GQview AlternativesImage Viewers and other similar apps like GQview

GQview is described as 'An image browser for X' and is a Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GQview for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Xfce and Flathub apps. The best GQview alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try nomacs or qView. Other great apps like GQview are Gwenview, gThumb, FlowVision and Eye of GNOME.

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GQview alternatives page was last updated Aug 26, 2024
  1. XnView MP icon
     376 likes

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

    138 XnView MP alternatives
    XnView MP screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top XnView MP Features

    1.  Media library
    2.  Batch image manipulation
    3.  Batch Editing
    4.  Thumbnails
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Sorting by tags
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Portable
    9.  Batch Rename Files
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  No Tracking
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    • XnView MP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GQview.

    • XnView MP is the most popular free alternative to GQview.

    • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryGQview is Free and Open Source
  2. nomacs icon
     226 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.

    85 nomacs alternatives
    nomacs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Image browser
    3.  Crop images
    4.  Support for SVG
    5.  RAW Photo Editors
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Portable
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Frameless
    12.  Works Offline
    nomacs iconGQview Icon

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    • nomacs is the most popular Open Source alternative to GQview.

    • nomacs is Free and Open SourceGQview is also Free and Open Source
    • nomacs is LightweightGQview is not according to our users
  3. qView icon
     76 likes

    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.

    99 qView alternatives
    qView screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Fullscreen support
    2.  QT Based
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
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  4. Gwenview icon
     79 likes

    Gwenview is an image viewer for KDE. It can load and save all image formats supported by KDE, but Gwenview can also browse GIMP files (*.xcf). Gwenview does not try to replace your favorite image editor, so it only features the most simple image manipulations, e.g.

    83 Gwenview alternatives
    Gwenview screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Image resizing
    2.  Image Processing
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
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  5. gThumb icon
     104 likes

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

    116 gThumb alternatives
    Adjust Colors

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WEBP Support
    2.  Search metadata
    3.  Photo selection
    4.  In built video player
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Slide Show
    8.  Image browser
    9.  Thumbnails
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  6. FlowVision icon
     5 likes

    Waterfall-style image viewer for macOS, offering a smooth and immersive browsing experience.

    53 FlowVision alternatives
    FlowVision screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
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  7. Eye of GNOME icon
     47 likes

    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
    Eye of GNOME screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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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  8. Picview - Image Photo Browser icon
     2 likes

    View directly, image pinning, diverse formats, and EXIF information. Optimized for viewing long images, the perfect mac platform image viewer.

    62 Picview - Image Photo Browser alternatives
    Picview - Image Photo Browser screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Picview - Image Photo Browser Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  Image zoom
    Picview - Image Photo Browser iconGQview Icon

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  9. Geeqie Image Viewer icon
     51 likes

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

    95 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives
    Sidebar with histogram, exif and keywords

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Multi-selection
    5.  Image Comparison
    Geeqie Image Viewer iconGQview Icon

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  10. feh icon
     25 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.

    47 feh alternatives
    Display EXIF Info

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Built-in viewer
    2.  X11/Xorg
    3.  Command Line Options
    4.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    5.  Works in a terminal
    feh iconGQview Icon

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  11. Xviewer icon
     7 likes

    Xviewer is a simple image viewer which uses the gdk-pixbuf library. It can deal with large images, and zoom and scroll with constant memory usage. Its goals are simplicity and standards compliance. Xviewer is installed by default in Linux Mint.

    81 Xviewer alternatives
    Xviewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
    Xviewer iconGQview Icon

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  12. Fragment image viewer icon
     12 likes

    Fragment is an image viewer with cool features like: Upload and Share, HUD User Interface, Peeking and Skimming, Animated GIFs, History, Thumbnails, Fill View and it is fast!

    Features:

    • Lightweight;
    • Fast startup, image loading and on-screen navigation, using OpenGL;
    • Uniqu.
    65 Fragment image viewer alternatives
    Fragment image viewer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Image browser
    3.  Slideshow mode
    4.  Crop images
    5.  Drag and Drop
    6.  Upload directly to Facebook
    7.  Upload images
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