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Best macOS Alternative for IrfanView Graphic Viewer/Image Editor · Pixea - The invisible image viewer for macOS · Shop Amazon ... Forums Articles ProductReviews Policies FAQ Login What'snew Search Newposts Menu Login Installtheapp Install Forums AppleComputingProducts: macOS-OperatingSystem Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. BestmacOSAlternativeforIrfanViewGraphicViewer/ImageEditor Threadstarter jmac0408 Startdate Jan7,2020 1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last jmac0408 Joined Oct29,2018 Messages 92 Reactionscore 0 Points 6 Location Hamilton,ON YourMac'sSpecs MacBookAir(early2015)MacOSCatalina(December14/19. Wouldverymuchappreciateanyandallrecommendations/suggestionsforwhichImageEditingorGraphicViewersoftware/applicationisbestsuitedformacOSCatalina.Andifatallpossible,FREE!! IhaveusedIrfanViewforyearsonmyWindowslaptopandfinditatrulyexcellentprogramme!WouldcertainlyliketofindthesamequalityformyMBA. MBA(early2015) Catalina10.15.2 Safari (IntermittentlyFireFox!)   chscag Well-knownmember Staffmember Admin Joined Jan23,2008 Messages 65,249 Reactionscore 1,830 Points 113 Location Keller,Texas YourMac'sSpecs 201727"iMac,10.5"iPadPro,iPhone8,iPhone11,iPhone12Mini,NumerousiPods,Monterey YoualreadyhaveanexcellentGraphicViewerandeditorbuiltintomacOS. It'scalled"Preview".Startusingitandexperimentabit.You'llseethatit'sapowerfulapp.Andyes,IhaveusedIrfanViewforyearsduringmydayswithWindows.It'sagreatappbutIthinkyou'llagreethatPreviewisjustasgood.Giveitatry.   OP jmac0408 Joined Oct29,2018 Messages 92 Reactionscore 0 Points 6 Location Hamilton,ON YourMac'sSpecs MacBookAir(early2015)MacOSCatalina(December14/19. Hichscag!! OK!!Willdo.Asalways,verymuchappreciateyourresponsesandinstruction/recommendations!! Haveagoodonetoday!!   RadDave Joined Jan20,2012 Messages 4,898 Reactionscore 283 Points 83 Location NorthCarolina YourMac'sSpecs MBAir(2015)OS12.3.1;iMac(2019)OS12.3.1 chscagsaid: YoualreadyhaveanexcellentGraphicViewerandeditorbuiltintomacOS. It'scalled"Preview".Startusingitandexperimentabit.You'llseethatit'sapowerfulapp.Andyes,IhaveusedIrfanViewforyearsduringmydayswithWindows.It'sagreatappbutIthinkyou'llagreethatPreviewisjustasgood.Giveitatry. Clicktoexpand... @jmac0408-IwasonPCsfordecades(untilretirement-switchtoApplein2010-2013)andusedIrfanViewforyearsandlovedit-sincemyAppleswitch,Previewhasservedmyneedsandisapowerfulapp(evenhasabookshownbelow,whichisonmyiPad);SO,agreew/Charlieandnolongeraneedto'longfor'IrfanView-Dave   OP jmac0408 Joined Oct29,2018 Messages 92 Reactionscore 0 Points 6 Location Hamilton,ON YourMac'sSpecs MacBookAir(early2015)MacOSCatalina(December14/19. HiRadDave!! Appreciatetheinsight!!GuessI’mgoingtoexploreandlearnPreview!!   S Slydude Well-knownmember Staffmember Moderator Joined Nov15,2009 Messages 16,919 Reactionscore 665 Points 113 Location NorthLouisiana,USA YourMac'sSpecs 2.8GHz2008MacBookPro10.11,8GBmem,iPhone12ProMax,2015iMac16GBBigSur Whatediting/viewingfunctionsareyoulookingforinaprogram?I'llsecondtherecommendationofPreview.IveevenuseditinsomesituationswhereIcouldnotseemtogettherighteffectinPhotoshop.Photos(alreadyonyourMac)salsoprettygood.   OP jmac0408 Joined Oct29,2018 Messages 92 Reactionscore 0 Points 6 Location Hamilton,ON YourMac'sSpecs MacBookAir(early2015)MacOSCatalina(December14/19. HiSlydude: AppreciatethefurtherendorsementofPreview.Willhavetolearnhowtousetobestadvantage.Thanksagain.   