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IrfanView is one of the longest-serving and most popular freeware image editors available. Fast, compact, and flexible, IrfanView is also packed with features and extras, including TWAIN support, frames and borders, and slideshows, wallpaper, and screenshots. IrfanView plays music and videos, too; in fact, it's long been prized for its ability to open a huge range of files. It's also widely customizable, with lots of options.
IrfanView's setup wizard is one of the most comprehensive we've seen, with many options to set, such as which file types you want the program to open. When you install IrfanView, it places two shortcuts on the desktop: one to open the program and another, IrfanView Thumbnails, that accesses a file-browsing tool with an Explorer-style tree view. IrfanView's main interface is just a plain empty window with a toolbar, but don't be fooled: whether you open an image directly in the main window or click an image in IrfanView Thumbnails to open it in a new window, the program's menus offer plenty of choices. The options menu addresses everything from how IrfanView looks to languages, plug-ins, and file associations, in case you want to change the settings you made when setting up the program. We clicked a few thumbnails and opened some images, which IrfanView quickly resized, converted, cropped, and flipped. We could also correct color, remove red-eye, sharpen images, and create negatives. One especially useful feature is IrfanView's lossless JPEG rotator. Many users are unaware that simply rotating a JPEG can reduce its quality, but a lossless rotator can reorient your images without changing the file's quality. Another neat extra creates panoramic images with the help of a simple wizard. Speaking of Help, IrfanView offers all any user could want, with a full manual as well as FAQs, a list of keyboard shortcuts, and online resources.
Fast and capable, this lightweight app is perfect for most jobs, and most users, too. With so many free graphics apps to choose from, you have plenty of options if you have special needs. We can't think of a better go-to image tool to start with than IrfanView.
Irfanview - Convert and edit images - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From Irfan Skiljan:
IrfanView is a fast and compact image viewer/converter. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. It supports 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.
What's new in this version: Version 4.30 adds much faster JPG handling, new paste options, new features in open/save dialogs, new effects and plugin updates etc.
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 3,420 votes
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Current version:
4.6 starsout of 125 votes
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"Top programme definetly what I wanted"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
A great programme and free as well whenever I reformat or purchase another computer I put this on as well as the plugins.
It does so many things.
I thoroughly recomend itCons
It is so much better than paint or the Gimp
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"Excellent and easy to use software"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
It easily and quickly changes a TIFF file to a JPG.
Cons
So easy to change one file format to another
Summary
Can't fault such an easy to use software
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"Safe, fast & easy"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
Very user friendly
Cons
Zoom could be improved
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"Just gets better and better"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
I've been using this program since it first came out and I absolutely depend on it. The new version (as always) is better than the previous version. No disappointments with this program, as there often are with a lot of software updates.
Cons
No cons to Irfanview
Summary
Handiest little freeware program I ever downloaded.
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"real cool dude"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
hey man !!!!!!!!!!
Cons
cool !!!!!!!!!1
Summary
yeah man !!!!!!
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"The Greatest Tool"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
A hard working tool that stays up with the times and the advent of new file apps. It's my first choice when something comes up that my PC won't open. I also use it for special apps and am still learning more about it the more familiar I get with it.
Cons
I don't have any. This tool is limited only by my own inabilities.
Summary
Use it regularly, hasn't let me down yet. And it's outrageously Free!
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"Very useful image editor."
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
Easy to use, wide range of functions. So far, it's been pretty intuitive to use.
Cons
Wide range of fucntions takes a while to figure out. Like most software, I'm probably using about 2% of IrfanView's capabilities, but I find that whenever I come up with a new problem involving image files, IrfanView has a way to deal with it.
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"Very useful photo tool - and it's free!"
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
Simple to use
Free
Lot's of extra features to discover.
Effects filters.Cons
None - for a free program.
I might feel I could criticize some things if it cost a lot.Summary
I can do a lot of things with this that I used to do with my early version of photoshop elements.
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"Great program, always has been........."
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
Should be enough for everyone.........
Cons
Don't know of any......
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"Handy picture and scan editor."
Version: IrfanView 4.30
Pros
I like it for scanning.
Cons
Not as easy to use as PSP for picture editing.
Summary
Useful addition and backup.
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