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If you are tired of the usual image viewer for Windows, today we present this project to you Open source and with GNU license called PicView. It is currently only available for Windows, however being Open source if someone likes it it could also be brought to other platforms.
PicView is an image viewer, it is possible to open a vast amount of extensions (many more than the default image viewer on Windows) such as .psd, .webp and .svg as well as obviously the classic .png and .jpg.
In our opinion, one of the features of PicView is its speed in opening a file and showing subsequent ones. It's really very quick! In addition to this it has some very interesting features such as the ability to quickly see the EXIF of any image for example or the ability to create a slideshow of the images within a folder with just one click.
PicView, just one program but with many features
You can also make some changes to images such as resizing (resize), cutting some parts (crop) and automatic optimization (optimize) to make them take up as little space as possible without losing quality.
Automation of some steps is also available (batch resize) where you can automatically convert an entire folder of images by changing the extension (.webp, .jpg or .png), compressing the images or not and also deciding on any resizing. A very useful process if you need to edit many images at once without going crazy.
In addition to what has been said, there are also other interesting little gems such as the possibility of inserting graphic effects (there are about thirty in total) including black and white, the "old movie" filter, pixelation or blurring. Another interesting function is the possibility, not always present in these applications, to remain in the foreground so as not to risk distractions.
In short, it seemed like a nice and practical application for daily use, suitable both for those who have no experience and need a simple program but also suitable for those who are already experts and need a quick program to carry out small operations.
On the page of source code you will also find lots of other good instructions and a list of many shortcuts present.
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