Pixea AlternativesImage Viewers and other similar apps like Pixea

Pixea is described as 'Image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface. Pixea works great with JPEG, HEIC, PSD, RAW, WEBP, PNG, GIF, and many other formats' and is a Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are six alternatives to Pixea for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Pixea alternative is qView, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pixea are XnView Classic, Preview, Apple Photos and Xee.

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Pixea is an image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface. Pixea works great with JPEG, HEIC, PSD, RAW,...

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Pixea alternatives page was last updated May 5, 2025
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  1. qView icon

    qView

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    qView screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Fullscreen support
    2.  Portable
    3.  QT Based
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode

    qView VS Pixea

     

    • qView is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pixea.

    • qView is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pixea.

    • qView is Free and Open SourcePixea is Freemium and Proprietary
    • qView is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedPixea is not according to our users
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    XnView Classic

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    XnView Classic is an efficient image viewer, browser and converter for Windows with built-in support for over 500 image formats.

    144 XnView Classic alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Viewer Window (windows version)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Batch Editing
    7.  RAW Photo Editors
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Batch conversion

    XnView Classic VS Pixea

     
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    Preview

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    Preview is a simple and elegant application by Apple for viewing and working with images and PDF documents.

    157 Preview alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Preview screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Image resizing
    4.  Built-in Image converter
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Combine PDF

    Preview VS Pixea

     
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    Apple Photos

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    Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .

    107 Apple Photos alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Apple Photos screenshot 1

    Apple Photos Features

    1.  Facial Recognition
    2.  Geotagged Photos
    3.  Smart Albums
    4.  RAW Photo Editors
    5.  Non Destructive Editing
    6.  Hidden Photo Album
    7.  Built-in Photo editor
    8.  Raw converter
    9.  3rd-party filters

    Apple Photos VS Pixea

     

    • Apple Photos is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Pixea.

    • Apple Photos is Free and ProprietaryPixea is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Xee

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    Xee is an streamlined and convenient image viewer and browser. It is similar to macOS's Preview.app, but lets you easily browse the entire contents of folders and archives, move and copy image files quickly, and supports many more image formats.

    81 Xee alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Xee screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Image browser
    2.  Fullscreen support

    Xee VS Pixea

     

    • Xee is the most popular commercial alternative to Pixea.

    • Xee is Paid and ProprietaryPixea is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Xee is LightweightPixea is not according to our users
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pix screenshot 1

    Pix VS Pixea

     
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