Want a quick, free image viewer with a thumbnail strip for flipping through big folders? PicView keeps a gallery beside the picture and handles animated AVIF, multi-page TIFF, and Motion Photos, with tools for cropping, resizing, and image effects.
Browse a folder from the thumbnail gallery
Open an image and navigate through the surrounding files with the gallery’s thumbnails. The gallery can be docked along a window edge, keeping the current picture visible while you pick another item. PicView virtualizes the gallery, rendering visible thumbnails and preparing upcoming ones as you scroll; this approach is designed to keep large folders responsive.
Open animated and multi-page images
PicView supports animated AVIF and can play Motion Photos. Multi-page TIFF files can be browsed page by page. It also supports viewing images inside archives and extracting archive contents, with an option in Settings to uncompress an entire archive.
Crop, resize, and adjust an image
Use the crop tool to select part of an image, or open the batch resize window to process image files together. The effects window provides sliders and presets for adjustments. An image information window displays details about the current image.
- Use the slideshow mode to let images advance without selecting each file.
- Application shortcuts can be configured in Settings.
Pros
- Dockable gallery shows folder thumbnails while browsing
- Plays animated AVIF and Motion Photos
- Includes crop, batch resize, and image effects tools
- Can browse and extract archive contents
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11
Can PicView display images inside archives?
Yes. PicView can navigate archive contents and extract files. Settings includes an option to uncompress an entire archive.
Does PicView play animated AVIF files?
Yes. PicView supports playback of AVIF files with multiple frames.
Can PicView resize several images at once?
Yes. The batch resize window is for resizing multiple image files.
