XnView MP vs SumatraPDF

XnView MP9.1Visit SumatraPDF8.8Visit

Higher score XnView MP #2 in File Viewer Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit XnView MP

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SumatraPDF #4 in File Viewer Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Sumatra PDF

• XnView MP fits best

  Cross-platform image-heavy workflows

• SumatraPDF fits best

  Portable Windows document viewing

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Side by side

Feature	XnView MP 9.1/10 Visit ↗	SumatraPDF 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#2 in File Viewer Software	#4 in File Viewer Software
Best for	Cross-platform image-heavy workflows	Portable Windows document viewing
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	€3.90/unit one-time	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Support	Docs	Docs, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features XnView MP 0/4 · SumatraPDF 0/4
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Our review
Pros	Views more than 500 image formats, including camera RAW Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux Combines comparison, catalog search, metadata, and batch tools	Free and open source with installer and portable Windows builds Opens PDF, ebook, comic-book, DjVu, XPS, CHM and image files Adds annotations, form filling, search and Windows text-to-speech
Cons	Commercial company use requires a paid license Its verified scope is primarily image viewing Paid pricing is listed per license rather than as a recurring plan	Windows-only desktop support limits cross-platform use No OCR support is provided Some capabilities are documented for the 3.7 pre-release
Our verdict	XnView MP is a desktop photo viewer and organizer for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is suited to image-heavy workflows that need broad format coverage, camera RAW viewing, catalog indexing, metadata tools, and multiple ways to inspect… Read the review →	Sumatra PDF is a free, open-source desktop reader for Windows users who need more than basic PDF viewing. It opens PDF, EPUB, MOBI, comic-book, DjVu, XPS, CHM, image and other document formats. Core PDF tools cover text search, navigation… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• XnView MP — where it wins

  • Views more than 500 image formats, including camera RAW
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Combines comparison, catalog search, metadata, and batch tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial company use requires a paid license
  • Its verified scope is primarily image viewing
  • Paid pricing is listed per license rather than as a recurring plan

• SumatraPDF — where it wins

  • Free and open source with installer and portable Windows builds
  • Opens PDF, ebook, comic-book, DjVu, XPS, CHM and image files
  • Adds annotations, form filling, search and Windows text-to-speech

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only desktop support limits cross-platform use
  • No OCR support is provided
  • Some capabilities are documented for the 3.7 pre-release

• XnView MP9.1/10 · Free plan

  A free image viewer with broad format support and paid commercial licensing.

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• SumatraPDF8.8/10 · Free plan

  A portable Windows reader with broad format support, annotations, forms and text-to-speech.

  Visit Sumatra PDFFull verdict →