Windows Live Photo Gallery AlternativesPhoto Managers and other similar apps like Windows Live Photo Gallery

Windows Live Photo Gallery is described as 'Photo management and sharing: It is an upgraded version of Windows Photo Gallery, which was a part of Windows Vista with Windows Live. The application is available for download bundled with Windows Movie Maker via the Windows Essentials 2012 suite' and is a popular Photo Manager in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Windows Live Photo Gallery for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Flathub apps. The best Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try IrfanView or digiKam. Other great apps like Windows Live Photo Gallery are nomacs, ImageGlass, Google Photos and FastStone Image Viewer.

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  1. IrfanView icon

    IrfanView

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    Compact and efficient image application offering viewing, editing, and conversion with batch processing, multi-language support, plugin extensibility, and ad-free operation suitable for Windows and portable use.

    152 IrfanView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about IrfanView as an Alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    9

    It is a photo viewer, pure and simple; Windows Live Photo Gallery is a photo manager with extensive facial recognition and cross-referencing capabilities.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's just a single photo viewer/basic editor. No gallery handling at all.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    Even though it's a great program, it is not intended to be used in the same scenarios (irfanview is an image viewer, Photo Gallery is for organizing collections).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. IrfanView is a legitimate Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • IrfanView is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • IrfanView is the most popular free alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • IrfanView is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Live Photo Gallery is Free and Proprietary
    • IrfanView is Lightweight and CustomizableWindows Live Photo Gallery is not according to our users
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    digiKam

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    digiKam is an advanced digital photo management tool that simplifies importing and organizing photos into albums. It supports various formats including RAW, features tagging, metadata management, duplicate finder, photo editing, sharing, GPS data handling, and has cross-platform compatibility.

    104 digiKam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Qt
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    Comments about digiKam as an Alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery
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    Can't organize within user's folders

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

    Works offline, has great tagging and facial recognition features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks digiKam is a great Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative.

    • digiKam is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • digiKam is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • digiKam is Free and Open SourceWindows Live Photo Gallery is Free and Proprietary
    • digiKam is Privacy focusedWindows Live Photo Gallery is not according to our users
  4. XnView MP icon

    XnView MP

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    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
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    MAGIX Photo Manager

    Efficiently manage and organize large photo collections with face recognition, RAW file support for over 590 camera models, duplicate detection, thematic sorting, image optimization, direct camera import, easy slideshow creation,...

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    nomacs

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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.

    96 nomacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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  8. Google Photos icon

    Google Photos

     338 likes
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    Store and share photos and videos with 15 GB free space. Enjoy automatic organization, album creation, and seamless integration across devices and Google services.

    143 Google Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Google Photos as an Alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    i liked windows live photo gallery better but this will do..~

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Elros Telperien
    Positive
    -4

    Super facial recognition capabilities. Fully online, so also serves as a backup.

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    • Some users think Google Photos is a great Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative, some don't.

    • Google Photos is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • Google Photos is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Live Photo Gallery is Free and Proprietary
  10. FastStone Image Viewer icon

    FastStone Image Viewer

     479 likes
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    Fast image browser and editor for Windows with robust support for browsing, editing, and conversion. Features red-eye removal, resizing, enhanced EXIF access, and musical slideshows with over 150 effects.

    130 FastStone Image Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Photoscape

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    PhotoScape is a fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.

    194 Photoscape alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. ACDSee Photo Studio icon

    ACDSee Photo Studio

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    Offers organization, viewing, and editing tools for digital images, supports over 700 RAW formats, enables metadata embedding and syncing, dynamic category and keyword filters, workflow optimizations, non-destructive edits, detailed image preview, and sharing options.

    169 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about ACDSee Photo Studio as an Alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery
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    0

    Not as simple to use - more like Lightroom for image organization/tagging

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think ACDSee Photo Studio is a great Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Live Photo Gallery is Free and Proprietary
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    JPEGView

     145 likes
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    Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Very simple. Only a title bar other than the picture.
     
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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 .

    119 Apple Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about Apple Photos as an Alternative to Windows Live Photo Gallery
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    Positive
    0

    Even though it does not work on Windows, its feature set is very much the same as Photo Gallery's. Many of them even better (geotagging, facial recognition, editing)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Apple Photos is a great Windows Live Photo Gallery alternative, some don't.

    • Apple Photos is Free and ProprietaryWindows Live Photo Gallery is also Free and Proprietary
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