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

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