Microsoft Photos Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft Photos 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 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 available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft Photos are Gwenview, qimgv, gThumb and Pix.

filter to find the best alternatives

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.
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Microsoft Photos alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. XnView MP icon
     389 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.

    143 XnView MP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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
     239 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
    |
    2
    10
    Comments about nomacs as an Alternative to Microsoft Photos
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's FOSS, supports multiple platforms & has a portable version.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    mohas
    Positive
    0

    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.
    Microsoft Photos Icon
    nomacs icon
    • 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. qView icon
     80 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    109 qView alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    |
    2
    9
    Comments about qView as an Alternative to Microsoft Photos
    Barrett
    Positive
    1

    It's a lightweight alternative to Microsoft's Photos app. For LTSC users like myself, it is useful to have a modern photo viewer, allowing us to skip Windows Photo Viewer. Highly recommend!

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    it is more simplistic, faster in loading images and doesn't come with stuff like video editor like windows photos does. it is also open source and therefore it's perfect.

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

    • qView is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Photos is Free and Proprietary
    • qView is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedMicrosoft Photos is not according to our users
  4. Gwenview icon
     90 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    92 Gwenview alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  5. qimgv icon
     41 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    |
    1
    Comments about qimgv as an Alternative to Microsoft Photos
    somecash
    Positive
    0

    Simpe and fast. More functions. More image format support.

    Microsoft Photos Icon
    qimgv icon
    • qimgv is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Photos is Free and Proprietary
    • qimgv is Lightweight and CustomizableMicrosoft Photos is not according to our users
  6. gThumb icon
     104 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.

    120 gThumb alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  7. Pix icon
     10 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    An image viewer and browser utility - primarily for Linux Mint. Pix is part of the X-Apps project, which aims at producing cross-distribution and cross-desktop software.

    72 Pix alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Tonfotos icon
     99 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    26 Tonfotos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Oculante icon
     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    59 Oculante alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • FreeBSD
    • BSD
    • NetBSD
     
  10. Eye of GNOME icon
     48 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Eye of GNOME is the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment. With it, you can view single image files, as well as large image collections. The Eye of GNOME supports a variety of image file formats.

    89 Eye of GNOME alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
    |
    1
    Comments about Eye of GNOME as an Alternative to Microsoft Photos
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Eye of Gnome is touch friendly and full screen mode is amazing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Microsoft Photos Icon
    Eye of GNOME icon
    • Eye of GNOME is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Photos is Free and Proprietary
    • Eye of GNOME is Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Photos is not according to our users
  11. opti icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    simple, transparent media viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
12 of 40 Microsoft Photos alternatives