Author Topic: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView? (Read 52,791 times)

Kamel · « **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2009, 12:53 AM »

Quote from: Curt on October 05, 2009, 10:56 AM

Quote from: Fedorov on May 06, 2009, 10:15 PM
FastPictureViewer - seriously, it is soooo fast, double-click on an image and bam it's there, left+right clicks do different zooms etc.....

$30 but FREE 'today' only: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/fastpictureviewer/

It really is FAST

just wanted to say, THANKS for this post! I got this image viewer, and while it's not the end it all ultimate final software for viewing images, it certainly has its place and being a photographer, you can certainly appreciate the emphasis they put on helping the user quickly view and sort large resolution images from a digital camera dump. I'm sure I'll get the different nuances of this program down soon and will never look back at my previous methods of sorting new images from my camera.

I _HIGHLY_ recommend this software to anyone looking for a fast image viewer.

Remember to go into the options as there are some very important ones that are not enabled by default (namely, hardware support and if applicable better downsampling/upsampling quality [only use with hardware support enabled])

yksyks · « **Reply #26 on:** December 21, 2009, 09:25 PM »

Just found FastPictureViewer Professional for free at ghacks.net Christmas Giveaway. Still valid for some 13 hours! (And it's available for all this time, no drawing or contest.)

Anyway, I'm not that happy with it--no PSD support, for example. I'll probably stay with the last free version of FastStone MaxView, which is similarly fast, can handle PSD files and has more sophisticated zoom tools.

shobazi · « **Reply #27 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:06 AM »

Try infraview..it works fine with ur requirement

lanux128 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:52 PM »

Quote from: shobazi on January 04, 2010, 12:06 AM

Try infraview..it works fine with ur requirement

if you meant IrfanView, the OP wanted something free and could be used at work.

Quote from: superboyac on April 28, 2009, 10:25 PM

I was going to say Irfanview...but that is only free for home use also.

zridling · « **Reply #29 on:** January 04, 2010, 10:45 PM »

Although it's a different platform, Gwenview used by KDE is highly customizable and does basic editing, EXIF, and file management. Comes free on any KDE-based Linux installation. Of course, the one thing I love is its customizable keyboard shortcuts for every part of the app.

[attach]

sajman99 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 18, 2010, 07:55 PM »

Imagina- Virtual Lightbox deserves a mention as a possible MaxView replacement. http://www.planetimagina.com:

Quote

Imagina is a next-generation image viewer and editing tool. Based around 3D technology, it offers the finest viewing experience yet for Windows-based PCs. Featuring one of the most satisfying and intuitive user interfaces around, we also give you the ability to fix your pictures in all the most common ways you would want, as easily as possible, without ever having to leave the software. But our editing had to be good, really good, as only the very best results will do when it comes to your treasured photographs. Download it now and see for yourself.

http://www.planetimagina.com/download.html:

Quote

It requires that Microsoft DirectX 9.0c and .NET 2.0.50727 or higher be installed on your PC before it can run....Imagina is free software, but software that takes a lot of looking after with non-trivial associated costs. If you would like to donate a little money to keep Imagina up and running for future generations, then please feel free to do so here. With that of course, you will get free automatic updates as the software evolves long into the future. Thanking you kindly.

I tried Imagina and thought its image rendering was fantastic, but I experienced an issue with the full images being misaligned to the right side. Not sure why?--my monitor's native resolution is 1680X1050.

So I uninstalled

and look forward to the next release.

Curt · « **Reply #31 on:** June 18, 2010, 09:03 PM »

Quote from: yksyks on December 21, 2009, 09:25 PM

...FastPictureViewer Professional ...., I'm not that happy with it--no PSD support, for example.

Fast Picture Viewer Professional from Axel Rietschin Software is not the average image viewer for your collection of wallpapers. It is a viewer for .RAW photos directly from your camera. The question (as seen from mr Rietschin's point of view) is not if it supports Photoshop but if it supports your camera. And it probably does:

Quote

Indicative camera brands and models list:

