the Space key, is missed. Windows doesn't have this feature. While alternatives like WinQuickLook and Seer exist, the decision was made to create a new version because the...

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    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
    Preview of a shapefile (.shp) using the shapefile viewer plugin https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer
    Preview of a PDF file
    Preview of a .docx file using the office plugin at https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer
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    Preview of an excel .xlsx file using the office plugin at https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer
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    5.0
    Excellent11 ratings
  6. JPEGView icon
     152 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Global
    Very simple. Only a title bar other than the picture.
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    4.5
    Excellent15 ratings
  7. LEKTRA icon
     20 likes

    High-performance app for documents and images with split tabs, multiple layouts, side-by-side viewing, instant search, visual line mode, annotations, and customizable controls.

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    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU
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  8. Hydrus icon
     58 likes

    A personal booru-style media tagger that can import files and tags from your hard drive and popular websites. Content can be shared with other users via user-run servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    4.9
    Excellent7 ratings
  9. qimgv icon
     41 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Global
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    4.7
    Excellent9 ratings
  10. BeeRef icon
     33 likes

    BeeRef lets you quickly arrange your reference images and view them while you create. Its minimal interface is designed not to get in the way of your creative process.

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    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Lap icon
     12 likes

    Lap is an open-source, local-first photo manager for browsing family albums, finding old photos quickly, and managing large personal media libraries offline. It is a privacy-focused alternative to cloud photo services: no forced upload, local AI search, folder-first workflow...

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Fly Photos icon
     8 likes

    Fly Photos is one of the fastest photo viewers built for Windows, designed as a modern replacement for the now-discontinued Google Picasa Photo Viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Allusion icon
     25 likes

    Designed to complement PureRef, Allusion is a Visual Library for reference images, with watched folders, image tagging, and advanced search features. Allusion helps you organise your images and keep them under your control.

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    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  14. SageThumbs icon
     60 likes

    SageThumbs is a Windows Explorer context menu extension allowing Windows users to preview enormous amounts of image formats directly within Windows Explorer.

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    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    • RU flagRussia
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  15. Image Max URL icon
     9 likes

    A browser extension and userscript that finds larger or original versions of images for thousands of supported websites

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    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Greasy Fork
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Opera
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  16. PhoXoSee icon
     7 likes

    PhoXoSee is a blazing fast and lightweight image viewer, Highly optimized at only 3.8MB in size, it brings you ultra-fast loading speeds and minimal memory usage. It features powerful real-time image processing that enhances your viewing experience.

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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
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  17. SageThumbs 2K icon
     13 likes

    A modern, crash-isolated Rust shell extension for Windows 11, the clean-room revival of the legendary (but decade-abandoned) SageThumbs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
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  18. Oculante icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  19. QuickViewer icon
     19 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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    Since

    • Since 2017

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JP flagJapan
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  20. Chafa icon
     5 likes

    Chafa is a command-line utility that converts image data, including animated GIFs, into graphics formats or ANSI/Unicode character art suitable for display in a terminal. It has broad feature support, allowing it to be used on devices ranging from historical teleprinters to...

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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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