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IrfanView vs XnView Classic: catalog facts
IrfanView	XnView Classic
Freemium Free for private, educational and charitable use. A paid licence is required for…	Free Offered as free software by the developer.
Windows	Windows
Opens instantly, even on old hardware Batch conversion and renaming across whole folders	Opens a very large number of image formats, including RAW and DICOM Lossless JPEG rotation and crop
Windows only and closed source Commercial use needs a paid licence	Classic edition is the older product; XnView MP is the cross-platform successor line Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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