IrfanView AlternativesImage Viewers & Image Editors like IrfanView

Apps similar to IrfanView include XnView MP, which is free for personal use. Other options are ImageGlass, nomacs, FastStone Image Viewer and qView. You're spoiled for choice with Image Viewers like IrfanView: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPhone.

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XnView MP
413 likes
Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.
181 XnView MP alternatives
Cost / License
Free Personal
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
France
EU
Good alternative?Is XnView MP a good alternative to IrfanView?

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XnView MP vs IrfanView Comments
Top Positive Comment by henriquedominguesgarcia · Aug 19, 2017
XnView has dozens of tools and filters for fast image editing, as well as an integrated file manager with several functions to organize images. Besides everything runs on both Windows and Linux. It's a bit slow compared to Irfanview, but it's still one of the best programs of its kind.
Top Negative Comment by Korwin · Apr 25, 2023
After enabling the "Show files in subfolders" option, it crashes with tens of thousands of images. IrfanView in the same situation works flawlessly (apart from the fact that it does not save the generated thumbnails to the database for quick reuse).
Negative comment by Guest · Feb 9, 2020
one can't even delete images in fullscreen
3 of 6 comments
XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryIrfanView is also Free Personal and Proprietary
ImageGlass
268 likes
A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.
92 ImageGlass alternatives
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Freemium
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Image Viewer
Image Editor
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Vietnam
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Vietnam
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Positive comment by s0me0ne · Feb 10, 2020
Open source, supports more formats than any other viewer
Negative comment by casey-likes-open-sauce · Feb 6, 2025
This was pretty good for awhile. But now brings up an extra window every time it is opened to tell you to BUY off the Microsoft Store for updates. On top of that, is taking up to 15 seconds to open a 60kb jpeg. Uninstalled.
Positive comment by Shuunen · Aug 27, 2019
Lightweight, minimalist & effective
3 of 4 comments
ImageGlass is Freemium and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
ImageGlass is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
nomacs
256 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.
110 nomacs alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
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Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
Flathub
Germany
EU
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Top Positive Comment by KennethWilhelmsson · Oct 8, 2020
nomacs is so far the best contender to irfanview. You can go through images and delete or keep. Scale and cut. Having some trouble with paste, but I hope that is a setting. Or an yet undiscovered feature.
Top Negative Comment by Guest · Mar 7, 2026
nomacs is not bad, but very limited in comparison with irfanview!
Positive comment by Guest · Dec 5, 2020
No bloated user interface.
3 of 6 comments
nomacs is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
nomacs is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
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FastStone Image Viewer
486 likes
Fast image browser and editor for Windows with robust support for browsing, editing, and conversion. Features red-eye removal, resizing, enhanced EXIF access, and musical slideshows with over 150 effects.
152 FastStone Image Viewer alternatives
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Free Personal
Proprietary
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Image Viewer
Photo Manager
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Canada
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Windows
Canada
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Positive comment by Azazel · Jan 25, 2020
It's 2-3 times slower than IfranView but has a more features. I happily use them both
1 of 1 comments
FastStone Image Viewer is Free Personal and ProprietaryIrfanView is also Free Personal and Proprietary
qView
91 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.
124 qView alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Image Viewer
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
United States
+1
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qView vs IrfanView Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Oct 28, 2021
IrfanView is not a simple viewer. Take all of what qView does away from IrfanView and you still have a complete program. qView appears to be a good program just not an alternative to IrfanView.
Negative comment by Guest · Jan 5, 2021
Only processes single images, no way to look at folders or organize.
2 of 2 comments
qView is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
qView is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
XnView Classic
442 likes
XnView Classic is an efficient image viewer, browser and converter for Windows with built-in support for over 500 image formats.
170 XnView Classic alternatives
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Free Personal
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Windows
PortableApps.com
ReactOS
France
EU
Good alternative?Is XnView Classic a good alternative to IrfanView?
Gwenview
98 likes
Offers quick browsing and display of various image formats, basic editing tools like crop, rotate, lossless JPEG manipulation, folder browsing as thumbnails or slideshows, supports XCF, drag-and-drop, metadata viewing, KDE integration, and plugin extensions.
102 Gwenview alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
Snapcraft
Flathub
Germany
EU
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Negative comment by dimchkin · Feb 17, 2026
I use it, but it's not as streamlined experience as with IrfanView unfortunately.
1 of 1 comments
Gwenview is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
Gwenview is Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
JPEGView
151 likes
Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...
152 JPEGView alternatives
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Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
International
Platforms
Windows
PortableApps.com
Global
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JPEGView vs IrfanView Comments
Positive comment by Matt Adamek · Feb 4, 2018
More features, less resource-savvy
Positive comment by michaelino · Mar 19, 2019
It's fast and it doesn't eat as many resources as Irfan.
Positive comment by Guest · Oct 28, 2015
Best free for commercial use alternative to IrfanView. Small, fast, and better than the default Windows image viewer.
3 of 3 comments
JPEGView is Free and Open SourceIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
JPEGView is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedIrfanView is not according to our users
PicView
51 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.
70 PicView alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Denmark
EU
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Denmark
EU
+4
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qimgv
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.
117 qimgv alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Origin
International
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Global
+1
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ACDSee Photo Studio
150 likes
Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.
196 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Image Editor
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Mac
Windows
iPhone
iPad
Canada
+2
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ACDSee Photo Studio vs IrfanView Comments
Positive comment by coth · Dec 21, 2015
Perfectly an alternative - image viewer. An absolute analog, just paid.
Positive comment by Guest · Dec 29, 2015
A commercial image browser..
2 of 2 comments
ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryIrfanView is Free Personal and Proprietary
ACDSee Photo Studio is a Photo Manager IrfanView is an Image Viewer
Apple Photos
63 likes
Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .
152 Apple Photos alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Online
iPhone
iPad
United States
+2
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nomacs

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