* Adobe Digital Negative (DNG, raw images) * Canon PowerShot 600 * Canon PowerShot A5 * Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom * Canon PowerShot A50 * Canon PowerShot A460 * Canon PowerShot A470 * Canon PowerShot A530 * Canon PowerShot A570 * Canon PowerShot A590 * Canon PowerShot A610 * Canon PowerShot A620 * Canon PowerShot A630 * Canon PowerShot A640 * Canon PowerShot A650 * Canon PowerShot A710 IS * Canon PowerShot A720 IS * Canon PowerShot Pro70 * Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS * Canon PowerShot Pro1 * Canon PowerShot G1 * Canon PowerShot G2 * Canon PowerShot G3 * Canon PowerShot G5 * Canon PowerShot G6 * Canon PowerShot G7 * Canon PowerShot G9 * Canon PowerShot G10 * Canon PowerShot G11 * Canon PowerShot S2 IS * Canon PowerShot S3 IS * Canon PowerShot S5 IS * Canon PowerShot SD300 * Canon PowerShot S30 * Canon PowerShot S40 * Canon PowerShot S45 * Canon PowerShot S50 * Canon PowerShot S60 * Canon PowerShot S70 * Canon PowerShot S90 * Canon PowerShot SX1 IS * Canon PowerShot SX110 IS * Canon Digital Rebel * Canon Digital Rebel XT * Canon Digital Rebel XTi * Canon Digital Rebel XSi * Canon Digital Rebel T1i * Canon Digital Rebel T2i * Canon Digital Rebel XS * Canon EOS D30 * Canon EOS D60 * Canon EOS 5D * Canon EOS 5D Mark II * Canon EOS 7D * Canon EOS 10D * Canon EOS 20D * Canon EOS 30D * Canon EOS 40D * Canon EOS 50D * Canon EOS 300D * Canon EOS 350D * Canon EOS 400D * Canon EOS 450D * Canon EOS 500D * Canon EOS 550D * Canon EOS 1000D * Canon EOS D2000C * Canon EOS-1D * Canon EOS-1DS * Canon EOS-1D Mark II * Canon EOS-1D Mark II N * Canon EOS-1D Mark III * Canon EOS-1D Mark IV * Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II * Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III * Canon Kiss Digital * Canon Kiss Digital N * Canon Kiss Digital X * Canon Kiss Digital X2 * Canon Kiss Digital X3 * Canon Kiss Digital F * Epson R-D1 * Fuji FinePix E550 * Fuji FinePix E900 * Fuji FinePix F700 * Fuji FinePix F710 * Fuji FinePix F800 * Fuji FinePix F810 * Fuji FinePix HS10 * Fuji FinePix HS11 * Fuji FinePix S2Pro * Fuji FinePix S3Pro * Fuji FinePix S5Pro * Fuji FinePix S20Pro * Fuji FinePix S100FS * Fuji FinePix S200EXR * Fuji FinePix S5000 * Fuji FinePix S5100 * Fuji FinePix S5200 * Fuji FinePix S5500 * Fuji FinePix S5600 * Fuji FinePix S6000fd * Fuji FinePix S7000 * Fuji FinePix S9000 * Fuji FinePix S9100 * Fuji FinePix S9500 * Fuji FinePix S9600 * Fuji FinePix S200EXR * Fuji IS-1 * Fuji IS Pro * Hasselblad CFV * Hasselblad H3D * Hasselblad V96C * Kodak DC20 * Kodak DC25 * Kodak DC40 * Kodak DC50 * Kodak DC120 * Kodak DCS200 * Kodak DCS315C * Kodak DCS330C * Kodak DCS420 * Kodak DCS460 * Kodak DCS460A * Kodak DCS520C * Kodak DCS560C * Kodak DCS620C * Kodak DCS620X * Kodak DCS660C * Kodak DCS660M * Kodak DCS720X * Kodak DCS760C * Kodak DCS760M * Kodak EOSDCS1 * Kodak EOSDCS3B * Kodak EasyShare Z980 * Kodak EasyShare Z981 * Kodak EasyShare Z1015 * Kodak NC2000F * Kodak ProBack * Kodak PB645C * Kodak PB645H * Kodak PB645M * Kodak DCS Pro 14n * Kodak DCS Pro 14nx * Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c * Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n * Kodak C330 * Kodak C603 * Kodak P850 * Kodak P880 * Kodak Z980 * Kodak Z981 * Kodak Z1015 * Kodak KAI-0340 * Leica Digilux 2 * Leica Digilux 3 * Leica D-LUX2 * Leica D-LUX3 * Leica D-LUX4 * Leica V-LUX1 * Mamiya ZD * Minolta RD175 * Minolta DiMAGE 5 * Minolta DiMAGE 7 * Minolta DiMAGE 7i * Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi * Minolta DiMAGE A1 * Minolta DiMAGE A2 * Minolta DiMAGE A200 * Minolta DiMAGE G400 * Minolta DiMAGE G500 * Minolta DiMAGE G530 * Minolta DiMAGE G600 * Minolta DiMAGE Z2 * Minolta Alpha/Dynax/Maxxum 5D * Minolta Alpha/Dynax/Maxxum 7D * Nikon D1 * Nikon D1H * Nikon D1X * Nikon D2H * Nikon D2Hs * Nikon D2X * Nikon D2Xs * Nikon D3 * Nikon D3S * Nikon D3X * Nikon D40 * Nikon D40x * Nikon D50 * Nikon D60 * Nikon D70 * Nikon D70s * Nikon D80 * Nikon D90 * Nikon D100 * Nikon D200 * Nikon D300 * Nikon D300s * Nikon D700 * Nikon D3000 * Nikon D5000 * Nikon E700 * Nikon E800 * Nikon E880 * Nikon E900 * Nikon E950 * Nikon E990 * Nikon E995 * Nikon E2100 * Nikon E2500 * Nikon E3200 * Nikon E3700 * Nikon E4300 * Nikon E4500 * Nikon E5000 * Nikon E5400 * Nikon E5700 * Nikon E8400 * Nikon E8700 * Nikon E8800 * Nikon Coolpix P6000 * Nikon Coolpix S6 * Olympus C3030Z * Olympus C5050Z * Olympus C5060WZ * Olympus C7070WZ * Olympus C70Z * Olympus C7000Z * Olympus C740UZ * Olympus C770UZ * Olympus C8080WZ * Olympus X200 * Olympus D560Z * Olympus C350Z * Olympus E-1 * Olympus E-3 * Olympus E-10 * Olympus E-20 * Olympus E-30 * Olympus E-300 * Olympus E-330 * Olympus E-400 * Olympus E-410 * Olympus E-420 * Olympus E-500 * Olympus E-510 * Olympus E-520 * Olympus E-620 * Olympus E-P1 * Olympus E-PL1 * Olympus E-P2 * Olympus SP310 * Olympus SP320 * Olympus SP350 * Olympus SP500UZ * Olympus SP510UZ * Olympus SP550UZ * Olympus SP560UZ * Olympus SP570UZ * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 * Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 * Pentax *ist D * Pentax *ist DL * Pentax *ist DL2 * Pentax *ist DS * Pentax *ist DS2 * Pentax K10D * Pentax K20D * Pentax K100D * Pentax K100D Super * Pentax K200D * Pentax K2000 * Pentax K-m * Pentax K-x * Pentax K-7 * Pentax Optio S * Pentax Optio S4 * Pentax Optio 33WR * Pentax Optio 750Z * Samsung EX1 * Samsung GX-1S * Samsung GX-10 * Samsung NX10 (new SRW raw format) * Samsung S85 * Samsung S850 * Samsung TL500 * Samsung WB550 * Sigma SD9 * Sigma SD10 * Sigma SD14 * Sinar 3072x2048 * Sinar 4080x4080 * Sinar 4080x5440 * Sinar STI * Sony DSC-F828 * Sony DSC-R1 * Sony DSC-V3 * Sony DSLR-A100 * Sony DSLR-A200 * Sony DSLR-A300 * Sony DSLR-A330 * Sony DSLR-A350 * Sony DSLR-A380 * Sony DSLR-A450 * Sony DSLR-A500 * Sony DSLR-A550 * Sony DSLR-A700 * Sony DSLR-A850 * Sony DSLR-A900 * Sony Alpha NEX-3 * Sony Alpha NEX-5 * Sony XCD-SX910CR

