The Best Open Source XnView Classic AlternativesTop Image Viewers & Photo Managers like XnView Classic

The best open source alternative to XnView Classic is nomacs. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to XnView Classic and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to XnView Classic are ImageGlass, qView, Gwenview and PicView.

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  1. nomacs icon
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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

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    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks nomacs is a great XnView Classic alternative.

    • nomacs is the most popular Open Source alternative to XnView Classic.

    • nomacs is Free and Open SourceXnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • nomacs is Customizable and Privacy focusedXnView Classic is not according to our users
  2. qView icon
     80 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Flathub
     
  3. Gwenview icon
     90 likes

    Offers quick browsing and display of various image formats, basic editing tools like crop, rotate, lossless JPEG manipulation, folder browsing as thumbnails or slideshows, supports XCF, drag-and-drop, metadata viewing, KDE integration, and plugin extensions.

    93 Gwenview alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  4. PicView icon
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    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.

    63 PicView alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. qimgv icon
     41 likes

    Qt5 image viewer with optional video support. Ability to quickly copy / move images to different folders. Can open some extra formats (JPEG-XL, AVIF, APNG, HEIF/HEIC, RAW) via third-party image plugins.

    113 qimgv alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. JPEGView icon
     145 likes

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

    138 JPEGView alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. PhotoSort icon
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    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. gThumb icon
     104 likes

    gThumb is an image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop. It also includes an importer tool for transferring photos from cameras.

    122 gThumb alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
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    Comments about gThumb as an Alternative to XnView Classic
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    Workflow is trash, and when saving quality is much worse. Also not the formats covered.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
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