ImageGlass
A fast image viewer that opens the formats Windows still argues about: WebP, JXL, HEIC, AVIF, SVG, HDR and raw.
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Package managers
- winget
winget install --id DuongDieuPhap.ImageGlass - Chocolatey
choco install imageglass
About ImageGlass
ImageGlass is a modern image viewer covering more than ninety formats, including WEBP, JPEG XL, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, HDR and camera raw, natively and without extra codecs. Version 10 rebuilt it on a shared cross-platform codebase, so there are Windows, macOS and Linux builds.
Beyond viewing it has a colour picker, crop and resize tools, frame navigation for animated images, theme and language packs, configurable toolbar, mouse actions and hotkeys. There is a free Classic edition and a paid Pro edition sold as a one-time purchase.
Strengths
- Over ninety formats natively, including WebP, JPEG XL, HEIC, AVIF, SVG, HDR and raw
- Fast navigation through large folders with predictive caching and hardware acceleration
- Built-in colour picker, crop and resize without leaving the viewer
- Theme packs, language packs and configurable toolbar, hotkeys and mouse actions
- Windows, macOS and Linux from one codebase since version 10
Limitations
- Some features are reserved for the paid Pro edition
- The macOS and Linux builds are much newer than the Windows one
- It is a viewer with light tools, not a photo editor
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumA free edition plus a paid Pro edition, listed at $14.90 as a one-time purchase for one user or device.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- Duong Dieu Phap
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Double-clicking any image file on Windows and having it just open
- Categories
- Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Photos); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 6 sources on file.
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XnView MP
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JPEGView
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Geeqie
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ImageMagick
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