XnView MP vs PhotoTaken

XnView MP9.3Visit PhotoTaken6.4Visit

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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PhotoTaken #22 in Photo Viewer Software 6.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit PhotoTaken

• XnView MP fits best

  Cross-platform power users and photo managers

• PhotoTaken fits best

  Paid users needing ingest and catalog workflows

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Side by side

Feature	XnView MP 9.3/10 Visit ↗	PhotoTaken 6.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	6.4
Ranking	#1 in Photo Viewer Software	#22 in Photo Viewer Software
Best for	Cross-platform power users and photo managers	Paid users needing ingest and catalog workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€3.90/unit one-time	$69 one-time
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Support	Docs	Email
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features XnView MP 5/5 · PhotoTaken 5/5
RAW image support	✓	✓
Side-by-side compare	✓	✓
Contact sheets	✓	✓
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	Supports browsing across 26 RAW formats plus common image and video types Combines contact sheets, comparison, ratings, tags, and metadata tools Adds card ingest, batch workflows, and Lightroom, Bridge, and Photo Mechanic integrations
Cons	Commercial company use requires a paid license Per-license pricing may complicate larger deployments Feature depth may exceed the needs of simple viewers	No free plan; paid licenses start at $69 Available only on Windows and Apple Silicon Macs The vendor's company page describes the product as being in beta
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 →	PhotoTaken is a native desktop photo workflow application for photographers who need to browse, cull, rate, tag, compare, and organize large folders of images. It supports 26 RAW formats alongside JPEG, TIFF, PNG, HEIC/HEIF, video clips,… 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

• PhotoTaken — where it wins

  • Supports browsing across 26 RAW formats plus common image and video types
  • Combines contact sheets, comparison, ratings, tags, and metadata tools
  • Adds card ingest, batch workflows, and Lightroom, Bridge, and Photo Mechanic integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid licenses start at $69
  • Available only on Windows and Apple Silicon Macs
  • The vendor's company page describes the product as being in beta

• XnView MP9.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• PhotoTaken6.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A paid desktop viewer for photographers who need structured ingest and catalog tools.

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