Looking For Image Viewer To View Multiple Images At Once

[bingefeller]

Hi folks,

I'm looking for a simple image viewer program that will let me view images on my computer at once. I would like the program to be able to let me open up multiple images in seperate windows at once and to have unobtrusive menu bars.

Does such a program exist? I have been out of the loop with Windows for a while and the last time I used Windows at home I used Quicktime Pictureviewer for viewing images.

Thankyou.

 

[seavixen32]

Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

Check out Windows Live Photo Gallery.

You can get the free download here: Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011

You can also get it as part of Windows Live Essentials: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials

 

[bingefeller]

Thanks for the reply, seavixen32. I actually had the Windows Live Essentials on my computer, but not fully installed.

If anyone else has any other suggestions I would like to hear them too.

 

[seavixen32]

You might want to check this Wiki article.

Some image viewers require payment while others are free.

Comparison of image viewers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[bingefeller]

You might want to check this Wiki article.

Some image viewers require payment while others are free.

Comparison of image viewers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks again! I never thought of checking Wikipedia.

 

[seavixen32]

You're very welcome.

It'll be interesting to know which one you decide to use.

 

[dsperber]

I'm looking for a simple image viewer program that will let me view images on my computer at once. I would like the program to be able to let me open up multiple images in seperate windows at once and to have unobtrusive menu bars.

I've been using ACDSee in Windows "since Hector was a pup".

There have been many enhancements over the years, and the product has gotten larger and larger (with many good features for some, I suppose, but all I wanted was a fantastic image browser that was fast and lean). Naturally, the product has also gotten much more expensive over the years... to go along with what I feel to be "bloat". They've moved into "image editing", which I already have Photoshop for. I just want an image viewer/browser that's simple and fast and displays pictures exactly the way I want to see them... as you do.

So I myself still use the "best and fastest" version 4.01 (from 2001), although I also install the slightly prettier version 5 (from 2003) on machines for family and friends.

They're now up to version 14 on the "non-pro" edition ($79) and version 5 on the "pro" side ($239). I actually invested in the Pro version 2.5 a few years back because I had bought a new digital camera and thought it would be useful, but VIRTUALLY NEVER USE IT (really still preferring the old version 4 from 2001)!!!

Naturally they no longer sell or support the older versions I have and use, but that's fine with me.

Anyway, PM me if you're interested in trying version 4 or 5. I can get it to you along with all of my setup to get you started right away. I'm sure you will appreciate its simplicity of user-interface that belies its great depth of functionality.

 

[mjf]

I tried a number over a period of time and settled on FASTONE.
Viewing + comparison image viewing was what I wanted. I also wanted it to be standalone and lightweight.

I link to Photoshop Element 8/9 for editing but it does come with some editing capability.

 

[bingefeller]

I'm looking for a simple image viewer program that will let me view images on my computer at once. I would like the program to be able to let me open up multiple images in seperate windows at once and to have unobtrusive menu bars.

I've been using ACDSee in Windows "since Hector was a pup".

There have been many enhancements over the years, and the product has gotten larger and larger (with many good features for some, I suppose, but all I wanted was a fantastic image browser that was fast and lean). Naturally, the product has also gotten much more expensive over the years... to go along with what I feel to be "bloat". They've moved into "image editing", which I already have Photoshop for. I just want an image viewer/browser that's simple and fast and displays pictures exactly the way I want to see them... as you do.

So I myself still use the "best and fastest" version 4.01 (from 2001), although I also install the slightly prettier version 5 (from 2003) on machines for family and friends.

They're now up to version 14 on the "non-pro" edition ($79) and version 5 on the "pro" side ($239). I actually invested in the Pro version 2.5 a few years back because I had bought a new digital camera and thought it would be useful, but VIRTUALLY NEVER USE IT (really still preferring the old version 4 from 2001)!!!

Naturally they no longer sell or support the older versions I have and use, but that's fine with me.

Anyway, PM me if you're interested in trying version 4 or 5. I can get it to you along with all of my setup to get you started right away. I'm sure you will appreciate its simplicity of user-interface that belies its great depth of functionality.

Hi dsperber,

Many thanks for your kind offer but I think that I'll give it a miss. The ability to view images in this way is not so important that I would pay for a program to be able to do so.

