 steve1aPremium,MVM
join:2001-05-07
Berkeley, CA | [POLL] Preferred Image Viewer(s) As defined by Wikipedia:
An Image Viewer or image browser is a computer program that displays a stored graphical image; it can often handle various graphics file formats.
Such software usually renders the image according to properties of the display such as color depth and
display resolution.
Some people use full-featured bitmap graphics editors as image viewers.
A person with, for example, Adobe Photoshop may have no need for a separate image viewer.
Others may find that full-featured bitmap graphics editors load too slowly and keep a separate viewer for simply displaying images.
Many image viewers feature:
•Basic viewing operations such as zooming and rotation.
•Slide shows
•Printing
•Cataloguing
Multiple Choice Poll
>What is Your Preferred Image Viewer(s)? |
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This year's list is hopefully pretty comprehensive but if your preferred choice still isn't listed and you choose "other" please provide us with a link to your preferred application.
Note: Some entries from last year's poll have been absorbed by other companies and rebranded.
Many others have had updates:
If you prefer an Older Version please post any reasons for this preference.
Also this year's poll allows for multiple choice(s) ...
Only one vote per person but you can tick off more than one "choice".
thanks for participating in our 2006 Member Choice FAQ !
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 lilhurricaneSo mote it bePremium,Mod
join:2003-01-11
Purple Zone
kudos:54 | Great compilation, Steve!
Multiple choice, I voted Infranview & Paint (simple needs here)  |
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 MSengPremium,Ex-Mod 2001-08
join:2000-07-13
Ork
kudos:6 | reply to steve1a
Irfanview -- does everything I want and the plug-ins available provide some additional capabilities.
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Along with ACDSee, my "other" is PolyView. I discovered this viewer/editor on a CD that came in one of the computer magazines I picked up at a news stand many years ago.
It is shareware, but at $25 it's well worth it.
Although over 10 years old, the author is still updating and improving this application regularly. I've even worked with him some and he has incorporated some of my ideas into the program.
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 RxdoxxPremium,Mod
join:2000-11-03
Middle River, MD
kudos:11
Software
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Irfanview here for most functions.
But I have tweaked windows so that folders do not show thumbnails of pictures. basically for speed/resources when I go to those folders.
So I also wanted a separate image viewer to view images in various folders, and FastStone Image viewer fits the bill perfectly.
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steve1aPremium,MVM
join:2001-05-07
Berkeley, CA | reply to steve1a
Kudos to MSeng  for giving me such a great foundation from last year's Poll/FAQ to build on.
I'm definitely a multiple choicer... one of my systems has 11 of the above on it 
On a actual preferred use basis I find myself relying on ACDSee mostly because of the right click menu preview with the included PicaView and also FastStone has quickly become a personal favorite for a lot of the everyday ease of use features it has.
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 Santa FeI use Xfce, don't you wish Everyone did?Premium,ExMod 2002-7
join:2000-08-22
Freight Yard
kudos:2 | reply to steve1a
I picked Irfanview and The GIMP. Like The GIMP for animations and Irfanview for general stuff.
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 antiseriousThe Future ain't what it used to bePremium
join:2001-12-12
Scranton, PA | reply to steve1a
... I use XnView and, very rarely, MS Paint ... I keep threatening to check out Gimp, but haven't so far ...
... good job on the poll, steve1a ...
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Jrb2Premium
join:2001-08-31
kudos:3 | reply to steve1a
I use (and voted for) CompuPic.
I'm using CompuPic Pro for years (on Win98SE).
(It has been a long time ago since a new version was released). |
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 maximus_808Proud VeteranPremium
join:2001-08-27
Red Bluff, CA | reply to Santa Fe
said by Santa Fe:I picked Irfanview and The GIMP. Like The GIMP for animations and Irfanview for general stuff. What he said ..
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 chanurPremium
join:2001-02-26
Colorado Springs, CO | reply to steve1a
Microsoft Picture Viewer.
Practically no load time, I can step through images quickly, or just step through those Ive selected.
If I need to edit, has an icon for that which then pops it open in PSP 10 (or whatever your default image editor is set to).
Speed is the primary reason... Load time on most of the ones on the list... irritate. |
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A screen capture of gThumb |
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 mjhouserAddress is approximatePremium
join:2001-10-06
Portland, OR | reply to steve1a
Microsoft Office Picture Manager, it works fine. |
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 dpPremium,MVM
join:2000-12-08
Greensburg, PA
kudos:7 | reply to steve1a
I've always been a fan of Irfanview |
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 jack bGone FishingPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-08
Cape Cod
kudos:1 | reply to steve1a
I use Irfanview practically every day, for all my simple resize/resample/crop operations.
Great little program.
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 JTM1051Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-08
Moorpark, CA
kudos:1 | reply to steve1a
Voted for IrfanView and FastStone ImageViewer.
Been a long time user of IrfanView.
Been using FastStone ImageViewer because of its support for Olympus (digicam) ORF file, imaging, screen capture and annotation features.
For photos still using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 along with The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements |
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 LuckyI am...outta herePremium
join:2006-05-11
South Bay | reply to steve1a
Irfanview here. (sometimes Paint...simple needs here too). |
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 vukodlak75Nisam Ti DudePremium,MVM
join:2001-10-27
Willoughby, OH | I voted for Microsoft Picture Viewer. It displays my pics fast. I have no need for third party programs just to display my images.
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to steve1a
Irfanview mainly.
I have Adobe Elements as well, but it takes too long to open for general viewing/simple editing.
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 ChizepPremium
join:2002-04-07
Concord, NC | reply to steve1a
I use Windows Picture & Fax Viewer for viewing 95% of pictures on my PC. Anything that isn't associated with that gets opened in Paint Shop Pro.
I also use it to quickly rotate photos and to invoke the Windows XP Photo Printing Wizard. |
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