PicView is a fast and efficient picture viewer that comes equipped with a clean and concise user interface that can be conveniently hidden when not needed. It supports a vast range of image file types, including WEBP, GIF, SVG, PNG, JXL, HEIC, PSD and many others.
Additionally, PicView also includes features such as EXIF data display, image compression, batch resizing, viewing images within archives/comic books, image effects, galleries, and more.
Downloads
Latest releases at https://picview.org/download
Mirrors
Winget:
Powershell $> winget install picviewFeatures
For a full list of features, check my website at https://picview.org
Scroll Image
Press X to toggle the scroll function. Click the mousewheel for auto scroll.
Crop Image
Quickly crop image by pressing C. Hold Shift for square selection.
Image Info Window
Lossleslly compress current image by pressing the Optimize Image button.
Click on the stars to save EXIF image rating.
Rename or move files by editing the text box values.
Resize image:
Edit the Width and Height boxes to rezise image.
Use % to resize it by percentage.
EXIF:
Click the expander button to view GPS coordinates which links to Google or BING maps, including advanced camera info, image info, authors, copyright etc.
Image Gallery
Press G to open or close the image gallery
Navigate the gallery with the arrow keys or W,A,S,D and load the selected image with Enter or the E key.
Fullscreen Gallery
Image filters
Use the slider to change the intensity of the effect
Save it locally, set is as wallpaper/lock-screen image, or copy it to clip-holder with the effect applied.
Batch Resizing
Convert/Optimize all your pictures
All files from the Source folder will be selected for processing and will be sent to Output folder. The default name for the output folder will be Processed Pictures.
If the Output folder is the same as the Source folder, or left blank, the files will be overwrittten.
The Convert to dropdown option allows you to convert all the files to a popular format.
The Compression dropdown option allows you to compress the files, either without losing quality or sacrifing some quality for greater reduced file size.
The Quality dropdown option allows you to change quality of supported file types. The higher the Quality setting, the more detail is preserved in the image, but the larger the file size.
The Resize dropdown option allows you to resize the picture by height, width and percentage while keeping the aspect ratio of the image.
Other features
If you have 7-Zip or WinRAR installed, you can view images inside archives, such as .zip, .rar, etc, and comic book archives (.cbr, .cb7, .cbt, .cbz, .cba).
- Quick startup time and built-in preloader to instantly view next image
- For images with a transparent background, the background can be changed to a checkerboard background, a dark background or a white background by pressing
B. - Interface can be toggled to just show the image by pressing
Alt + Z. - Image EXIF rating
- Preview between 27 different image filters that will be applied when copying image or setting it as wallpaper/lockscreen image or saving file locally
- Image Galleries
- Sort files by:
name,file size,date created,last accessed,latest edit,file extensionandrandomized - hover buttons can be toggled on/off in the settings window.
- Basic editing: rotate, flip, crop, resize, change file type
- Stay on top of other windows
- Search subdirectories
- Drag & drop/paste from clipholder support for files, folders, URLs and archives
- Scroll function (built with manga/comics in mind)
- Open file in external application, show it in folder or view file properties
- Color picker
Rename or move files in the titlebar by pressing F2 or right clicking it.
File support
.jpg .jpeg .jpe .png .bmp .tif .tiff .gif .ico .jfif .webp .svg .svgz
.psd .psb .xcf .jxl .heic .heif .jp2 .hdr .tga .dds
.3fr .arw .cr2 .cr3 .crw .dcr .dng .erf .kdc .mdc .mef .mos .mrw .nef .nrw .orf .pef .raf .raw .rw2 .srf .x3f *
.pgm .hdr .cut .exr .dib .emf .wmf .wpg .pcx .xbm .xpm .wbmp *
* RAW camera formats may be slower to load
Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Esc | Close window or current open menu |
| Ctrl + Q | Exit the application |
| F1 | Open the about window |
| F2 | Rename or move the current file |
| F3 | Open and select current file in Explorer |
| F4 | Open the settings window |
| F5 | Start slideshow |
| F6 | Open the effects window |
| F7 | Reset Zoom |
| F9 | Open the batch resize window |
| F11 | Toggle fulscreen |
| F12 | Toggle viewing fulscreen gallery |
| Alt + Enter | Toggle fulscreen |
| C | Crop Image |
| Ctrl + C | Copy image or copy cropped image |
| Ctrl + V | Paste from clipholder, URL, File, File Path or Image |
| Ctrl + X | Cut image file into clipboard |
| O, Ctrl + O | Open file picker dialog |
| Ctrl + S | Save as file |
| B | Toggle background color |
| X | Toggle scrolling the image |
| F | Flip the image |
| J | Open the image resize function |
| Del | Send current file to the recycle bin |
| Shift + Del | Permanently delete current file |
| I | Show the image info window |
| Ctrl + I | Show file properties |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Open the image resize function |
| Ctrl + P | Print the image |
| R | Reset zoom |
| Ctrl + R | Reload |
| L | Toggle looping |
| E | Open with another application (opens highlighted image if in gallery view) |
| T | Toggle if the applications should stay above other windows |
| N | Open the batch resize window |
| Ctrl + N | Open new window |
| G | Toggles the gallery view |
| Space | Centers window on the current screen (if gallery is open, it will scroll to the center of the highlighted image) |
| 1 | Turns on the Auto fit window and sets Fill image off |
| 2 | Turns on the Auto fit window and sets Fill image on |
| 3 | Turns off the Auto fit window and sets Fill image off |
| 4 | Turns off the Auto fit window and sets Fill image on |
| Home | Scrolls to the top, when scrolling is enabled |
| End | Scrolls to the bottom, when scrolling is enabled |
| Enter | Opens highlighted image if in gallery view |
| A | Navigate to previous image |
| Left | Navigate to previous image |
| Ctrl + A | Navigate to first image |
| Ctrl + Left | Navigate to first image |
| D | Navigate to next image |
| Right | Navigate to next image |
| Ctrl + D | Navigate to last image |
| Ctrl + Right | Navigate to first image |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right | Navigate to next folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left | Navigate to previous folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Navigate to next folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Navigate to previous folder |
| Up ⇔ W | Rotates the image up (clockwise) |
| Up ⇔ W | Scrolls up when scrolling is enabled |
| PageUp | Scrolls up when scrolling is enabled |
| Down ⇔ S | Rotates image down (counterclockwise) |
| Down ⇔ S | Scrolls down when scrolling is enabled |
| PageDown | Scrolls down when scrolling is enabled |
| + | Zooms in at cursor position |
| - | Zooms out at cursor position |
| Double click | Reset zoom |
| Mouse Browserback | Go to the previous entry in the file history |
| Mouse Browserforward | Go to the next entry in the file history |
| Scrollwheel* | Navigates back or forth |
| Ctrl + Scrollwheel | Zoom in or out |
| Alt + Z | Show or hide UI |
* Scrollwheel behavior can be changed in settings
You can also view shortcuts by opening the about window F1
Contributions
Pull requests are welcome. Check current issues and assign yourself or create your own issue.
Improvements to the current code or bug fixes are also welcome!
Translators/Languages
Chinese by Crystal-RainSlide, wcxu21
Spanish by lk.KEVIN (needs updates)
Korean by VenusGirl
German by Brotbox (needs updates)
Polish by YourSenseiCreeper
French by Sylvain LOUIS
Italian by franpoli
Russian by andude10
Romanian by M. Gabriel Lup
English and Danish by me
Looking for translators! If you want to help translate another language or update/improve a current one and be listed here, please take a look at #13
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