Best Free Digital Image Viewer

There are three good choices here, first there's the classic IrfanView. Irfan [1] is a first class product but one for which I have mixed feelings. That's why it's been in and out of my "46 Best Freeware" list several times. It's an amazingly capable product but it just doesn't work the way I want it to. Other users though, just love it.


[1] IrfanView
Website: http://www.irfanview.com/
Download link: http://www.irfanview.com/
Author: Irfan Skiljan
Current version: 4.10
Version date: November 21, 2007
License: Freeware
Download File size: 1.10MB
Operating Systems Supported: 98/NT/2k/Me/XP/95/2003/Vista
Additional Software Required: None
64 Bit Capable: No
Portable Version Available: Yes
Non-English languages supported: Multi language support
Other relevant information: Extensive plugins available
Layers are not supported

[2] XNView
Website: http://www.xnview.com/
Download link: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/endownloadwin32.html
Author: Pierre-e Gougelet
Current version: 1.92
Version date: December 19, 2007
License: Freeware for private use
Download File size: 3.5MB, Complete with plugins 6.8MB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/Vista
Windows 3.x, Mac OS X, Linux x86/Linux ppc, FreeBSD x86, OpenBSD x86, NetBSD x86, Irix mips, Solaris sparc, Solaris x86, HP-UX, AIX,
Additional Software Required: None
64 Bit Capable: No
Portable Version Available: No
Additional Software Required: None
Non-English languages supported: French, German
Other relevant information: Multi-language with D/L of additional language pack

[3] FastStone Image Viewer
Website: http://www.faststone.org/
Download link: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm
Author: FastStone Soft
Current version: 3.4
Version date: January 15, 2008
License: Freeware
Download File size: 4.0MB
Operating Systems Supported: 98/NT/2 /Me/XP/95/2003/Vista
Additional Software Required: None
64 Bit Capable: No
Portable Version Available: Yes
Non-English languages supported: Multi language support
Chinese(Simp & Trad), Danish, Dutch, French, German,
Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish
Other relevant information: Supports dual-monitor configurations
Tutorial available: 3.7MB