Open Source Microsoft Photos Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Microsoft Photos for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is ImageGlass. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Photos and many of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Microsoft Photos are nomacs, qView, PicView and JPEGView.

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Microsoft Photos alternatives are mainly Image Viewers, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Photo Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source, Windows + Open Source, Windows, Open Source and Photo Organization. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Photos.
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  1. ImageGlass icon

    ImageGlass

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    A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.

    90 ImageGlass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VN flagVietnam
    ImageGlass screenshot 1
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    nomacs

     255 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.

    108 nomacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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    • European Union flagEU
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  4. qView icon

    qView

     90 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.

    122 qView alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. PicView icon

    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.

    69 PicView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU
    An overview of the UI
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  6. JPEGView icon

    JPEGView

     150 likes

    Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...

    150 JPEGView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Global
    Very simple. Only a title bar other than the picture.
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  8. qimgv icon

    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.

    116 qimgv alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Global
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  9. PhotoSort icon

    PhotoSort

     10 likes

    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    PhotoSort screenshot 1
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  10. PhoXoSee icon

    PhoXoSee

     6 likes

    PhoXoSee is a blazing fast and lightweight image viewer, Highly optimized at only 3.8MB in size, it brings you ultra-fast loading speeds and minimal memory usage. It features powerful real-time image processing that enhances your viewing experience.

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    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
    PhoXoSee screenshot 1
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  11. Fly Photos icon

    Fly Photos

     6 likes

    Fly Photos is one of the fastest photo viewers built for Windows, designed as a modern replacement for the now-discontinued Google Picasa Photo Viewer.

    59 Fly Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Fly Photos screenshot from the official GitHub repo as of 9th October 2025
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  13. Oculante icon

    Oculante

     6 likes

    A no-nonsense hardware-accelerated image viewer. Oculante's vision is to be a fast, unobtrusive, portable image viewer with wide image format support, offering image analysis and basic editing tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • FreeBSD
    • BSD
    • NetBSD
    Oculante screenshot 1
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  14. PhotoQt icon

    PhotoQt

     31 likes

    PhotoQt is a fast and simple, good looking, yet powerful and highly configurable image viewer.

    59 PhotoQt alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    • European Union flagEU
    PhotoQt screenshot 1
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