Lifeisabeach Joined Sep30,2007 Messages 9,440 Reactionscore 774 Points 113 Location TheRepublicofNeptune YourMac'sSpecs 2019iMac27";2020M1MacBookAir;macOSup-to-date...always. Forgraphicediting,takealookatSeashore.It’sbasedonGimp,across-platformandverypowerfulalternativetoPhotoshop.Seashoreismorelimitedinwhatitcandobutisconsiderablyleanerandfastertoloadupasaconsequence.It’sfree,open-source,andnowontheAppStore. Forsimplyviewing,IlikeXee.It’snotfree,butmostlikeACDSee,agraphicsviewerIusedtouseonWindows. Xee|ImageViewerformacOS   OP jmac0408 Joined Oct29,2018 Messages 92 Reactionscore 0 Points 6 Location Hamilton,ON YourMac'sSpecs MacBookAir(early2015)MacOSCatalina(December14/19. Thankyou,Lifeisabeach.Iwillreviewandassessboththatyouhaveincluded.Appreciatetheinput.   JohnMJump Joined Jan16,2021 Messages 1 Reactionscore 0 Points 1 Location Kenosha,WisconsinUSA YourMac'sSpecs M1macbookair chscagsaid: YoualreadyhaveanexcellentGraphicViewerandeditorbuiltintomacOS. It'scalled"Preview".Startusingitandexperimentabit.You'llseethatit'sapowerfulapp.Andyes,IhaveusedIrfanViewforyearsduringmydayswithWindows.It'sagreatappbutIthinkyou'llagreethatPreviewisjustasgood.Giveitatry. Clicktoexpand... Iwilltrythatfirst.Thanks.   K KnocksX Joined Feb16,2022 Messages 3 Reactionscore 0 Points 1 ImustadmitIamtotallydumbfoundedbythesuggestionstousePreviewasareplacementforIrfanView.Previewdoesnotallowyoutodotothingsthatareessentialforquicklyreviewingandsortingacollectionofphotofiles,whichWindowsuserstakeforgranted: 1.Usingtheleftandrightarrowsonthekeyboardtogototheprevious/nextphoto. 2.UsingtheDelete/Backspacekey(oratleasttheDelkey)toquicklysendblurry,duplicateorotherwiseunwantedphotostoTrash. Ofcourse,ifPreviewdoeshavethosefunctions,thenIamobviouslynotusingthisappcorrectly.ButIamstillinweek1ofmytransitionfromWindowstoMac,andthisisdefinitelyoneofthepainpoints.   chscag Well-knownmember Staffmember Admin Joined Jan23,2008 Messages 65,249 Reactionscore 1,830 Points 113 Location Keller,Texas YourMac'sSpecs 201727"iMac,10.5"iPadPro,iPhone8,iPhone11,iPhone12Mini,NumerousiPods,Monterey Welcometoourforums. KnocksXsaid: Previewdoesnotallowyoutodotothingsthatareessentialforquicklyreviewingandsortingacollectionofphotofiles,whichWindowsuserstakeforgranted: Clicktoexpand... Haveyoutriedthe"Photos.app"?ThereareotherappsformacOSwhicharemorepowerfulthanPreviewandIrfanView.Dependsonwhatyouneedtodo. DonotbequicktojudgeuntilyoubecomemorefamiliarwithmacOSandthewayofdoingthingswithyourMac.ManyofushaveusedWindowsforyearsandmanyofusstilldoatworkorschool.   RandyB.Singer Joined Feb1,2011 Messages 3,315 Reactionscore 978 Points 113 Location Sacramento,California jmac0408said: Wouldverymuchappreciateanyandallrecommendations/suggestionsforwhichImageEditingorGraphicViewersoftware/applicationisbestsuitedformacOSCatalina.Andifatallpossible,FREE!! Clicktoexpand... IhaveaWebpagethatlistshighqualityFREEsoftwarefortheMacintosh.Thereareseveralgraphicsapplications,frombasictoprofessionallevel,onthepage.Havealookat: FreeMacintoshSoftware!   NSMacGuru Joined Mar11,2019 Messages 153 Reactionscore 55 Points 28 Location NovaScotia,Canada YourMac'sSpecs 5KiMac27"4.2ghz/Mojave KnocksXsaid: 1.Usingtheleftandrightarrowsonthekeyboardtogototheprevious/nextphoto. 