Image Compare is a Linux desktop application for comparing images side by side with tools that help inspect differences in layout, colour handling, and scaling.
It supports loading images from drag and drop, the file picker, command-line arguments, or file manager integration, and includes several viewing modes designed to make visual comparison easier.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports drag and drop, toolbar import, command-line opening, and file manager integration.
- Includes a heatmap tool for comparing two images with matching dimensions.
- Offers Faithful and Raw display modes for handling embedded colour profiles.
- Provides a Best Fit mode for fitting images to the viewport.
- Includes a Stack mode for cycling between images with the keyboard.
- Supports Match Zoom to normalise zoom and panning between images of different sizes.
Website: github.com/gimletlove/imagecompare
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Developer: gimletlove
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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