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Gwenview

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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.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Linux
  • KDE Plasma
  • Flathub
  • Snapcraft
4.9 / 5 Avg rating (12)
81likes
7comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Image resizing
  2.  Image Processing
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  8.  Portable

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Gwenview information

  • Developed by

    DE flagKDE
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.9 (12 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    83 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

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Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Gwenview, and it has gotten 81 likes

Gwenview was added to AlternativeTo by gyorgyjano on Apr 22, 2009 and this page was last updated Feb 18, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Álvaro Ayres
Mar 24, 2021
1

Simply the best image viewer. I installed all (or most of them) Free/Open-source image viewers for Linux and tried opening: Animated .avif, animated .webp and a large .gif (1920x1080 16,8MiB). The only image viewer able to open them all, fast and with good quality was Gwenview. I'm using and loving it.

ZeroNet_io
May 12, 2024
0

I am missing possibility to draw a rectangle with/without a fill in order to highlight or cover part/s of the image in order to hide sensitive parts or draw an arrow over the image to point to some detail.

arsCynic ??
Jul 29, 2023
0

Intuitive, supports gifs, webm, video (provided you have installed the proper packages). I've tested nearly all image viewers and Gwenview comes out on top.

Mr. Anon
Jun 8, 2023
0

Works with HEIC, loads videos with the proper orientation, wow, wow! An excellent image viewer. Not designed for editing.

gleyconjeferson
Jan 9, 2023
0

Faz parte da família KDE. Então eu confio.

Spaaaace
Apr 15, 2022
0

The best alternative to irfanview on ubuntu that I find, and I tried a lot of them.

clement beb
Nov 22, 2021
0

Simple, easy of use

What is Gwenview?

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. cropping, rotation and mirroring, plus a few more. When working with JPEG files, Gwenview performs lossless manipulations.

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