IrfanView Alternatives for Linux

IrfanView is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try nomacs or qView. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to IrfanView and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to IrfanView are Gwenview, gThumb, qimgv and Tonfotos.

IrfanView alternatives are mainly Image Viewers but may also be Image Editors or Photo Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of IrfanView.

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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...

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XnView MP
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
127 XnView MP alternatives
XnViewMP is a free software to view, organise, convert graphics and photos files or to create slide show, contact sheet, HTML pages.
- - XnView MP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to IrfanView.
- - XnView MP is the most popular free alternative to IrfanView.
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XnView MP Features
1. Batch EditingXnView MP allows you to select multiple items (tasks, files, images etc) and edit their properties all at once.
2. Ad-freeXnView MP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineXnView MP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. PortableXnView MP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Batch Rename FilesXnView MP supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
Media library
Batch image manipulation
Thumbnails
Sorting by tags
Batch processing
Multi Platform
Photo effects
Cross-Platform
EXIF Editing
Watermark images
Comments about XnView MP as a Alternative to IrfanView
Most users think XnView MP is a great IrfanView alternative.
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henriquedominguesgarcia
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.
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Anton_Karmanov
Good alt, but not fully free.
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Korwin
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).
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Guest
one can't even delete images in fullscreen
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Guest
nono mac version available
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nomacs
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Raw Photo Editors
Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
71 nomacs alternatives
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.
- - nomacs is the most popular Open Source alternative to IrfanView.
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nomacs Features
1. Lightweightnomacs consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsnomacs can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Portablenomacs can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Ad-freenomacs doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Dark Modenomacs supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in nomacs without registration.
7. Privacy focusednomacs is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
8. Works Offlinenomacs can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Multiplatform
Support for SVG
Crop images
Image browser
Customizable
Frameless
Open PSD files
Multi panel
Batch processing
Built-in editor
Comments about nomacs as a Alternative to IrfanView
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KennethWilhelmsson
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.
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Guest
Closest thing I've used so far to Irfanview on windoze. Quickly view, resize, crop and move on. Perfect for e-mailing work related photo's.
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Guest
not supported on Catalina
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Guest
No bloated user interface.
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Guest
Has possibilty to paste image from clipboard!
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qView
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Mac
Windows
Linux
84 qView alternatives
qView is a Qt-based image viewer designed to be practical and minimal, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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qView Features
1. LightweightqView consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableqView can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Ad-freeqView doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Dark ModeqView supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Works OfflineqView can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Privacy focusedqView is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Minimalistic
Fullscreen support
QT Based
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Guest
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.
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Only processes single images, no way to look at folders or organize.
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Gwenview
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Linux
KDE
75 Gwenview alternatives
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: rotation and...
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Gwenview Features
1. LightweightGwenview consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeGwenview doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeGwenview supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. Works OfflineGwenview can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. Privacy focusedGwenview is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
6. PortableGwenview can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Image resizing
Image Processing
Opinions about Gwenview as a Alternative to IrfanView
Some users think Gwenview is a great IrfanView alternative, some don't.
gThumb
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Photo Manager
Linux
GNOME
110 gThumb alternatives
gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.
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gThumb Features
1. Works OfflinegThumb can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Ad-freegThumb doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Privacy focusedgThumb is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
WEBP Support
Edit metadata
Metadata Search
Image browser
Photo selection
In built video player
Slide Show
Thumbnails
Comments about gThumb as a Alternative to IrfanView
Some users think gThumb is a great IrfanView alternative, some don't.
Guest
gThumb does not have some of the more important and convenient features found in IrfanView.
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Guest
It lacks the simplicity and the 'just-works' feel of Irfan. gThumb keeps resizing images, doesn't respond logically to a scroll wheel and has an overal annoying interface.
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qimgv
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Windows
Linux
94 qimgv alternatives
Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Contribute to easymodo/qimgv development by creating an account on GitHub.
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qimgv Features
Copy & paste actions
Video playback
Photo Wall
Folder Hierarchy
Customizable
WEBP Support
Scripting Copy-Dialog
Discontinued
"DEVELOPMENT IS ON HOLD INDEFINITELY (russian invasion of my country)" - Developer
Tonfotos
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Photo Manager
Image Viewer
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 Tonfotos alternatives
Tonfotos simplifies browsing of large photo collection by grouping shots by events, dates, people, locations and so on. Quickly find what you need regardless where files are stored - on your computer, external drives or NAS.
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Tonfotos Features
1. Facial RecognitionTonfotos can register a biometric facial pattern to identify or verify the identity of a subject through an image or video.
Automatic deletion of duplicate entries
Comments about Tonfotos as a Alternative to IrfanView
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tomater
Has very useful features such as import images from smartphone and duplicates detection.
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Geeqie Image Viewer
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Mac
Linux
BSD
Xfce
88 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives
Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
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Geeqie Image Viewer Features
Multi-selection
Image Comparison
Comments about Geeqie Image Viewer as a Alternative to IrfanView
Most users think Geeqie Image Viewer is a great IrfanView alternative.
Guest
Selecting Images for a collection (e.g. Calendar) is easy and works super fast with the keyboard. And another keystroke copies all selected images in a separate folder for printing.
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