sajman99 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 22, 2010, 07:43 PM »

I have installed the latest version of Imagina to give it another go. It's not as fast as Fast Picture Viewer, but neither is it as heavy as some viewers like Pictomio. Imagina just looks so sweet I *must* keep it (though I haven't set file associations).

Gizmo's now has comments regarding Imagina including...

Quote

...Its absolutely outstanding features have captivated me. User experience is excellent and no other viewer I've seen shows that image quality or that zoom and pan smoothness. Both 2-D and 3-D graphics are amazing and even videos can be watched in this environment (with zooming and panning!)...

Check out Gizmo's informative site for the full comments. No doubt there's room for improvement, but unless you're a professional photographer Imagina at least deserves a look.

Curt · « **Reply #33 on:** July 22, 2010, 08:55 PM »

-yeah, it really is good looking, and with a very high image quality. I just don't prefer it over IrfanView. Also, I believe it takes quite a lot of memory, if you have a large photo collection. One annoying feature I was unable to have my way, is the duration of the transition between images, full sized - the default is way too slow for my lack of patience.

cmpm · « **Reply #34 on:** July 24, 2010, 01:41 AM »

For speed, Fast Picture Viewer Pro for sure.
For smooth zooming and panning I like Imagina, a bit slow in browsing.

Image Walker is still a contender. And works on W7.
Hasn't been updated for a while but still works.
http://www.imagewalker.com/
Pretty fast in it's own right as well.

Author Topic: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView? (Read 52,791 times)

Kamel

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

yksyks

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

shobazi

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

lanux128

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

zridling

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

sajman99

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

Curt

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

sajman99

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

Curt

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?

cmpm

Re: Any freeware alternatives to Faststone MaxView?