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Photo Mechanic vs XnView MP: catalog facts
Photo Mechanic	XnView MP
Paid Commercial software; prices are not shown on the homepage.	Freemium Free for private and educational use. A commercial licence is required for business use.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Quick ingest and viewing without waiting for previews Fast metadata tools for captions, keywords and copyright	Reads more than five hundred formats including RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL Batch conversion, renaming and adjustment across whole folders
Paid software Not a RAW developer; editing happens in other tools	Closed source Commercial use requires a paid licence
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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