Imgv – feature rich image viewer

Last Updated on October 17, 2022

Imgv is a powerful, free and open source image viewer. It runs on a number of different operating systems including Linux.

With imgv it’s possible to execute powerful commands such as loading every .png and .mpg file that starts with a certain letter.

It supports a large range of formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, TGA, PPM, PNM, PBM, PGM, XPM, XCF, LBM, IFF, and MPEG.

Features include:

• File browser.
• Slideshows.
• Zooming and rotating.
• On-the-fly Exif viewing.
• Histograms.
• Fullscreen support.
• Wallpaper setting.
• Viewing 4 images on the screen simultaneously (see screenshot above).
• Adjustable thumbnail sizes.
• Playlists.
• Movie playing (MPEG).
• File searching/filtering.
• Multiple directory loading.
• Transitional effects.
• Gamma correction.
• Image hiding.
• View and download images from Web sites.
• Website image extraction.

Website: imgv.sourceforge.net
Support: Documentation
Developer: Ryan Kulla
License: GNU GPL v2

Imgv is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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