XnView Classic AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Photo Managers

The best open source Photo Manager alternative to XnView Classic is Shotwell. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to XnView Classic and eight of them are open source Photo Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Photo Manager alternatives to XnView Classic are gThumb, Geeqie Image Viewer, A Photo Manager and Picturama.

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XnView Classic

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Image Viewer
Free Personal • Proprietary

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

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XnView Classic alternatives page was last updated Jul 25, 2024

Shotwell
Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.
92 Shotwell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Photo Manager
- Photo Sharing App
Platforms
- Linux
- Flatpak
- Flathub
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Shotwell Features
1. File Tagging
2. Works Offline
3. No Tracking
4. Privacy focused
5. Dark Mode
6. Facial Recognition
7. Ad-free
8. Lightweight
9. Support for Themes
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gThumb
gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.
114 gThumb alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Editor
- Image Viewer
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
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gThumb Features
1. WEBP Support
2. Search metadata
3. Photo selection
4. In built video player
5. Ad-free
6. Privacy focused
7. Works Offline
8. Slide Show
9. Image browser
10. Thumbnails
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Comments about gThumb as an Alternative to XnView Classic

Guest
Workflow is trash, and when saving quality is much worse. Also not the formats covered.
Negative comment •Jun 3, 2024
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- Most users think gThumb is a great XnView Classic alternative.
- gThumb is Free and Open SourceXnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary
- gThumb is Privacy focusedXnView Classic is not according to our users

Geeqie Image Viewer
Geeqie is a free open software image viewer and organiser program for Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
93 Geeqie Image Viewer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Viewer
- Photo Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
Geeqie Image Viewer Features
1. Works Offline
2. Lightweight
3. No registration required
4. Dark Mode
5. Privacy focused
6. Multi-selection
7. Image Comparison
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A Photo Manager
Enhanced Android Gallery App to manage local photos: geotagging with map, tags (keywords), find, sort, view, copy, delete, set gps exif data, send, ... .
72 A Photo Manager alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Photo Manager
- Image Viewer
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
A Photo Manager Features
1. Geotagging
2. Hidden Photo Album
3. Photo Gallery
4. Multiple languages
5. Geo-tagging
6. Geotagged Photos
7. Based on OpenStreetMap
8. Search by tags
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Discontinued
The last version (0.8.3) is from March 2020.
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- A Photo Manager is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to XnView Classic.
- A Photo Manager is Free and Open SourceXnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary

Picturama
Picturama is a free and open-source image organizer for the desktop built on Electron and powered by web technology.
99 Picturama alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Viewer
- Image Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Picturama Features
Ad-free
File Tagging
Photo Gallery
Electron based
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Discontinued
the latest release is build in 29 Sep 2020

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Pix
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.
39 Pix alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Photo Manager
- Image Viewer
Platforms
- Linux
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KPhotoAlbum
KPhotoAlbum is an application for tagging and managing a photo collection and making it searchable.
91 KPhotoAlbum alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Photo Manager
Platforms
- Linux
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Fractus Atlas
📸 An image viewer which allows you to quickly move them in folders.
13 Fractus Atlas alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Image Viewer
- Photo Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+1
Fractus Atlas Features
1. Portable
2. Browser-based
3. Folders
4. Sorting by folder
5. Image sorting
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