Eye of GNOME
The classic GNOME image viewer, with a straightforward interface and support for plugins.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.gnome.eog
About Eye of GNOME
Eye of GNOME, also known as eog, is a long-standing image viewer from the GNOME project. It opens images for quick viewing, zooming and browsing through a folder, and its features can be extended with plugins.
The project is developed on GNOME's GitLab under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence and continues to publish releases. It suits people on GNOME or other GTK-based Linux desktops who want a familiar, lightweight viewer.
Strengths
- Plugin support for extra features
- Lightweight and familiar
- Maintained within the GNOME project
Limitations
- Linux only
- Viewing focused, with little editing
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later.
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Developer
- The GNOME Project
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- GNOME desktop users who want a simple, extensible image viewer
- Categories
- Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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