Open Source Windows Photo Viewer AlternativesTop Image Viewers and other similar apps like Windows Photo Viewer

The best open source alternative to Windows Photo Viewer is ImageGlass. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Windows Photo Viewer and 14 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Windows Photo Viewer are nomacs, qView, JPEGView and PicView.

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Windows Photo Viewer alternatives page was last updated Aug 8, 2025

ImageGlass
249 likes
A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.
84 ImageGlass alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Vietnam
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Mac
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ImageGlass vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments

rafaljanuszwysocki
Positive commentJan 2, 2017
3
Fast and good looking alternative.
Guest
Positive commentJun 5, 2019
2
Crisp interface, fast, not bloated. Can be full screen. Uses a Chrome-style menu, so out of the way until you need it. Opens in seconds (2?); Photo Viewer, Photos, irfanview, xnView, FastStone all take a bit longer. Open source. Actively developed.

There are things it does not do, but I have several other apps to accomplish those things.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Guest
Positive commentAug 8, 2020
1
Perfect replacement, simple & modern ui. All I needed was a picture viewer, possibility to rotate/flip/slideshow and check the alpha channel - this does all that without having a bloated and outdated interface.

Most other alternatives don't have a purpose as clear as this one and their ui becomes hella bloated as the result.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
ImageGlass is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
ImageGlass is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
nomacs
247 likes
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.
98 nomacs alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
Flathub
+1
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qView
83 likes
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.
110 qView alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Image Viewer
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
+1
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qView vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments

Guest
Positive commentAug 8, 2025
0
simple, portable, minimalistic
Review by a new / low-activity user.
qView is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
qView is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
JPEGView
146 likes
Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...
141 JPEGView alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
International
Platforms
Windows
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JPEGView vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments

Guest
Positive commentDec 14, 2019
1
Lightweight, powerful. Easy browsing pics/gifs together
Review by a new / low-activity user.
JPEGView is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
JPEGView is Lightweight, Minimalistic and Privacy focusedWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
PicView
49 likes
PicView is a fast, free and fully customizable picture viewer for macOS and Windows 10/11. It supports virtually all image file types, including (animated) WEBP, (animated) GIF, SVG, AVIF, HEIC, PSD and many others.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Denmark
EU
Platforms
Windows
Mac
+4
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gThumb
106 likes
gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.
121 gThumb alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
GNOME
+2
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PhotoQt
32 likes
PhotoQt is a fast and simple, good looking, yet powerful and highly configurable image viewer.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Flathub
+6
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Geeqie Image Viewer
51 likes
Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
110 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Image Viewer
Photo Manager
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
Xfce
Flathub
Homebrew
Windows
NetBSD
FreeBSD
Is Geeqie Image Viewer a good alternative to Windows Photo Viewer?
opti
7 likes
simple, transparent media viewer.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Image Viewer
Image Editor
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Is opti a good alternative to Windows Photo Viewer?
Sequential
12 likes
Sequential is an image viewer for Mac OS X. It was originally designed for opening a folder of images and displaying them in order. It works well for viewing comics and manga.
69 Sequential alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Image Viewer
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Is Sequential a good alternative to Windows Photo Viewer?

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Sequential vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments

Guest
Positive commentJul 19, 2017
0
Very great for comics and manga.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Sequential is Free and Open SourceWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
ExifPro
2 likes
ExifPro is an image browser application that can help you display, describe, tag, and manipulate your collection of photographs.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Image Viewer
Origin
Poland
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is ExifPro a good alternative to Windows Photo Viewer?
Veneta Viewer
5 likes
Hardware accelerated image viewer and image sequence player. It supports a large variety of formats, including many camera RAW images.
59 Veneta Viewer alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Image Viewer
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is Veneta Viewer a good alternative to Windows Photo Viewer?