XnView Classic Alternatives for Mac

XnView Classic is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is XnView MP. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XnView MP or nomacs. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to XnView Classic and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to XnView Classic are Photoscape, PicView, ACDSee Photo Studio and PhotoSort.

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XnView Classic alternatives are mainly Image Viewers, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Photo Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to XnView Classic.
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  1. XnView MP icon
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    Comprehensive photo management software for viewing, batch converting, editing and resizing images and creating thumbnail sheets.

    144 XnView MP alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    One word! Just fantastic tool with all the features that you need!

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    • Almost everyone thinks XnView MP is a great XnView Classic alternative.

    • XnView MP is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to XnView Classic.

    • XnView MP is Free Personal and ProprietaryXnView Classic is also Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. 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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    • 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
  3. 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
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    • 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. 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.

    170 ACDSee Photo Studio alternatives

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • ACDSee Photo Studio is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to XnView Classic.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to XnView Classic.

    • ACDSee Photo Studio is Paid and ProprietaryXnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. 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
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  7. Preview icon
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    Native macOS app for viewing, annotating, and editing images and PDFs, featuring tools for cropping, rotating, resizing images, rearranging pages, full-screen viewing, markup, document merging, batch conversion, and export in multiple formats.

    169 Preview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  8. Adobe Bridge icon
     62 likes

    Advanced digital asset manager offering creative asset organization, metadata editing, and integration with Adobe products. Supports multiple formats, raw editing, and file export, allowing task simplification, collaboration, and creative project management.

    60 Adobe Bridge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Apple Photos icon
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    Photos is a digital photograph manipulation application developed by Apple, intended to be less complex than its predecessor iPhoto .

    120 Apple Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Apple Photos is the most popular Web-based alternative to XnView Classic.

    • Apple Photos is Free and ProprietaryXnView Classic is Free Personal and Proprietary
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