ahoviewer is a GTK image viewer, manga reader, and booru browser. It brings local image viewing and online booru browsing together in a single desktop application.
The program can open individual images as well as archives and supported video formats. Its manga mode is designed for sequential reading, while the booru browser provides a separate workflow for searching, viewing, and saving online material.
Navigation is strongly keyboard-oriented, but the interface also exposes thumbnails, scrollbars, a status bar, and other viewing controls when required.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Open local images and supported archives.
- Display MP4 and WebM media when GStreamer support is available.
- Manga mode for sequential image reading.
- Automatic fit, fit-to-width, fit-to-height, and manual zoom modes.
- Full-screen viewing and a configurable slideshow.
- Thumbnail bar for navigating a local image list.
- Integrated booru browser with support for multiple tabs.
- Search booru sites using tags and open results inside the application.
- Save an individual image or save the contents of a booru browser tab.
- Open a booru post in the default web browser.
- Copy a booru post URL, image URL, or image data to the clipboard.
- Detach and reattach booru browser tabs.
- Store credentials using supported desktop secret-storage facilities.
- Configure HTTP and HTTPS proxies through environment variables.
- Plugin support for extending the application.
- Keyboard shortcuts cover image navigation, zooming, browser tabs, visibility controls, saving, and other common actions.
- Runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/ahodesuka/ahoviewer
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Developer: ahoka
License: MIT License
ahoviewer is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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