100% free and open source picture viewer
PicView is a fast and efficient image viewer for Windows 10 or 11 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.
Clean, free, fast. No bloated UI. No annoying pop-ups. Comes with portable and installable versions.
Why use PicView
Fast
Quick to start up & uses a built-in preloader to instantly switch to the next image.
Clean Design
Compact and neatly organized UI, that can be conveniently hidden when not needed.
Archive loading
View pictures inside archives such as ZIP, RAR, 7z, etc (requires 7-Zip or WinRAR to be installed).
Adapts to Screen
The application can automatically fit itself to best fit on your screen.
An overview of the UI
Configurable UI
Change it and customize it to your liking
Want to just show the image with no UI?
Toggle the UI by pressing Alt + Z. Hold shift down to drag window.
Press T to toggle if it should stay on top of other windows and you can use it as Picture-in-Picture.
The hover buttons can be turned on/off in the settings window.
Change background
Press B to toggle background for images with transparent background
Features
Press X to toggle the scroll function. Press the mousewheel button for auto scroll (built with manga/comics in mind)
Editing
Rotate, flip, crop, convert to different image file formats.
Lossless image optimization.
Color Picker tool.
Navigating
Drag & drop and pasting from clipholder supports files, folders, URLs and archives.
Sort files by: name, file size, date created, last accessed, latest edit, file extension and randomized.
Loop through files in folder.
Stay on top of other windows.
Navigate through file history with the contextmenu or by using the back and forth buttons on your mouse.
File management
Open file in external application.
Cut, copy, send file to recycle bin or delete permanently.
Show file in folder.
View file properties.
Quickly crop image by pressing C
Hold Shift for square selection
Rename or move files by pressing F2 or right clicking the title bar
Display Image Info
Quickly view image info, which will update values as you browse through images
Functions
Losslessly 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 resize image.
Use % to resize it by percentage.
View advanced EXIF metadata
Click the expander button to view GPS coordinates which links to Google or BING maps, including advanced camera info, image info, authors, copyright etc.
Shader effects/Image filters
Choose between 27 different shader effects, stays applied when changing images
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.
Image Gallery
Features smooth and beautiful animations that will adapt to your screen
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.
Bottom Gallery
Toggle showing the bottom gallery
Each gallery thumbnail image has it's own contextmenu, allowing you to quickly find an image and perform operations for it.
Batch Resizing
Resize, optimize, convert a bunch of images at the same time
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.
Generate thumbnails
From the Generate thumbnails dropdown menu, you can choose to generate up to 7 additional thumbnails.
They can be resized by height, width and percentage while keeping the aspect ratio.
Each thumbnail will be sent to its own folder. By default, it will be named from small to medium, large etc in an ascending order
Settings Window
Customize settings to your liking
Press F4 to open the Settings window
From UI => use the shortcut from the context menu
or click the Settings button in the Quick Settings Menu.
Quick Settings Menu
Auto Fit Window
Checking the Auto fit window button causes the window to automatically determine window size based on the current image.
Turn it off to have normal resizable window behavior.
Image Stretching Behavior
CheckStretch image to fill the available space, while maintaining aspect ratio.
This feature works both when Auto fit window is on or off.
Quick keyboard shortcuts
Press 1 to set default behavior with Auto fit window on and Stretch image off
Press 2 to set Auto fit window on and Stretch image on
Press 3 to set normal window behavior with Auto fit window off and Stretch image off
Press 4 to set Auto fit window off and Stretch image on
File Support
Common formats
Photoshop & Apple
Camera
Uncommon
Comic Book & archives *
.jpg
.psd
.3fr
.pgm
.zip
.png
.psb
.arw
.ppm
.7zip
.svg
.xcf
.cr2
.cut
.rar
.webp
.heic
.crw
.exr
.cbr
.ico
.hdr
.dcr
.dib
.cb7
.tiff
.tga
.dng
.emf
.cbt
.gif
.dds
.erf
.wmf
.cbz
.ico
.hdr
.dcr
.dib
.cb7
.bmp
.jxl
.kdc
.wpg
.xz
.jpe
.jp2
.mef
.xbm
.gzip
.jpeg
.heif
.mos
.xpm
.tar
.mrw
.svgz
.wim
.nef
.b64
.iso
.nrw
.qoi
.cab
.orf
.avif
.raf
.raw
.rw2
.srf
.x3f
.cr3
*requires 7-Zip or WinRAR installed
PicView also supports reading and converting to and from Base64-image format.
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
F11
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 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 Stretch image off
2
Turns on the Auto fit window and sets Stretch image on
3
Turns off the Auto fit window and sets Stretch image off
4
Turns off the Auto fit window and sets Stretch 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 the previous image
Left
Navigate to the previous image
Left
Navigate to the previous image
Ctrl + A
Navigate to the first image
Ctrl + Left
Navigate to the first image
D
Navigate to the next image
Right
Navigate to the next image
Ctrl + D
Navigate to the last image
Ctrl + Right
Navigate to the last image
Ctrl + Shift + Right
Navigate to the next folder
Ctrl + Shift + Left
Navigate to the next folder
Ctrl + Shift + D
Navigate to the next folder
Ctrl + Shift + A
Navigate to the next folder
Up ⇔ W
Rotates the image up (clockwise). Hold key down to rotate at uneven angles
Up ⇔ W
Scrolls up when scrolling is enabled
Page Up
Scrolls up when scrolling is enabled
Down ⇔ S
Rotates the image down (counterclockwise). Hold key down to rotate at uneven angles
Down ⇔ S
Scrolls down when scrolling is enabled
Page Down
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
Languages
PicView has been translated into the following languages:
Chinese
Spanish
Korean
German
Danish
French
Polish
Italian
Russian
Romanian