PicView

Description

PicView is a free, open-source picture viewer for Microsoft Windows and macOS. This image viewer has a clean user interface (you can switch between a dark and a light theme, and it looks good in both), well structured, providing you access to a good range of features.

You can get fast access to image info, effects, and much more (most of its features are listed below in the "Features" section). Some alternatives provide a bloated UI, which makes you feel lost when it comes to so many features. That's not the case here, as its interface is pretty neat. If you're looking for an image manager, this one is exciting as it has all the necessary options that you might need when it comes to such an app.

Note: PicView is available in portable and installable versions. The portable version needs no installer, does not write to the registry and does not need external libraries.

PicView Features

• view pictures inside archives such as ZIP, RAR, 7z, ISO, CAB, WIM and TAR (7z requires 7-Zip or WinRAR to be installed)
• view pictures inside comic book archives such as cbr, cb7, cbt and cbz
• customizable interface (choose between dark or light theme, etc.)
• easily browse through the image folder using the intuitive arrow keys
• rotate and flip the image
• image gallery that you can open or close with the G key
• option to open the current file in another application
• file history that you can step back and forth through with the context menu or the back and forward mouse buttons
• image effects, with a slider to change their intensity
• support for virtually all image file types, including: jpg, jpeg, jpe, png, bmp, tiff, gif, ico, webp, psd, psb, xcf, svg, svgz, heic, heif, avif, jxl, jp2, tga, dds, hdr, qoi, 3fr, arw, cr2, cr3, crw, dcr, dng, erf, kdc, mef, mos, mrw, nef, nrw, orf, raf, raw, rw2, srf, x3f, pgm, ppm, cut, exr, dib, emf, wmf, wpg, xbm, xpm