XnView MP vs FastRawViewer

XnView MP9.3Visit FFastRawViewer7.7Visit

Higher score XnView MP #1 in Photo Viewer Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit XnView MP

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F FastRawViewer #10 in Photo Viewer Software 7.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit FastRawViewer

• XnView MP fits best

  Cross-platform power users and photo managers

• FastRawViewer fits best

  RAW-focused photographers on Windows or macOS

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Side by side

Feature	XnView MP 9.3/10 Visit ↗	FFastRawViewer 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	7.7
Ranking	#1 in Photo Viewer Software	#10 in Photo Viewer Software
Best for	Cross-platform power users and photo managers	RAW-focused photographers on Windows or macOS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€3.90/unit one-time	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features XnView MP 5/5 · FastRawViewer 4/5
RAW image support	✓	✓
Side-by-side compare	✓	✓
Contact sheets	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Color management	✓	✓
Metadata viewer	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Our review
Pros	Opens more than 500 formats, including camera RAW files Compares up to four images side by side Combines catalog search, metadata editing, and batch tools	Direct RAW rendering with histograms and exposure statistics Ratings, labels, filtering, and XMP metadata editing ICC color management with multi-window viewing
Cons	Commercial company use requires a paid license Per-license pricing may complicate larger deployments Feature depth may exceed the needs of simple viewers	Paid product with no free plan Desktop-only support for Windows and macOS No built-in AI features
Our verdict	XnView MP is a desktop photo viewer and organizer for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is suited to photographers, photo managers, and cross-platform power users who need more than basic image opening. The software handles more than 500 image… Read the review →	FastRawViewer is a desktop photo viewer for photographers who need to review and cull RAW files before editing. It renders RAW data directly rather than relying only on embedded JPEG previews, while also supporting JPEG, TIFF, and PNG… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• XnView MP — where it wins

  • Opens more than 500 formats, including camera RAW files
  • Compares up to four images side by side
  • Combines catalog search, metadata editing, and batch tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial company use requires a paid license
  • Per-license pricing may complicate larger deployments
  • Feature depth may exceed the needs of simple viewers

• FastRawViewer — where it wins

  • Direct RAW rendering with histograms and exposure statistics
  • Ratings, labels, filtering, and XMP metadata editing
  • ICC color management with multi-window viewing

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Desktop-only support for Windows and macOS
  • No built-in AI features

• XnView MP9.3/10 · Free plan

  A format-rich desktop viewer with serious cataloging, metadata, and batch tools.

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• FFastRawViewer7.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A focused desktop viewer for inspecting, sorting, and comparing RAW files.

  Visit FastRawViewerFull verdict →