2.UsingtheDelete/Backspacekey(oratleasttheDelkey)toquicklysendblurry,duplicateorotherwiseunwantedphotostoTrash. Clicktoexpand... Previewisa*powerhouse*thatfolkstendtooverlook.IuseitmostoftenformergingPDFs(getusedtousingthethumbnailviewinthesidebar,anddrag-and-dropsimplicity).ManyyearsagoItaughtdigitalvideoeditingclasses(AVIDandFinalCutPro).Ihadtoscheduleanextradayjustto"deprogramme"Windowsuserswhoalwaysseemedtofindthemostdifficult,time-consumingwaystodosimplethings(noinsultintended). Astoyourspecificneedsmentionedabove-IdoallofthatintheFinder: Openafolderofimages Command-1putseverythingin"thumbnail"view (usetheslideratthebottom-rightofthewindowtoincreaseordecreasesize;youmayalsowanttodoVIEW-->Cleanupbynametomakethemallfitinthewindowsizeyouprefer) Selectall(Command-A) Spacebar(bringsupalarge-scalepreviewoftheimage) Right-Left-Down-Uparrowstonavigate Command-Deletetosendthecurrentimagetothetrash   Lifeisabeach Joined Sep30,2007 Messages 9,440 Reactionscore 774 Points 113 Location TheRepublicofNeptune YourMac'sSpecs 2019iMac27";2020M1MacBookAir;macOSup-to-date...always. NSMacGuru'stricktoactivatetheQuickViewfeaturewiththespacebarisaniceonethatIonlyrecentlystumbledintomyself(ithadneveroccurredtometouseittopagethroughmultiplefiles,notjustuseitfortheoneinfocus).Theonlydownsidetoitisthatifyouhavealotoflargerimages,it'sveryslowtomovethroughthem. IpreviouslymentionedXee,butthedeveloperhaslargelyabandonedit.MacPawboughtitoutfromtheoriginaldeveloperseveralyearsago,butIguesstheyaretoobusyhawkingCleanMyMactopayitanyattention.IthashadsomeweirdissuessinceatleastBigSur,maybeCatalina,thathavegoneunaddressed.AndtheyhaveyettogoUniversal. WhatIhavefoundmostcomparabletomylikingisEdgeView2,ontheAppStore.Myonlybeefwithitisthatthere'salagbetweendeletinganimageandwhentheappreflectsthat.I'musedtosomethingmoreinstantaneous.EdgeView3maywellbebetterinthisregard,butnofreetrialorotherindicationthatit'simprovedmakesmehesitanttogetthat.(EDIT:IdecidedtopullthetriggeronEdgeView3.Itisindeedmuchbetter!ItlookslikethedeveloperrecommendsstickingtoEV2forCatalinaandearlier,EV3forBigSurandbeyond.I'mguessingsomeOSchangesarebehindtheexperiencedifferences.)   Lastedited:Feb16,2022 Lifeisabeach Joined Sep30,2007 Messages 9,440 Reactionscore 774 Points 113 Location TheRepublicofNeptune YourMac'sSpecs 2019iMac27";2020M1MacBookAir;macOSup-to-date...always. RandyB.Singersaid: IhaveaWebpagethatlistshighqualityFREEsoftwarefortheMacintosh.Thereareseveralgraphicsapplications,frombasictoprofessionallevel,onthepage.Havealookat: FreeMacintoshSoftware! Clicktoexpand... SayRandy,Idon'tseeanybasicgraphicsviewingappslistedinyoursite.I'vetriedawholebunchoverthepastfewmonthstoreplaceXee,andwhileit'snotwhatIwoundupsettlingon,PixeaisareallygoodfreebiethatI'dliketorecommendforyourpage. Pixea-TheinvisibleimageviewerformacOS PixeaisanimageviewerformacOSwithaniceminimalmodernuserinterface.PixeaworksgreatwithJPEG,HEIC,PSD,RAWandmanyotherformats. www.imagetasks.com   MacInWin Joined Jan1,2009 Messages 13,219 Reactionscore 2,078 Points 113 Location Winchester,VA YourMac'sSpecs MBP16"2021(M1Pro),iPhone13Pro,aniMac,plusATVs,AWatch,MacMini KnocksXsaid: ImustadmitIamtotallydumbfoundedbythesuggestionstousePreviewasareplacementforIrfanView.Previewdoesnotallowyoutodotothingsthatareessentialforquicklyreviewingandsortingacollectionofphotofiles,whichWindowsuserstakeforgranted: 1.Usingtheleftandrightarrowsonthekeyboardtogototheprevious/nextphoto. 2.UsingtheDelete/Backspacekey(oratleasttheDelkey)toquicklysendblurry,duplicateorotherwiseunwantedphotostoTrash. Ofcourse,ifPreviewdoeshavethosefunctions,thenIamobviouslynotusingthisappcorrectly.ButIamstillinweek1ofmytransitionfromWindowstoMac,andthisisdefinitelyoneofthepainpoints. Clicktoexpand... Youbroughtupatwoyearoldthread.TheOPisprobablyhappywithwhateversolutionthatresulted.ButthethingsyoudescribeareavailableinFinder.It'scallQuickView.OpenFinder.Navigatetothefolderwiththeimages.Clickonone,whichonedoesn'tmatter.Justclickoncetoselectit.Nowpressthespacebar.Quickviewopentheimageinawindow.Youcanusetheup/downarrowkeystoselecttheprevious/nextitem.Onlyimagesopenasanimage,buttextfilesopenastext,Worddocumentsinapreviewmode.Folderdon'tshowanything.Todelete,onthetopbarclick"File"then"MovetoTrash."ThereareevensomesimpleeditingtoolsinQuickView.Oh,andvideosstarttoplay,soyoucanevenpreviewtheminQuickView. ThereisalsoaviewinFindercalled"Gallery"thatallowsquickreviewofimages.ClickonthisicononthetopbarofaFinderwindow: