FastStone Image Viewer comparisons
FastStone Image Viewer is compared head-to-head with XnView MP, IrfanView and Geeqie and more: 7 head-to-heads in Photo Viewer Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
FastStone Image Viewer head-to-head
- FastStone Image Viewer vs XnView MP
- FastStone Image Viewer vs IrfanView
- FastStone Image Viewer vs Geeqie
- FastStone Image Viewer vs Photo Mechanic
- FastStone Image Viewer vs gThumb
- FastStone Image Viewer vs Gwenview
- FastStone Image Viewer vs Loupe
FastStone Image Viewer vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | RAW image support | Side-by-side compare | Contact sheets | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FastStone Image Viewer | Yes | Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 1 | XnView MP | Yes | €3.90/unit one-time | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 3 | IrfanView | Yes | $18/device one-time | 9.0 | ||||
| 4 | Geeqie | Yes | Free | Linux, macOS, Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 5 | Photo Mechanic | No | $149/yr | macOS, Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | gThumb | Yes | Free | Linux | Yes | 8.5 | ||
| 7 | Gwenview | Yes | Free | Linux | Yes | 8.4 | ||
| 8 | Loupe | Yes | Free | linux | 8.2 |
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