Apps to Image Viewer

PhotoQt is a fast, simple, and elegant open-source image viewer built with C++/Qt. It offers a clean interface, essential image viewing features, and basic editing capabilities, making it a great choice for quickly browsing and managing your image collection across different operating systems.

Mirage is a lightweight and fast image viewer built with GTK+ and PyGTK. It offers essential image viewing and basic editing functionalities, making it an excellent choice for users prioritizing system performance and simplicity over feature-rich applications. Its lean design ensures quick startup and smooth performance, even on older hardware.

nessMediaCenter is a robust media center application for macOS, designed as a comprehensive replacement for the discontinued Front Row. It provides an integrated platform for managing and enjoying various media types including videos, music, photos, and even PDFs. A key capability is its unique support for playing DRM-protected content purchased from iTunes.

Eye of GNOME (EOG) is the default and official image viewer for the GNOME desktop environment, known for its simplicity, speed, and tight integration within the GNOME ecosystem. It provides essential image viewing capabilities with a clean interface.

Geeqie is a blazingly fast and extremely customizable Gtk+ based image viewer designed for Unix-like operating systems. It excels at efficient photo browsing, organization, and basic editing, making it an ideal tool for photographers and anyone dealing with large image collections.

Imagine is a versatile and lightweight image and animation viewer for Windows, offering robust support for popular formats, including GIF. It includes a range of tools for screen capture, basic image editing, batch processing, and creating animated GIFs.

OpenELEC is a small, fast booting embedded operating system built specifically to turn your computer into a Kodi (XBMC) media center. It focuses on simplicity and minimal configuration for a plug-and-play home theatre experience.

gThumb is a versatile image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for browsing, managing, and performing basic edits on your photo collection. Beyond simple viewing, gThumb facilitates organizing images with tags, finding duplicates, and executing batch operations like renaming and format conversion, making it a practical choice for digital photo management.

Preview is the native image and PDF viewer for macOS. It offers essential tools for viewing, annotating, and basic editing of these file types directly within the Apple ecosystem. Designed for efficiency and low resource use, Preview provides a seamless and integrated experience for handling common document and image formats on Mac computers.

ACDSee is a powerful suite of software for Windows, macOS, and iOS, offering robust image organization, viewing, and editing capabilities. It provides a comprehensive workflow for photographers, from importing and managing large image libraries to detailed editing and sharing.

ES File Explorer is a free and comprehensive file manager for Android devices, offering a wide range of tools for managing files and applications.