What Viewer To Use For Renders

3DSaga

I really like the way renders look in the render window. The size and format are really appealing to me as well as the simplicity (lack of clutter from editing options I don't use).

Until recently I've been using the default viewer included in Windows to view graphics and photos. I always knew it probably wasn't the best, but it did offer convenience and simplicity for simply viewing images- photos as well as other graphics. MS has seen fit to bury it in the registry of the current Windows system as a way to force us to use their Photos app. I've never really cared for this app.

 

I know there are other viewers available, and I've tried a couple but they've turned out to be as unappealing as the one Windows has chosen for me (I admit that's part of the issue). I'm not limiting myself to free ones; I would be willing to pay for one as nice as the render window. What do other people use to view their renders?

Sevrin

I've been using Irfanview since the 90s and paid for it sometime way back.

algovincian

I can second the suggestion for IrfanView. It's lightweight, quick to load, and offers some options for browsing and to quickly setup slideshows.

- Greg

Taoz

I can also recommend IfranView, it has a ton of cool features.

markusmatern

I'm a huge fan of FastPictureViewer Pro

It is not free, but you can try it out for free.

3DSaga

Thanks for the suggestions- I'll give these a try!

akmerlow

I'm on XnView. Before that, used Picasa.

marble

I have used Faststone Image Viewer for many years and, although I have tried others like Irfanview or XnView, I always end up preferring Faststone. It has some editing capability and some useful extra features such as a library of frames and borders. And it is free.

WendyLuvsCatz

I ended up making Irfanview my default and Uninstalling the Windows 10 bundled Bloatware in Powershell 

Hemi426

FastStone Viewer!