# XnView

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**XnView** is an [image organizer](/source/Image_organizer) and [general-purpose file manager](/source/File_manager) used for viewing, converting, organizing and editing [raster images](/source/Raster_image), as well as general purpose file management. It comes with built-in [hex inspection](/source/Hex_editor), [batch renaming](/source/Batch_renaming), [image scanning](/source/Image_scanning) and [screen capture](/source/Screenshot) tools. It is licensed as [freeware](/source/Freeware) for private, educational and [non-profit](/source/Nonprofit_organization) uses. For other uses, it is licensed as [commercial software](/source/Commercial_software).

Although originally deployed only on [Unix-like](/source/Unix-like) systems, it is now also available for [Windows](/source/Windows), [Windows Mobile](/source/Windows_Mobile) and [Pocket PC](/source/Pocket_PC).[5] The extended version of XnView, called **XnView MP**, is available for Windows, [macOS](/source/MacOS) and [Linux](/source/Linux).[6]

XnView has received five cows from [Tucows](/source/Tucows).[7] In 2006 [Sveriges Television](/source/Sveriges_Television) (SVT) recommended XnView in their *High Definition Multi Format Test Set*.[8] Research papers about [DICOM](/source/DICOM) and [digital watermarking](/source/Digital_watermarking) used XnView for image processing.[9][10]

## Features

XnView is [customisable](/source/Personalization) and [multi-lingual](/source/Multilingualism). XnView can read more than 500 image file formats, some [audio](/source/Audio_file_formats) and [video file formats](/source/Container_format_(digital)), and write 50 image file formats.[11] XnView also supports [ICC profiles](/source/ICC_profile) in [JPEG](/source/JPEG), [PNG](/source/Portable_Network_Graphics) and [TIFF](/source/TIFF) files. It doesn't respect loop settings on animated files, however, and will infinitely loop them, regardless.[12] Classic XnView can read image formats resulting in more than [32 bits per pixel](/source/Color_depth#Deep_color_(30-bit)), but write support is limited to 32 bits.

XnView can show [IPTC](/source/IPTC_Information_Interchange_Model), [Exif](/source/Exif) and [XMP](/source/Extensible_Metadata_Platform) [metadata](/source/Metadata), and write IPTC metadata (It can also do batch writing of IPTC metadata).[13][14] It can write XMP metadata partly together with IPTC metadata. It also supports file comments ([4DOS](/source/4DOS) [descript.ion](/source/Long_filename)). XnView can search files that have the same filename or data, and can search for similar graphics as well.

The display of the [histogram](/source/Image_histogram) of a picture is possible. [Scripts](/source/Scripting_language) can be created to convert, manipulate and [rename a batch](/source/Batch_renaming) of images in one go. Creation of advanced [slide shows](/source/Slide_show) is also possible. Lossless (without new encoding) turning, [flipping](/source/Flipping) and [cropping](/source/Cropping_(image)) of JPEG files is supported.

Typical image editing tools are included, for instance color and size manipulation, several [filters](/source/Filter_(photography)) and [effects](/source/Visual_effects). XnView supports .8bf [Photoshop plugins](/source/Photoshop_plugin) such as the [Harry's Filters](/source/Harry's_Filters) 3.0 included in the full version. Support for most [raw image formats](/source/Raw_image_format) is based on [dcraw](/source/Dcraw).

Support for [vector graphics](/source/Vector_graphics) ([EPS](/source/Encapsulated_PostScript), [PS](/source/PostScript), [PDF](/source/PDF)) can be integrated with [Ghostscript](/source/Ghostscript). Classic XnView does not support [Unicode](/source/Unicode), and [SVG](/source/SVG) requires a commercial [CAD](/source/Computer-aided_design) plugin. These features are available in the multi-platform edition XnView MP based on [Qt](/source/Qt_(software)).[6]

Classic XnView is also distributed in the [PortableApps format](/source/PortableApps.com).[15] XnView 2.13 (2013) was the last version for Windows platforms older than [Windows XP](/source/Windows_XP). Version 2.30 released in 2015 supports the [Netpbm PAM](/source/Netpbm#PAM_graphics_format) format, can read [Better Portable Graphics](/source/Better_Portable_Graphics), and offers an add-on for [Imgur](/source/Imgur) uploads.[16] As of 2018 XnView also supported [HEIF](/source/HEIF) and [FLIF](/source/FLIF).[17]

## Related software

The author published various other products using the classic or the multi-platform XnView code base, some examples are:

