Microsoft Photos Alternatives

Microsoft Photos is described as 'You can use the Photos app to view or edit photos and videos in your Pictures library and on OneDrive, and to import photos and videos. The Photos app includes a wide range of editing options to enhance your photos, from automatic fixes to advanced adjustments' and is a Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Photos for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Android apps. The best Microsoft Photos alternative is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try IrfanView or ImageGlass. Other great apps like Microsoft Photos are XnView MP, nomacs, qView and FastStone Image Viewer.

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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 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. Fragment image viewer icon

    Fragment image viewer

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    Fragment is an image viewer with cool features like: Upload and Share, HUD User Interface, Peeking and Skimming, Animated GIFs, History, Thumbnails, Fill View and it is fast!

    Features:

    • Lightweight;
    • Fast startup, image loading and on-screen navigation, using OpenGL;
    • Uniqu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Fotema icon

    Fotema

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    A photo gallery for everyone who wants their photos to live locally on their devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  4. FotoStation icon

    FotoStation

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    Image management, gallery and some editing capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Picturama icon

    Picturama

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    Picturama is a free and open-source image organizer for the desktop built on Electron and powered by web technology.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  8. Mirage icon

    Mirage

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    Mirage is a fast and simple GTK+ image viewer. Because it depends only on PyGTK, Mirage is ideal for users who wish to keep their computers lean while still having a clean image viewer.

    42 Mirage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  10. Lenscape icon

    Lenscape

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    Lenscape is a macOS photo viewer software optimized for Apple Silicon. It allows users to view, manage, and customize their photos and videos in various modes like gallery, full screen, or thumbnail. Users can also select photos and videos to move, copy, trash, or share them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Loupe Image Viewer icon

    Loupe Image Viewer

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    Loupe is a modern image viewer designed for the GNOME desktop environment, offering fast GPU-accelerated rendering, image editing and metadata viewing. It replaced .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  12. Image Eye icon

    Image Eye

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    Simplistic Image Viewer with focus on speed of rendering and switching between images. A good complement when no editing capabilities are nessesary.

    77 Image Eye alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Gallery - Simple and fast icon

    Gallery - Simple and fast

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    A simple, fast and light gallery for your Android Phone, you can review all your special moments in it. No ads, no network usage.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  14. ACDSee Free icon

    ACDSee Free

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    A fast and powerful file browser, ideal for viewing RAW images, as well as searching and sorting your media libraries.

    57 ACDSee Free alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  15. LightGallery icon

    LightGallery

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    A modern, electron and nodejs based image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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