Windows Photo Viewer Alternatives Filtered by 'Portable'

The best alternative to Windows Photo Viewer is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try IrfanView or ImageGlass. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Windows Photo Viewer and 13 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Windows Photo Viewer are nomacs, FastStone Image Viewer, XnView Classic and qView.

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  1. IrfanView icon

    IrfanView

     991 likes

    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.

    157 IrfanView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    IrfanView vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Windows Photo Viewer is extreeeemely slooow. This is fast! Opens instantly and you can quickly view your images.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    For instance it opens an image in a window with size adapted to the size of the photo. And is very fast!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Fast, versatile and easy to use. While it's added loads of editing and effects, it still is responsive and quick to load.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • IrfanView is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
    • IrfanView is Lightweight and CustomizableWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
  2. ImageGlass icon

    ImageGlass

     248 likes

    A feature-rich, simple-to-use app seamlessly integrated with a clean, minimal and modern user interface.

    83 ImageGlass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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    ImageGlass vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    rafaljanuszwysocki
    Positive
    3

    Fast and good looking alternative.

    Guest
    Positive
    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
    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
  4. XnView MP icon

    XnView MP

     400 likes

    Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.

    148 XnView MP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    XnView MP vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Starts in fullscreen by default, bloated - includes a file browser, lacking settings to make it as simple a picture viewer as photo viewer is. Not too user-friendly of an UI.

    May have it's uses, but does far too much for the requirements - if I wanna edit I'll just jump into photoshop, if I wanna browse - I'll just jump into a file browser.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
  5. nomacs icon

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
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  6. FastStone Image Viewer icon

    FastStone Image Viewer

     483 likes

    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.

    133 FastStone Image Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    FastStone Image Viewer vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    It's not 1 picture and clicking to the next as Windows Photo Viewer

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    This is fastest of all the alternatives listed here. ImageGlass takes a lot of time to open up photos, but faststone loads images with the same time like Picasa3. Has a lot of features like editing and light-touching etc. A lot of keyboard shortcuts too. Moreover its FREE it would have been perfect if it was open source too.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FastStone Image Viewer is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Photo Viewer is Free and Proprietary
    • FastStone Image Viewer is LightweightWindows Photo Viewer is not according to our users
  9. qView icon

    qView

     82 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    qView vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    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
  10. JPEGView icon

    JPEGView

     146 likes

    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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    JPEGView vs Windows Photo Viewer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    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
  11. PicView icon

    PicView

     48 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.

    64 PicView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Minimalist dark theme
     
  13. Imagine icon

    Imagine

     70 likes

    Imagine is an Image & Animation Viewer for Windows with screen capture function.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  14. Universal Viewer icon

    Universal Viewer

     24 likes

    Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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