We can enjoy our world eternally, but not everyone has the opportunity to travel and personally contemplate all the beauty of our planet. But you can do it right from your computer. qView is a multiplatform image viewer, also available for Windows. We will tell you what this program is.

What is this program?

qView is an image viewer. It can be used as a standard viewer for Windows because it supports many picture formats, such as JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, GIF, ICO, and others, opens them quickly, and can be associated with files. In addition to viewing, qView can modify images slightly, for example, rotate them in different directions, mirror them, etc. The program also includes a zoom function.

Primary program features

qView, despite its minimalistic design and simplicity, has all the necessary functions for its purpose. Namely:

• Viewing images in Windows;

• Support for many popular formats, such as JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, and others;

• Rotating and mirroring images;

• Slideshow support;

• User-friendly and minimalistic interface.

The program also has many additional features, which we will tell you more about.

User-friendly interface

The software interface contains the most necessary functions for viewing and partially editing images. For example, the "Show File Info" option displays the image name, format, location, size, resolution with megapixels, and aspect ratio. The View menu has options for resetting the zoom, viewing the image in its original size or full screen, rotating, reflecting, or mirroring the image.

Slideshow

With qView for Windows, you can watch a slideshow of an image folder from a tools menu. The following image loads in 5 seconds by default, but you can change this setting in the program options if necessary. The application also allows you to set the sort order (Name, The Latest Change, Size, Type, etc.).

Support for multiple formats

One of the primary advantages of qView for Windows is its support for many image formats. The program supports the following formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, CUR, ICNS, ICO, JP2, JPEG, JPE, MNG, PBM, PGM, PPM, SVG, SVGZ, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WEBP, XBM, and XPM. Web images are also available. You can paste the URL of an image to view it directly in qView. It is possible to use the context menu to access recently viewed images or to open an image folder in explorer.