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XnView Classic

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

Viewer Window (windows version)

License model

  • Free PersonalProprietary

Application types

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  • Windows
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3.9 / 5 Avg rating (11)
438 likes
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  No registration required
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  6.  No Tracking

Features

  1.  Batch conversion
  2.  Batch Rename Files
  3.  Built-in viewer
  4.  Image Conversion
  5.  Portable
  6.  Batch Editing
  7.  RAW Photo Editors
  8.  Color Picker
  9.  Dark Mode
  10.  File Tagging
  11.  Image resizing
  12.  Batch processing
  13.  Collage
  14.  Image Combining
  15.  Convert PDF to image
  16.  Multiple languages
  17.  Image Correction
  18.  Crop images
  19.  File Organizer

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XnView Classic information

  • Developed by

    Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free Personal product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $5 and $32.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.9 (11 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    139 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • French
    • Portuguese
    • Finnish
    • Icelandic
    • Korean
    • Lithuanian
    • Swedish
    • Vietnamese
    • Chinese
    • German
    • Italian
    • Polish
    • Persian
    • Russian
    • Afrikaans
    • Arabic
    • Belarusian
    • Bulgarian
    • Breton
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Czech
    • Welsh
    • Danish
    • Greek
    • Spanish
    • Estonian
    • Basque
    • Galician
    • Hebrew
    • Croatian
    • Hungarian
    • Indonesian
    • Japanese
    • Latvian
    • Malay
    • Dutch
    • Norwegian
    • Romanian
    • Slovak
    • Slovene
    • Serbian
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Twi
    • Ukrainian
    • Uzbek

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Our users have written 17 comments and reviews about XnView Classic, and it has gotten 438 likes

XnView Classic was added to AlternativeTo by is75de on Apr 17, 2009 and this page was last updated Jul 25, 2024.

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Comment summary: XnView Classic is praised for its interface, batch processing, and ability to handle multiple instances, making it suitable for image viewing and minor editing. However, it's criticized for bugs, lack of SVG support, and resource use. Some users prefer its interface over Infranview, while others cite instability on Ubuntu and dissatisfaction with printing functions. Recent comments suggest the software is no longer actively developed, causing some to shift to alternatives like FSViewer.
HughTash
  
Top positive commentSep 21, 2014

I've tested XnView Standard version, IrfanView and FastStone Image Viewer. I liked XnView the most, because:

  1. XnView scales well in Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on 150% DPI.

  2. XnView has a tabbed interface, therefore viewing multiple images is very comfortable.

  3. XnView has an option to show image properties (EXIF information), such as date taken, camera model that was used to take that image etc., in program's title bar.

If you're looking for a free image viewer and basic editor, I suggest to try XnView first.

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Durham Bell
  
Top negative commentAug 11, 2020

I feel like this software changed hands a while back and is

  • No longer being actively developed past the bare minimum necessary to keep it from breaking with OS updates.
  • No longer entirely trustworthy.

That may end at the crapware they try to slide in on the installer, or it may not. It uses entirely too many resources sometimes for me to be completely comfortable having it installed (whether it is nefarious or not), which is a shame because it was once a really amazingly useful app. Irfanview is now what I use for a quick viewer, though it doesn't integrate as well with Win 10.

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TBayAreaPat

Irfanview uses that GhostScript program too for pdf, which to me, doesn't speak of great progressiveness. (and creates conflict if you have both Irfanview and XnView) It does seem a little lighter on resources, but not by much as I see it. I haven't compared all the features yet.

Reply written Dec 10, 2022

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Lehuga ntaps
  
Positive commentJan 23, 2024

It's a good app nonetheless, lightweight too

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TBayAreaPat
  
Positive comment
Pending approval • Edited Sep 19, 2024

Download link to get past donation button: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/1124-xnview.html In the search for an Image Viewer that is expedient and good with computer resources, I was quite surprised when comparing, that a program so packed with features, could actually be efficient on a computer system too. But XnView still rates up there. The best competitor in resource use that I was finding is Sumatra, known for its pdf viewing though it supports many formats now. At this point, it seems that XnView Classic should support pdf without relying on the GhostScript program which confuses people in the underspoken requirement of having to be 32 bits to work with this program. And to be honest, Sumatra seems to well exceed XnView in pdf rendering quality. However, considering all the fantastic.. dare I say fantastical! :-) abilities of XnView, I can't quibble with the 5 star.

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srtcaygun
  
Positive commentFeb 5, 2020

PİCTURE VİEWER – MANAGER/RESİM GÖRÜNTÜLEME – DÜZENLEME

Windows: XnView

Viewing pictures, managing photos (move, copy, batch rename (Year-Mont-Day_Hour-Minute-Second-Seq…(With & With-out EXIF data)), resize etc) and great interface than IrfanView.

Android: F-Stop

Best for Viewing, moving copying image to folder (Gallery Management). I tried almost every gallery app but this one is best for managing for gallery.


Windows: XnView

Resim görüntüleme, resimleri düzenleme (taşıma, kopyalama, toplu isimlendirme (yıl-ay-gün) şeklinde (klasörlerde daha iyi görünmesi için), boyut değiştirme vs.)

Android: F-Stop

Android’de neredeyse tüm galeri uygulamalarını denedim ama resim dosyalarını taşımak vs. için en iyisi bu. En sağlıklı çalışanı da bu.

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PidoraOS
  
Negative commentOct 29, 2019

At one moment it stops to run, leaving just process and icon in taskbar without window. Only reintstall helps. This problem is relevant to other versions. I have been tired of this and have moved to FSViewer.

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TitaniumSpork
  
Positive commentJul 2, 2019

A year or 2 ago, I had 50-75 photoshop files that I needed to convert to .pngs. doing so through photoshop was plausible, but would take forever to load each image and then export. I don't remember how long it took with this program, but I remember being relieved that it was so easy. It looks a little intimidating but ended up being pretty straightforward.

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Durham Bell

For simple conversions, especially with audio/video, I like File Converter. It doesn't even have an interface when you use it (there's one for the settings though), it just lives in a context menu.

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What is XnView Classic?

XnView Classic is a free image viewer for Microsoft Windows that allows you to easily open and edit your photo files. It supports all major image formats (JPEG, multipage TIFF, PNG, GIF, WEBP, PSD, ICO, JPEG2000, OpenEXR, camera RAW, HEIC, PDF, DNG, CR2, just to name a few). With the ability to not just view your images but perform color adjustments, image resizing, cropping and rotation, screen capture, metadata editing (EXIF, IPTC and XMP) and an easy-to-use explorer-like interface, XnView Classic gives you everything you need to manage and organize your photos. Still more advanced features like batch renaming and conversion, a duplicate image finder, image comparison, contact sheet creation and a slideshow maker ensure you are never left wanting for functionality.

XnView Classic is provided as FREEWARE for private, non-commercial or educational use (including non-profit organizations); commercial users must purchase a per-seat license. A developer-authorized portable installer is distributed through PortableApps.com.