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Geeqie Image Viewer

Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.

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  • Mac  via MacPorts: [https://ports.macports.org/port/geeqie/](https://ports.macports.org/port/geeqie/)
  • Linux  App-Images available: [https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/releases](https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/releases)
  • BSD
  • Xfce
  • Flathub
  • Homebrew  [https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geeqie](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geeqie)
  • Windows  [https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie#Windows](https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie#Windows)
  • NetBSD  [https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/graphics/geeqie/index.html](https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/graphics/geeqie/index.html)
  • FreeBSD  [https://www.freshports.org/graphics/geeqie/](https://www.freshports.org/graphics/geeqie/)
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Top Positive Comment
keofox
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It could have a better packaging for MacOS (I had to create my .app bundle and set GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark environment variable to make it dark. But other than that it is my go-to image viewer for both Linux and MacOS. It has all the features I need for previewing images in a directory.

Top Negative Comment
Brandonator
0

The UI is rudimentary.

For example, right click - Rename does inline rename but lists the hotkey as Ctrl+R. However, pressing that shows a different and mostly pointless rename dialog with before and after sizes and timestamps being the same .

Moving a file over an existing one will NOT show any details about the different sizes or timestamps; only "Continue", which will just overwrite the file.

Also, it can't open WebP image files.

joseluis
0

The fastests, most versatile, customizable, reliable and lightweight photo viewer and organizer.

jamesbond1
1

Goods:

  • doesn't look like modern ugly GTK3 applications
  • picture management
  • accepts EXIF, allows to preview the page output exactly

Bads:

  • uses only outdated LPR protocol. You basically have very primitive page sizes, driver is not asked for which pages it supports. And no further printing options, except DPI setting - which is actually useless.
  • does not print with HP N911a, it just hangs. Printer lights up but nothing on display, the print queque is empty, trying to reprint results in SEGPIPE.

Do not recommend, if you are for printing.

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Install from the command line

  • brew install geeqie
  • flatpak install flathub org.geeqie.Geeqie

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Geeqie Image Viewer?

Geeqie is a lightweight Gtk+ based image viewer for Unix like operating systems. It was forked from GQview. The development is focused on features for photo collection maintenance: raw format, Exif/IPTC/XMP metadata and integration with programs like UFraw, ImageMagick, Gimp, gPhoto or ExifTool.

Main features

  • EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata browsing and editing
  • interoperability, easy integration with other software
  • geeqie works on files and directories, there is no need to import images
  • fast preview for many raw image formats
  • tools for image comparison, sorting and managing photo collection

Geeqie Image Viewer information

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GitHub repository

  •  622 Stars
  •  101 Forks
  •  316 Open Issues
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Geeqie Image Viewer, and it has gotten 50 likes

Geeqie Image Viewer was added to AlternativeTo by hennr on and this page was last updated . Geeqie Image Viewer is sometimes referred to as Geeqie, GQView.