Alternatives to BandiView
A Windows image viewer with HDR output, RAW support and a vertical webtoon viewing mode. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
BandiView
A Windows image viewer with HDR output, RAW support and a vertical webtoon viewing mode.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as BandiView.
IrfanView
A tiny Windows image viewer that has opened everything since 1996 and still starts instantly.
IrfanView is also a Windows-only closed-source viewer that opens instantly and adds batch conversion and renaming, but commercial use needs a paid licence and the interface is dated.
ImageGlass
A fast image viewer that opens the formats Windows still argues about: WebP, JXL, HEIC, AVIF, SVG, HDR and raw.
ImageGlass is open source under GPL-3.0 and also runs on macOS and Linux, opening over ninety formats including HEIC, AVIF and raw, with some features in a paid Pro edition.
XnView MP
Views, converts and organises images in more than five hundred formats, free for personal use.
XnView MP reads more than five hundred formats on Windows, macOS and Linux and adds batch conversion and tagging, but it is heavier to start and commercial use is paid.
nomacs
A fast image viewer that opens RAW and PSD files and can show the same picture in two synchronised windows.
nomacs is free and open source, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, opens RAW and PSD files and can sync pan and zoom between two windows.
JPEGView
Browse images and make quick edits with a compact viewer.
JPEGView is a free, open-source Windows viewer that supports common formats and many camera RAW files, focusing on viewing and quick adjustments without HDR output or comic modes.
qimgv
A fast, configurable image viewer with basic cropping and resizing and optional video playback.
qimgv is free and open source for Windows and Linux, with keyboard shortcuts for sorting images, basic crop and resize, and optional video playback, though updates may be slow.
Oculante
A fast, simple cross-platform image viewer with basic editing tools and wide format support.
Oculante is a free, open-source viewer built in Rust for Windows, macOS and Linux with wide format support and basic editing, but the project is in maintenance mode.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
MComix
An open-source GTK image viewer designed for reading comic books and manga from archives.
XnConvert
A cross-platform batch image converter that resizes, edits and converts photos in bulk.
FastRawViewer
A desktop RAW viewer that renders the RAW data itself, for culling and rating photo shoots quickly.
Converseen
A free batch image converter and resizer for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.
