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License:
Free
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Downloads:
42,476,501
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
June 16, 2009
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Publisher's description of IrfanView
From Irfan Skiljan:IrfanView is a fast and compact image viewer/converter. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. Many supported file formats and features. Features include: multi-language support, Thumbnail option, Painting, slideshow, toolbar skins, fast directory browsing, batch conversion/editing, multipage editing, file search, change color depth, scanning, cut/crop, IPTC edit, capturing, lossless JPG operations, effects, ICC support, EXE/SCR creating, many hotkeys, command line options and plugins.
Version 4.25 added OCR feature, improved color management option, added support for new picture formats, region capture option, and new command line options.
Editor's review of IrfanView
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- "Simple, fast, and free"
- Reviewed on: November 9, 2008
- Version reviewed: IrfanView 4.25
This image viewer and editor is a longtime favorite among our staff, and with good reason. IrfanView is simple, fast, and free for individual use. Upon installation, the app attempts to install two Google programs, but you can opt out.
The program lets you open and edit images, as well as multiple media formats. You can cut and crop images, apply batch conversions, add, sharpen, or blur effects, create panoramas, and change color modes easily. The program continues to add support for an array of file formats and has plug-in support for most image, video, and sound formats, including MP3, AVI, audio CD, and WMA. The interface is far from fancy but should be easy enough for most users to figure out. An IrfanView Thumbnails shortcut on the desktop offers an Explorer-like file tree that quickly displays all images in a particular folder. The latest version includes a basic drawing palette made accessible by hitting F12. It contains simple Erase, Draw, Fill, Rotate, Draw an Arrow, and Color Picker commands, perfect for grabbing screenshots and highlighting image specifics.
IrfanView does what it does well. It's not going to replace a major paint program, but why use a meat cleaver to cut a stick of butter?
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 2394 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
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Version: IrfanView 4.25
"Wanted a quick and easy editor - got it all with this"
Pros: Fast, uses few resources on the old laptop I installed it on.
Cons: Somewhere I clicked on a wrong button and screwed it up; but a simple uninstall and re-install fixed that in a hurry.
Summary: I needed a simple editor to replace the horrendus one provided with my old Win 2000 professional laptop. This was the first one I tried that did everyhing I needed withouth having to wait minutes for it to load up.
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Version: IrfanView 4.25
"tried 2 download this but all I got was memeo share"
Pros: didnt get this product got shafted with memeo share
Cons: only got memeo share which is crap
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Version: IrfanView 4.25
"Still stands out as a must have."
Pros: Simple and creative. It takes time to know all the possibilities of this little wonder. And it does it so well.
Cons: None that I know of. I have growing concerns they are growing the program too big and trying to do more with it than has to be done.
Summary: I'll stay with it until I can't find a use for it. Nice and simple. The only slight criticism I can find (and I'm not sure it is a criticism yet) is that it keeps growing bigger and heavier. I hope they don't ruin it in the future with too much "... read more >>
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Version: IrfanView 4.25
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: will not open all kinds of files like VLC media player does
Summary: It is an OK product
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Version: IrfanView 4.25
"Simple, Easy to Use, Powerful and Affordable"
Pros: Handles most everyday editing tasks very well; simple to use yet a good amount of features that make this program a well rounded tool. Small memory and resource footprint that doesn't bring your PC to a crawl.
Cons: None to speak of.
Summary: This is like having a Swiss Army knife for image editing. Small, compact, many features and ultra affordable (be sure to donate to keep Irfan going!). 5 Stars.
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