flxvwr is a simple, cross-platform image viewer written in Go using the Fyne toolkit. flxvwr provides a minimal user interface, keyboard shortcuts for navigation, and smooth performance
Launch flxvwr, drag&drop images, directories and/or playlist files into the window, and start viewing. Use the keyboard shortcuts to navigate between images and manage the viewer. Directories and playlist files are recursively scanned for images, and you can clear the current playlist using C or toggle shuffle mode using S for a random viewing experience.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Simple UI: Minimalistic interface for a clean viewing experience.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Navigate through images and control the viewer with intuitive key bindings.
- Responsive: Built with Fyne, enabling a responsive and native look on all platforms.
- Performance: Smooth performance for viewing images with minimal overhead with no image count limit.
- Customisable: Adjust brightness, contrast, zoom, pan and rotation.
- Playlist: Drag&drop images, directories or playlist files to import for viewing.
- Recursive Scan: Recursively scan directories and playlist files for images, directories and playlist files to import.
- Clear Playlist: Clear the current playlist to start fresh.
- Shuffle Mode: Toggle shuffle mode to view images in a random order.
- Delay: Adjust the delay between images for a custom viewing experience.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/justjcurtis/flxvwr
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Developer: Jacson Curtis
License: MIT License
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