- XnView MP — the designated successor to classic XnView which is faster, has [macOS](/source/MacOS) and [Linux](/source/Linux) editions and has Unicode support; the current version 1.9.8[6]
- Nview — the [DOS4GW](/source/DOS4GW) predecessor of XnView[18]
- NConvert — command-line batch convert tool ([Linux](/source/Linux), [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Windows](/source/Windows)); the current version 7.221
- XnConvert — GUI batch convert tool ([Linux](/source/Linux), [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Windows](/source/Windows)); the current version 1.106
- Xn — apps for [iOS](/source/IOS) and [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) (XnRetro, Sketch Me!, Gif Me!, Hypocam, etc.)
- XnShell — [File Explorer / Windows Explorer](/source/File_Explorer) shell extension (32-bit or 64-bit); the current version 4.2.0
- XnResize — image resizer ([Linux](/source/Linux), [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Windows](/source/Windows)); the current version 1.11
- XnRetro — used to assign vintage or instant effect for images ([Linux](/source/Linux), [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Windows](/source/Windows)); the current version 1.30
- XnSketch — transform images into cartoon or sketch ([Linux](/source/Linux), [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Windows](/source/Windows)); the current version 1.20
- GFL-SDK — free developer library used in tools by third parties[3]

## See also

- [Comparison of image viewers](/source/Comparison_of_image_viewers)

## References

1. Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet (2008-07-23). ["XnView Classic 1.05"](https://download.xnview.com/old_versions/XnView_Classic/). XnView.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221101011810/https://download.xnview.com/old_versions/XnView_Classic/) 2022-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-11-01.

1. Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet (2005-08-17). ["Programming Language"](https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3168&p=14921#p14921). XnView.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193030/https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3168&p=14921#p14921) 2021-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

1. ["GFL SDK Software Development Kit Version 3.40"](https://www.xnview.com/fr/GFL/). XnView.com. 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170720172807/https://www.xnview.com/fr/GFL/) 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-04-06.

1. ["Translators"](https://www.xnview.com/wiki/index.php/XnView_User_Guide#Thank_you.21). XnView.com. 2010-04-27. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193030/https://www.xnview.com/wiki/index.php/XnView_User_Guide#Thank_you.21) 2021-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

1. ["Downloads for older platforms"](http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#archive). XnView.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

1. ["Powerful Image Viewer - XnViewMP"](https://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/). XnView.com. 2022-10-09. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200203014215/https://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/) 2020-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

1. Michael E, Callahan (2007-09-05). ["Picks: Reviews of programs that convert graphics, work with audio files"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150514002805/http://www.tucows.com/article/1768). [Tucows](/source/Tucows). Archived from [the original](http://www.tucows.com/article/1768) on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-02-20.

1. Lars Haglund (February 2006). ["The SVT High Definition Multi Format Test Set"](http://media.xiph.org/video/derf/vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/SVT_MultiFormat_v10.pdf). [SVT](/source/Sveriges_Television). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130115174923/http://media.xiph.org/video/derf/vqeg.its.bldrdoc.gov/HDTV/SVT_MultiFormat/SVT_MultiFormat_v10.pdf) 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-02-23. For viewing the original ‘sgi16’ files we recommend the use of XnView

1. Edward J. Escott, David Rubinstein (September 2003). "Free DICOM Image Viewing and Processing Software for Your Desktop Computer: What's Available and What It Can Do for You". *Radiographics*. **23** (5): 1341–1357. [RSNA](/source/Radiological_Society_of_North_America). [doi:10.1148/rg.235035047](https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.235035047). [PMID 12975521](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12975521)

1. E Ganic, AM Eskicioglu (2004). ["Robust DWT-SVD domain image watermarking: embedding data in all frequencies"](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1022461). *Proceedings of the 2004 workshop on Multimedia and security*. [ACM](/source/Association_for_Computing_Machinery). pp. 166–174. ISBN 978-1-58113-854-2.

1. ["Supported file formats"](https://www.xnview.com/en/image_formats/). XnView.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240113193347/https://www.xnview.com/en/image_formats/) 2024-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

1. ["1.4.3 - viewer - gif always looped | frame controls stuck - XnView Software"](https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=45118). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230628223826/https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=45118) 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

1. ["Extending IPTC / EXIF / XMP batch editing"](http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=9014&hilit=iptc). XnView.com. 2006. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170203/http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=9014&hilit=iptc) 2017-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

1. Michael Mielewczik (2007), "Blau Zähne als Wunderwaffe. Bluetooth-Handys unter OPENSUSE 10.2.", *PC Magazin LINUX*. Vol. 2/2007, pp. 58–61

1. ["XnView Portable"](http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/xnview_portable). [PortableApps](/source/PortableApps.com). 2017-05-24. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170908110941/https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/xnview_portable) 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-07.

1. Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet (2015-02-19). ["XnView 2.30"](http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=31313). XnView.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150220132119/http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=31313) 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-15. BPG format read support

1. Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet (2018-05-31). ["XnView 2.45"](https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=37528&p=150228&hilit=HEIF). XnView.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181219115739/https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=37528&p=150228&hilit=HEIF) 2018-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

1. ["XnView old Download"](https://www.xnview.com/old/en/download_nc.html). 2002-12-03. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170101160428/http://www.xnview.com/old/en/download_nc.html) 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-04-04. Nview/Nconvert & View2 v3.87

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/)
- [XnView metadata How-To](https://www.carlseibert.com/xnview-metadata-how-to/), August 2017. In: CarlSeibert.com

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