feh AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Editors

The best Image Editor alternative to feh is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try nomacs or JPEGView. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to feh and 12 are Image Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Editor alternatives to feh are XnView MP, XnView Classic, Preview and Eye of GNOME.

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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.

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  1. IrfanView icon
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    IrfanView

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    Fast and compact image viewer/converter trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. Many supported file formats and features. Features included: multi-language support, Thumbnail option, Painting, slideshow, toolbar skins, fast directory browsing, batch...

    140 IrfanView alternatives
    IrfanView screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    IrfanView screenshot 1
    Paint plugin
    +9
    Add text to image

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Batch conversion
    2.  Image Conversion
    3.  Image Navigation
    4.  Portable
    5.  Intuitive Interface
    6.  Batch Rename Files
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Convert images to PDF
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Lossless Compression
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Image Combining
    15.  Folders
    16.  Skinnable
    17.  EXIF Editing
    18.  Built-in editor
    19.  Photo effects
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    Lack of configurable hotkeys which are the main appeal to use feh

    Negative comment •Mar 1, 2021
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    • IrfanView is the most popular Windows alternative to feh.

    • IrfanView is the most popular free alternative to feh.

    • IrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietaryfeh is Free and Open Source
    • IrfanView is Lightweightfeh is not according to our users
  2. XnView MP icon
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    XnView MP

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

    136 XnView MP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Top XnView MP Features

    1.  Media library
    2.  Batch image manipulation
    3.  Batch Editing
    4.  Thumbnails
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Sorting by tags
    7.  Multi Platform
    8.  Remove EXIF Data
    9.  Batch conversion
    10.  Batch processing
    11.  EXIF Editing
    12.  Cross-Platform
    13.  Works Offline
    14.  Portable
    15.  Batch Rename Files
    16.  Dark Mode
    17.  File Tagging
    18.  No Tracking
    19.  Watermark images
    20.  Geotagged Photos
    21.  Photo effects
    22.  Multiple languages
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    • XnView MP is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to feh.

    • XnView MP is Free Personal and Proprietaryfeh is Free and Open Source
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    nomacs

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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.

    84 nomacs alternatives
    nomacs screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Image browser
    3.  Crop images
    4.  Support for SVG
    5.  RAW Photo Editors
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Portable
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Frameless
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Open PSD files
    13.  Multi panel
    14.  Built-in editor
    15.  Batch processing
    16.  Image Sharing
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    • nomacs is the most popular Open Source alternative to feh.

    • nomacs is Free and Open Sourcefeh is also Free and Open Source
    • nomacs is Lightweightfeh is not according to our users
  5. XnView Classic icon
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    XnView Classic

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

    139 XnView Classic alternatives
    Viewer Window (windows version)

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Browser Window (windows version)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Batch conversion
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Image resizing
    5.  Portable
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Batch Editing
    9.  RAW Photo Editors
    10.  Color Picker
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Dark Mode
    13.  No Tracking
    14.  Batch processing
    15.  Collage
    16.  Image Combining
    17.  Convert PDF to image
    18.  Multiple languages
    19.  Image Correction
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  6. JPEGView icon
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    JPEGView

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

    127 JPEGView alternatives
    Very simple. Only a title bar other than the picture.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    JPEGView screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Image Preview
    2.  Portable
    3.  Borderless
    4.  Play as Movie
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Batch Rename Files
    9.  Hardware Accelerated
    10.  Function Key Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor
    12.  Image Processing
    13.  Standalone
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  7. Preview icon
    Preview icon

    Preview

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    Preview is a simple and elegant application by Apple for viewing and working with images and PDF documents.

    157 Preview alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Image resizing
    4.  Built-in Image converter
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Combine PDF
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  9. Eye of GNOME icon
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    Eye of GNOME

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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.

    81 Eye of GNOME alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
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  10. Imagine icon
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    Imagine

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

    101 Imagine alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    Imagine screenshot 1
    On Pocket PC

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Slide Show
    5.  Support for GIF
    6.  Batch conversion
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  11. Microsoft Photos icon
    Microsoft Photos icon

    Microsoft Photos

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    You can use the Photos app to view or edit photos and videos in your Pictures library and on OneDrive, and to import photos and videos. The Photos app includes a wide range of editing options to enhance your photos, from automatic fixes to advanced adjustments.

    107 Microsoft Photos alternatives
    Microsoft Photos screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    Microsoft Photos screenshot 1
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    +2
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    Microsoft Photos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Remove Image Background
    4.  Trim video
    5.  Cut video
    6.  Bundled with Windows
    7.  Photographic filters
    8.  WEBP Support
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  12. Mirage icon
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    Mirage

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    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.

    41 Mirage alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Mirage Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Fullscreen support
    Mirage screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.9.5.2, released on February 13, 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  13. FocusOn Image Viewer icon
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    FocusOn Image Viewer

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    Lightweight and fast free image viewer, ' FocusOn Image Viewer '. It is free for everyone - individuals, companies, organizations. It can also automatically organize photos by date and edit the photos without damaging the original.

    70 FocusOn Image Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Image Detail icon
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    Image Detail

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    A new image viewer that has nice features like identifying and generating colors from image, changing colors of image with color adjustment and color matrix tools, crop & split image for Instagram, TIF/GIF Animated extractor, batch functions.

    107 Image Detail alternatives
    Color Identifier & Color Palette Generator from Image

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Image Detail Features

    1.  Color Picker
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Photo effects
    Color Matrix Editor
    Color Adjustments and Image Effect
    +3
    TIF / GIF Animated Extractor
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2019.

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