Microsoft Photos AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Microsoft Photos is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XnView MP or nomacs. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Photos and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Photos are PicView, Gallery (by Ionut Iacob), Focus Go and Zoner Studio.

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Microsoft Photos alternatives are mainly Image Viewers, but if you're looking for Photo Managers or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include 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. XnView MP icon
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    Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.

    142 XnView MP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Some users think XnView MP is a great Microsoft Photos alternative, some don't.

    • XnView MP is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft Photos.

    • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryMicrosoft Photos is Free and Proprietary
  2. nomacs icon
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    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.

    96 nomacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
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    It's FOSS, supports multiple platforms & has a portable version.

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    I just want a photo viewer that is simple and fast without extra luggage, nomacs is just that

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks nomacs is a great Microsoft Photos alternative.

    • nomacs is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Photos is Free and Proprietary
    • nomacs is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedMicrosoft Photos is not according to our users
  3. Gwenview icon
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    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.

    91 Gwenview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  4. PicView icon
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    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.

    61 PicView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. Focus Go icon
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    Focus Go is the gallery I always wanted to have, so I built it. I don't like bloated galleries with 23093485 features, so I only built the ones I need/think are needed.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  6. Zoner Studio icon
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    Advanced photo software offering RAW processing, layer support, retouching, and video editing. Includes cataloging, presets, automatic import, and robust sharing. Supports RAW and JPG editing with post-trial photo products creation while maintaining non-subscription features.

    92 Zoner Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    ImageFan Reloaded is a cross-platform, feature-rich, tab-based image viewer, supporting multi-core processing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. KDE Photos icon
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    Koko is an image viewer designed for desktop and mobile touch devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Xviewer icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
     
  10. feh icon
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    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.

    51 feh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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