Itmayalsolooklikethis,ifyourFinderwindowislargeenoughtohavespaceonthetopbar: Select"Gallery."orselectthefarrighticonthathasaboxwithalinebelowit--thatisGallerymode.Whatresultsisascreenwiththefilecontentrepresentedinthetopwindowandarowoftheitemsinthelocationacrossthebottom.YoucanexpandtheFinderwindowtoaslargeasyouneedtoseetheimageslarger.Fornon-imagefilesyougetaniconforwhattheyare(Folders,forexample).Forimages,yougetathumbnailthesizeoftheareayouhaveallocated.Todelete,rightclickandMovetoTrash.NoeditinginGallery,andvideosdon'tautomaticallyplay,butyoucanseethecontent.Toopenanewfolderthatisonthebottomline,justdoubleclickonit.Basically,allofthisishowFinderhelpstoviewandmanagefilesinmacOS.Finderisaverypowerfultool.   Pomeroy Joined Mar11,2009 Messages 306 Reactionscore 28 Points 28 Location Missouri SeemsalotofpeopleexpectPreviewtoletyouseethenextimageinafolderbyusingtheupdownkeys,doesn'twork.Previewisdoingwhatyoutoldittodowhenyouopenedasingleimage.Don'topenasingleimagetoscroll,opentheFolderandalltheimageswillbeinthesidebarandyoucanscroll,edit,sortanddeletetheimages.   RandyB.Singer Joined Feb1,2011 Messages 3,315 Reactionscore 978 Points 113 Location Sacramento,California Lifeisabeachsaid: PixeaisareallygoodfreebiethatI'dliketorecommendforyourpage. Clicktoexpand... Thanks!I'llcheckitoutandaddit.   K KnocksX Joined Feb16,2022 Messages 3 Reactionscore 0 Points 1 Thankyouforalltheresponses.IrealizeIwasnecromancingathreadbutit'srankedhighlyinGoogleandlotsofpeopleprobablycomeherelookingforsolutions.Thesepeoplewillprobablybenefitfromup-to-datesolutionsandareneweddiscussion. Iwillgettoalltheresponseslaterbutwantedtoaddressthesetwofirst. chscagsaid: Haveyoutriedthe"Photos.app"? Clicktoexpand... IamwaryofPhotosbecauseitseemsconnectedtoiCloudandexhibitsiTune-ishbehavior,usingscarywordslike"Import"and"Sync,"whichimpliesthatitcreatesduplicatecopiesofmyimagesinaseparatelocationandwastesdiskspace(nottomentioncreatingadditionalmaintenancework).ThisisanightmarethatIwentthroughwithiTunesandmyMP3sbackinthedayanddon'tevenwanttoexperienceagain.Whetheritactuallydoesallthosethingsornot,I'mnotsure,butitdidgivemeasmallheartattackwhenIopeneditanditsaid"Imported,"andIquittheapppromptly.AllI'mtryingtodoisviewafewimagesdirectlyfromFinder.Idon'tneedanyimportingorcopying. Lifeisabeachsaid: IpreviouslymentionedXee,butthedeveloperhaslargelyabandonedit.MacPawboughtitoutfromtheoriginaldeveloperseveralyearsago,butIguesstheyaretoobusyhawkingCleanMyMactopayitanyattention.IthashadsomeweirdissuessinceatleastBigSur,maybeCatalina,thathavegoneunaddressed.AndtheyhaveyettogoUniversal. Clicktoexpand... Idownloadedversion3ofXeeandlovedituntilIsawthatitfailstodisplayabout1/3ofmyimagescorrectlyanddisplaysa"TVstatic"screeninstead.Hasthatbeenyourexperienceaswell?It'sarealshamebecausetheappseemedperfect.   1 2 Next 1of2 Next Last Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link ShopAmazon ShopforyourApple,Mac,iPhoneandothercomputerproductsonAmazon. WeareaparticipantintheAmazonServicesLLCAssociatesProgram,anaffiliateprogramdesignedtoprovideameansforustoearnfeesbylinkingtoAmazonandaffiliatedsites. Forums AppleComputingProducts: macOS-OperatingSystem Top