I tried a number over a period of time and settled on FASTONE.
Viewing + comparison image viewing was what I wanted. I also wanted it to be standalone and lightweight.

I link to Photoshop Element 8/9 for editing but it does come with some editing capability.

This looks pretty good, I'll try it out I think. Thankyou.


EDIT: I have actually gone with IrfanView. It's small, very simple and easy to use, displays the images in seperate windows, lets me hide all the toolbars and is free.

Thanks for all the other suggestions.

 

[mjf]

Good to see you went with an old faithful.
I used irfanview for a while but I wanted side by side comparisons at various magnifications in the same window for pre/post edit comparison. I couldn't get irfanview to do it.

 

[dsperber]

Many thanks for your kind offer but I think that I'll give it a miss. The ability to view images in this way is not so important that I would pay for a program to be able to do so.

Right... neither would I today.

Which is why I'd mentioned making my "legacy" (i.e. abandoned by the vendor, but perfectly fine to this day) 10-year old v4 or 8-year old v5 setup for ACDSee available to you. Still will, if you want to try it. PM me is so.

Anyway, if you're satisfied with IrfanView, many people certainly use it quite happily.

 

[maze21]

Hi dsperber,
would your v4 or v5 setup work with my good old win xp pro?
Then I‘d be interested.
I‘m new here, so my pm doesn‘t work yet.
But you can contact me on mazeinf AT web DOT de.
Thanks and regards
maze21

 

[dsperber]

Hi dsperber,
would your v4 or v5 setup work with my good old win xp pro?
Then I‘d be interested.
I‘m new here, so my pm doesn‘t work yet.
But you can contact me on mazeinf AT web DOT de.
Thanks and regards
maze21

Yes, absolutely, my old v4 and v5 products will absolutely work on XP, as they once did for me.

I would email you today with the retrieval/installation details but the power supply in my "email desktop machine" died yesterday. The replacement PSU is arriving today sometime, and once I get the machine back in service I will send you the instructions.

Note that ACDSee has come through many versions since this thread was last active in 2011. In fact they're now up to "version 11" which is the 2018 Pro product (which I currently use on my Win7 and Win10 systems), and even 2019 editions (but I don't think it's really a new "version").

I actually have both v4 and 2018 Pro installed on my Win7/10 systems and still use v4 as my default JPG image viewer that gets launched for viewing email attachments, etc., specifically because it being so "lean and mean" it launches almost instantly. V5 is the essentially same speedy animal, they removed the nonsense Lura plugins (which should be UN-CHECKED during v4 installation) and they added some minor customization and user interface improvements while at the same time "breaking" (to my way of thinking) how their Explorer Tree pane works (which always returns to the top-level sub-folder of the current expansion, rather than remaining positioned exactly at the current sub-folder you last worked on). I complained but they never really fixed this in an upgraded release of v5, although they did correct this in later versions. Nevertheless I do not use v5 myself specifically for this reason, although I do install it for friends and family who don't have the same sub-folder considerations I do.

These latest ACDSee versions won't run on WinXP but if you have need or desire to buy or try any of their array of products if you also have a Win7/8/10 system, they're on special "year-end sale" prices right now through January 3.

 

[maze21]

Hi dsperber,
thanks for coming back to me.
I remember ACDsee from my college days 10 years ago, might have been v4 or 5 at the time and this will absolutely do for me.
I´m actually looking for something intuivively lean to use on my old system with split screen capability for easy image comparison and selection.
I´ve also looked into the fastone mentioned above which I liked.
It will be fun to compare the two.
So I´d appreciate if you could send me a legacy ACDsee v4 or 5 with your instructions.
No need to hurry: I´m on skiing holidays until January 6th - and hope to be back with some amazing blue sky champagne powder pics to be sorted out.
Thanks so far and happy new year to you and your family.
Talk to you soon.
maze21

 

[maze21]

Hi dsperber,
did you get your email machine running again?

Regards
Matthias

 

[dsperber]

Hi dsperber,
did you get your email machine running again?

Regards
Matthias

Oops... forgot all about it as I'm rebuilding two machines simultaneously. Sorry.


But I'm able to send email again. It's on its way to you.