Alternatives to JPEGView

Browse images and make quick edits with a compact viewer. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as JPEGView.

  • IrfanView

    A tiny Windows image viewer that has opened everything since 1996 and still starts instantly.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    IrfanView is a fast Windows viewer with batch conversion and format plugins, but it is closed source and commercial use needs a paid licence.

  • ImageGlass

    A fast image viewer that opens the formats Windows still argues about: WebP, JXL, HEIC, AVIF, SVG, HDR and raw.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ImageGlass is a GPL-3.0 viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux with over ninety formats and built-in crop and resize, with some features reserved for Pro.

  • nomacs

    A fast image viewer that opens RAW and PSD files and can show the same picture in two synchronised windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    nomacs is a free GPL-3.0 viewer that opens RAW and PSD files on Windows, macOS and Linux and can synchronise two windows.

  • XnView MP

    Views, converts and organises images in more than five hundred formats, free for personal use.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    XnView MP reads more than five hundred formats and adds batch conversion and tagging, but it is closed source and slower to start.

  • Oculante

    A fast, simple cross-platform image viewer with basic editing tools and wide format support.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Oculante is a free open-source Rust viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux with basic editing tools, though the project is now in maintenance mode.

Also worth comparing

These listings name JPEGView as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • BandiView

    A Windows image viewer with HDR output, RAW support and a vertical webtoon viewing mode.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    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.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    JPEGView is a free GPL Windows viewer supporting common formats and many camera RAW files, with quick adjustments but no Linux version or video playback.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.