Preview Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Preview for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try nomacs or ImageMagick. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Preview and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Preview are qView, Qoppa PDF Studio, Skim and Adobe Bridge.

Preview alternatives are mainly Image Viewers but may also be PDF Readers or Image Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Preview.

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

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XnView MP
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
128 XnView MP alternatives
XnViewMP is a free software to view, organise, convert graphics and photos files or to create slide show, contact sheet, HTML pages.
- - XnView MP is the most popular Mac alternative to Preview.
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XnView MP Features
1. Batch EditingXnView MP allows you to select multiple items (tasks, files, images etc) and edit their properties all at once.
2. Ad-freeXnView MP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineXnView MP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. PortableXnView MP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Batch Rename FilesXnView MP supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
Media library
Batch image manipulation
Thumbnails
Sorting by tags
Batch processing
Multi Platform
Photo effects
Cross-Platform
EXIF Editing
Watermark images
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nomacs
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Raw Photo Editors
Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
72 nomacs alternatives
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 Features
1. Lightweightnomacs consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. RAW Photo Editorsnomacs supports viewing and editing of uncompressed data images (RAW).
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsnomacs can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. Portablenomacs can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Ad-freenomacs doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Dark Modenomacs supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in nomacs without registration.
8. Privacy focusednomacs is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
9. Works Offlinenomacs can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Multiplatform
Support for SVG
Crop images
Image browser
Customizable
Frameless
Open PSD files
Multi panel
Batch processing
Built-in editor
ImageMagick
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Free • Open Source
Image Optimizer
Image Editor
Image Converter
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
iPad
Xfce
69 ImageMagick alternatives
ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images. It can read, convert and write images in a variety of formats (about 100) including GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, PDF, PhotoCD, TIFF, and DPX.
- - ImageMagick is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Preview.
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ImageMagick Features
1. Command line interfaceImageMagick either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Batch processing
Image Processing
Batch image manipulation
Watermarking
Geotagged Photos
qView
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Mac
Windows
Linux
85 qView alternatives
qView is a Qt-based image viewer designed to be practical and minimal, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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qView Features
1. LightweightqView consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableqView can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Ad-freeqView doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Dark ModeqView supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Works OfflineqView can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Privacy focusedqView is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Minimalistic
Fullscreen support
QT Based
Qoppa PDF Studio
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Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Text to Speech Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Chrome OS
183 Qoppa PDF Studio alternatives
Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Qoppa PDF Studio Features
1. Sign PDF filesQoppa PDF Studio support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
2. Fill PDF FormsQoppa PDF Studio supports forms in PDF files.
3. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
4. Dark ModeQoppa PDF Studio supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Text to SpeechQoppa PDF Studio allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
6. Spell CheckingQoppa PDF Studio can detect and correct all types of grammar and spelling mistakes.
7. PDF annotationQoppa PDF Studio support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
8. Ad-freeQoppa PDF Studio doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
9. Works OfflineQoppa PDF Studio can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Edit PDF
Scan to PDF
PDF Redaction
Convert PDF to Word document
Create PDF files
Measurement-Tools
Batch processing
Built-in viewer
PDF OCR
Lightweight
Skim
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Free • Open Source
PDF Reader
Note-taking Tool
Mac
78 Skim alternatives
Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
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Skim Features
1. LightweightSkim consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PDF annotationSkim support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
3. Ad-freeSkim doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Clean design
Note extraction
Export annotations
Comments about Skim as a Alternative to Preview
Most users think Skim is a great Preview alternative.
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Skim is the best PDF viewer for macOS ever. It is especially great for working with scientific papers, since it has several exclusive tools for making notes and syncs with LaTeX editors
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Guest
Much better PDF-Presentation implementation as original Preview. Drawback : Does not handle as much file-formats, but only PDF
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Adobe Bridge
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Free • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Media Manager
Mac
Windows
56 Adobe Bridge alternatives
Bridge CC gives you centralized access to all the files and assets you need for your creative projects. Organize personal and team assets, batch edit with ease, add watermarks, set centralized color preferences, and even upload your photos to Adobe Stock.
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Adobe Bridge Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAdobe Bridge can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. File TaggingAdobe Bridge can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
4. Batch EditingAdobe Bridge allows you to select multiple items (tasks, files, images etc) and edit their properties all at once.
File keyword
Batch processing
Convert images to PDF
Support for Batch Mode
Digital Publishing
Image browser
Create PDF files
Watermark images
Geeqie Image Viewer
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Mac
Linux
BSD
Xfce
89 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives
Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
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Geeqie Image Viewer Features
1. Works OfflineGeeqie Image Viewer can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. LightweightGeeqie Image Viewer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Geeqie Image Viewer without registration.
4. Dark ModeGeeqie Image Viewer supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Privacy focusedGeeqie Image Viewer is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Multi-selection
Image Comparison
PDF Expert
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Paid • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Mac
iPhone
iPad
92 PDF Expert alternatives
PDF Expert lets you read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes and save these changes being compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Moreover, PDF Expert is the only iPhone application that can fill PDF forms!
- - PDF Expert is the most popular commercial alternative to Preview.
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PDF Expert Features
1. PDF annotationPDF Expert support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Fill PDF FormsPDF Expert supports forms in PDF files.
Edit PDF
Highlighter
Dropbox integration
Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in
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Free • Proprietary
PDF Reader
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
64 Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in alternatives
In version 8, Google Chrome introduced a free PDF viewer, installed by default. While this plug-in lacks many features of the Adobe Acrobat Plug-in, it is much faster and lighter, and updates with the browser rather than an external utility.
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Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in Features
Convert PDF to Word document
Xee
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Mac
76 Xee alternatives
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.
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Xee Features
1. LightweightXee consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Image browser
Fullscreen support
Fragment image viewer
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Free • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Mac
Windows
Linux
60 Fragment image viewer alternatives
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.
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Fragment image viewer Features
1. Ad-freeFragment image viewer doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightFragment image viewer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Image browser
Drag and Drop
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