For years, this piece of software has been the "best-kept secret" of the power user community. But in 2015, with the recent updates to version 2.x, is it still the king of image viewers? I spent a week using XnView MP (the cross-platform, updated version) as my daily driver. Here is my verdict.
On a standard 2015 PC (e.g., Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, HDD), XnView loaded in under 2 seconds. Batch renaming 200 JPEGs or converting a folder of RAW to PNG took a fraction of the time compared to Picasa or FastStone. xnview review 2015
Even in 2015, XnView was still a 32-bit application. This meant it couldn't address more than 4GB of RAM, causing occasional crashes when batch processing hundreds of huge TIFFs or panoramic stitched images. For years, this piece of software has been
Note: By 2015, XnView had two variants: Classic (free, what this review covers) and XnView MP (cross-platform beta, slower but 64-bit and modern UI). Most 2015 reviews recommended Classic for speed, MP for future-proofing. Here is my verdict