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. AYVY icon
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    JPEG/PNG/RAW Images viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Viewnior icon
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    Its minimalistic interface provides more screenspace for your images. Among its features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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    Deepin Image Viewer is an image viewer produced by Deepin Technology. It is fashion and smooth, supports multiple image formats, user can view any kind of image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. KPhotoAlbum icon
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    If you have hundreds or even thousands of images on your hard drive, it becomes impossible to remember the story behind every single image or the names of the persons photographed. KPhotoAlbum was created to help you describe your images and then search the big pile of pictures...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  5. AniView icon
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    AniView is a free and open source GIF image viewer. You can watch GIF images your way, thanks to all the options that are available in AniView.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Ristretto icon
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    The Ristretto Image Viewer is an application that can be used to view, and scroll through images.

    40 Ristretto alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    • Flathub
     
  7. PhotoHandler icon
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    PhotoImp is simple and stylish photo and RAW files viewer and manager with ability to import photos from camera, resize, convert. Just connect your camera and get you photos downloaded. Once you connect SD card (or camera) to your PC - all images will be copied (or moved) to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. FuturixImager icon
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    FuturixImager is a compact and customizable image viewer. It is capable of opening more then 50 file types, including all most popular ones (GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, JPEG2000, raw, DNG).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    A lightweight image viewer that allows you to view frequently used image format files quickly, and provide a Stay-on-Top window setting so you can use it to pin a reference image at the top to work with other software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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