ParaPara is a lightweight image viewer designed for fast, straightforward image browsing. It offers several presentation modes, allowing users to view individual pictures, display two pages together or scroll through images continuously.
Its flexible layout makes it particularly useful for reading comics and manga. Double-page viewing supports different reading directions, while continuous viewing can display pictures vertically or horizontally.
ParaPara is intended to integrate with a conventional graphical desktop workflow. Users can launch it from a file manager and navigate pictures using keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Single-image mode – display one picture at a time.
- Double-page viewing – display two images together for comics and manga.
- Reading direction – switch between left-to-right and right-to-left page progression.
- Continuous viewing – browse images vertically or horizontally.
- Image zooming – magnify or reduce displayed pictures.
- Fit-to-window display – automatically scale images to fit the available space.
- Image transformations – resize, rotate and flip pictures.
- Animation support – display supported animated images.
- Keyboard navigation – move between images using configurable controls.
- File manager integration – open images directly from the desktop file manager.
Website: github.com/aharotias2/parapara
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Developer: Tanaka Takayuki, Ryo Nakano
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
ParaPara is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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