Looking for a small, fast image viewer that can also convert hundreds of files at once? IrfanView combines batch processing with folder browsing, image viewing, light editing, slideshows, and screen capture in a compact Windows application.
Browse folders and inspect images
Open an image and move through the files in its directory without opening each one separately. Thumbnail and preview options make it easier to scan a folder, while fullscreen and slideshow views offer other ways to look through a collection.
IrfanView can show EXIF, IPTC, and comment text alongside images. It supports transparency and animated GIFs, and plugins add support for further image, audio, and video formats.
Convert and edit images in batches
Use Batch Processing to convert a set of images, rename files, and apply image processing across the selection. The batch workflow includes multithreading, and it can handle tasks such as resizing or changing image formats without repeating the same operation file by file.
- Crop, rotate, resize, or adjust an individual image.
- Rotate or crop JPEGs without recompressing them, and change their EXIF date.
- Add overlay text or an image, such as a watermark.
Create slideshows and capture the screen
Turn a folder of pictures into a slideshow, set transition effects, and display image metadata during playback. IrfanView can save a slideshow as an MP4 video or as an EXE or SCR file; slideshow output can also be burned to CD or DVD.
Screen Capturing provides a way to take screenshots from within the program. For scanned documents, scanning and batch-scan support bring image acquisition into the same workflow.
Use the paint and image tools
The Paint option adds simple annotations and marks, including lines, circles, and arrows, and can straighten an image. Other built-in tools include sharpening, blur, color-depth changes, printing, and multipage TIFF editing.
Pros
- Batch conversion with image processing and multithreading
- Lossless JPEG rotation, cropping, and EXIF date changes
- Slideshow export as MP4, EXE, or SCR
- Thumbnail previews and EXIF/IPTC information display
System requirements: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 · 32-bit and 64-bit
Can IrfanView convert several images at once?
Yes. Batch Processing converts groups of files and can apply image processing to them in one operation.
Can IrfanView make a video slideshow?
Yes. It can save a slideshow as an MP4 video, as well as EXE or SCR files.
Can IrfanView rotate a JPEG without reducing its image quality?
Yes. Its lossless JPEG tools include rotation and cropping without recompression.
