nomacs Alternatives

nomacs is described as 'Free, open source image viewer, which supports multiple platforms. You can use it for viewing all common image formats including RAW and psd images' and is a very popular Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to nomacs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best nomacs alternative is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ImageGlass or qView. Other great apps like nomacs are XnView MP, FastStone Image Viewer, XnView Classic and JPEGView.

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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.

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nomacs alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2025
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  1. Unifie icon

    Unifie

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    Unifie is a fast, thumbnail-focused image viewer with dual viewing surface that lets you see two folders of images side-by-side for easy comparison.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (3.6.0.2) is from May 2015.

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  2. Viewnior icon

    Viewnior

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    Its minimalistic interface provides more screenspace for your images. Among its features are:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Viewnior screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fullscreen support

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  4. Mylio Photos icon

    Mylio Photos

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    Mylio Photos brings all your photos from different devices and cameras into one beautifully organized, secure library. It lets you focus on what you love—capturing and sharing your best moments—while knowing your collection is always with you, perfectly curated, backed up, and Cloud free.

    160 Mylio Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Mylio Photos screenshot 1

    Mylio Photos Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Facial Recognition
    3.  Photo Synchronization
    4.  Upload directly to Flickr
    5.  Image Sharing

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    ACDSee Photo Studio

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  6. Deepin Image Viewer icon

    Deepin Image Viewer

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Deepin Image Viewer screenshot 1

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  7. Minimal Image Viewer icon

    Minimal Image Viewer

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    A fast, secure, and minimalist C++ image viewer for Windows. It's a single ~360 KB executable with zero telemetry, broad format support via WIC, and no external dependencies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Minimal Image Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Portable
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free

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  8. imv icon

    imv

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    imv is a command line image viewer intended for use with tiling window managers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Image showing png/transparent png capabilities of imv Image Source https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/deevads-pepper-and-carrot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Portable
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Wayland Support
    8.  Tiling Window Manager

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  10. Pix icon

    Pix

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    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.

    41 Pix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pix screenshot 1

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  11. Quick Picture Viewer icon

    Quick Picture Viewer

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    Quick Picture Viewer is a lightweight, versatile desktop image viewer for Windows. The best replacement for the default Windows photo viewer.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Quick Picture Viewer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode

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  12. BandiView icon

    BandiView

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    BandiView is the succeeding image viewer to Honeyview, that inherits everything cool of its predecessor and also gets improved even further.

    23 BandiView alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BandiView screenshot 1

    BandiView Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Batch Editing
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  HDR Support

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  13. Vipsdisp icon

    Vipsdisp

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    Vipsdisp can display huge (many, many gigabyte) images quickly and without using much memory. As well as the usual PNG, JPG, TIF, PDF, SVG, WEBP, JP2, JXL and GIF, it supports many scientific and technical image formats, including SVS, MRXS, OpenEXR, FITS, Matlab, NIfTI...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    Even very large images open quickly

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Hardware Accelerated

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  14. Xlideit Image Viewer icon

    Xlideit Image Viewer

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    A lightweight image viewer with basic image processing.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline

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  15. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Lenscape screenshot 1

    Lenscape Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Split-screen view
    3.  Photo Gallery
    4.  Fullscreen support
    5.  Thumbnail preview

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