Looking for an open-source alternative for image viewing so I can get rid of the AI‑embedded Windows Photos. I did some research and I’m trying IrfanView, but it needs separate plugins for AVIF, WebP, etc. Nomacs’ last update was 2020. I’m going to try ImageGlass and XnView, but I wonder if there is some software that’s more widely recommended - like VLC, but for images.

  • vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    5·
    12 hours ago

    Just accept that it’s this is the kind of thing that bothers you, you need to embrace Linux lol.

    Aside from that, your browser can open just about any image format.

  • seatwiggy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    15 hours ago

    I’ll have to look into some of these responses. Up till now I’ve just used gimp because it’s already installed. I always think I should find something faster just for viewing but I never do

  • Zarlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    111·
    1 day ago

    Irfanview has been my image viewer on Windows for years now. You can install the full plugin pack from the main website (button below the main installer download) and you’ll be set for just about anything that identifies as an image.

    (edit) It’s not FOSS though, but it is free.

    • SaraTonin@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Yeah, Irfanview is what I use too. Easy to set up, quick & light, and it‘s actually my go-to for converting a picture into a different format.

    • Zerush@lemmy.ml
      9·
      1 day ago

      Irfanview is the best without a doubt, even if it is only freeware, works also on Linux with Wine. XnView is good but freemium proprietary soft.

      Good FOSS Alternatives are

      GwenView and PicView, both with inbuild editors.

  • aquacat@pawb.social
    4·
    1 day ago

    I’ve heard good things about xnview

    It has nice ui, support, is cross-platform and foss

    Edit: it is freeware, not foss!

    • PiraHxCx@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      24 hours ago

      For viewing? :S I tried it for batch conversion and I was very disappointed it somehow skipped files on big batches, but I didn’t find a way to view images with it - I mean, trying to open an image with its .exe does nothing.

      • Comexs@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        22 hours ago

        ImageMagick does support displaying images but it only supported when you use x11 (Xwayland).

        # the `display` command will give you a missing error even if you have ImageMagick installed (At least on my winget installation of ImageMagick)
display image.png
# give you a x11 error on windows
magick display image.png

        if for some reason you want something similar you could use ffplay it both supported on windows and x11 from what I know.

        I tried it for batch conversion and I was very disappointed it somehow skipped files on big batches

        I haven’t had any issues with ImageMagick with converting images, but I would rather use a dedicate command for encoder like avifenc, cjxl, cjpegli, and cwbep, since they have more options than ImageMagick or utilize newer encoders, such as cjpegli.