Alternatives to Oculante

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

  • 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 an actively developed open-source viewer with over ninety formats across Windows, macOS and Linux, though some features are reserved for its paid Pro edition.

  • 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 an open-source cross-platform viewer that opens RAW and PSD files, adds batch processing and synchronises pan and zoom between two windows.

  • qimgv

    A fast, configurable image viewer with basic cropping and resizing and optional video playback.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    qimgv is an open-source Windows and Linux viewer with quick sorting shortcuts and experimental mpv video playback, but no macOS build listed.

  • XnView MP

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    XnView MP reads over five hundred formats with batch conversion and tagging on three desktop platforms, but it is closed source and paid for commercial use.

  • JPEGView

    Browse images and make quick edits with a compact viewer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    JPEGView is a compact open-source Windows viewer with support for many camera RAW files and quick adjustments, but it has no macOS or Linux build.

  • IrfanView

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    IrfanView is a Windows-only viewer that opens instantly and batch converts folders, but it is closed source and needs a paid licence for commercial use.

  • Gwenview

    KDE's image viewer for browsing collections of images, with simple editing and annotation tools.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Gwenview is KDE's open-source Linux viewer with crop, resize, red-eye and annotation tools and frequent releases, but it is limited to Linux.

  • Loupe

    GNOME's default image viewer, with metadata display and quick crop, rotate and flip edits.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Loupe is GNOME's default Linux viewer with metadata display and quick crop, rotate and flip, receiving regular releases but running only on Linux.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Oculante 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

    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.

  • Lyn

    A lightweight macOS image browser and viewer with non-destructive editing, geotagging and sharing.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

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

  • nsxiv

    A minimal keyboard-driven image viewer for X11 with a thumbnail mode, forked from sxiv.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Oculante is a fast Rust viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux with basic editing tools and wide format support, though the project is in maintenance mode.

  • Swayimg

    A customizable image viewer for Wayland compositors and DRM with Lua scripting, gallery and slideshow modes.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Oculante is a free Rust viewer running on Windows, macOS and Linux with wide format support and basic editing, though the project is in maintenance mode.

  • vimiv

    An image viewer controlled with vim-like keybindings, with a thumbnail mode and basic editing.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Oculante is a Rust viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux with wide format support and basic editing, though the project is now in maintenance mode.

Similar software

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