IrfanView: Download - free and in English

IrfanView is one of the best-known primordial rocks among image viewers.


We have IrfanView as download: When it comes to displaying graphic files on the monitor without having to go through your image processing program, the compact image viewer IrfanView is used. Thanks to the fast thumbnail preview when you open a file, you can use IrfanView to navigate through your graphics directories and have an overview of all images.


With hot keys, you can work with the IrfanView image viewer without the hassle of key combinations: "O" opens a picture, "T" invokes the thumbnails, "W" activates slide show mode, "B" starts batch conversion, and so on

As a viewer, IrfanView recognizes over 70 graphics formats, including PNG, JPG, PCD, animated GIF, TGA and TIF. To extend the number of file formats supported by the image viewer, you should install the free IrfanView plug-in package.


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While viewing, you can use IrfanView to adjust image viewer brightness, contrast, color palette, and transparency, as well as change the image size and resolution. It is also possible to draw lines, circles, arrows, and correct misaligned motifs.


In the display, the IrfanView image viewer adjusts large screen size images after setting. Other features of IrfanView include plug-in interfaces for Photoshop-compatible filters, Exif and IPTC support, RAW mode for various camera models, and an HTML export for online photo galleries. In addition, the IrfanView image viewer is a simple scan tool with a photo-copying feature.


The batch function allows you to edit selected images in one slice and convert them to other formats. The IrfanView image viewer also allows you to extract icons from EXE / DLL / ICLs, edit IPTC data, send images via e-mail, and make screen shots.


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The biggest advantage of the tool: IrfanView consists only of an exe file without DLLs and also does not require registry entries. Thus, IrfanView runs without installation and can be packaged on a USB stick or together with your favorite photos on a CD or DVD. For this purpose, the tool even offers a special autorun slideshow mode, in which the image presentation automatically starts after inserting the CD or DVD into the drive.