5/22/2023 0 Comments Gthumb image viewer for mac![]() ![]() This got me into thinking: what do I expect from an image viewer? Why do I use it for? What do I NOT want to be included in it? Obviously, this is my opinion, but I would like it to be a basis of discussion more than the definite answer – so don’t hesitate to comment. Plus consider the wide range of possibilities that you find under the umbrella of image viewer: from “image managers” à la F-Spot or Digikam to the most simple viewers à la Mirage or Ristretto and middle solutions like GThumb, Gwenview (yes, it is a KDE app) or GqView. So why, oh why so many image viewer projects? I guess it is a easier to code an image viewer than full featured image editor but still… OK add one in each categories that are not Open Source ( Pixel and RawTherapee) and you’re done. Compare that with 3 image editors ( Gimp, Krita and Cinepaint) and a couple of RAW converters ( Rawstudio and Ufraw). If you narrow it down to “image viewer” you are left with “only” 126 results. Hitting with a search for image viewer gives a whooping 3110 results … and counting.
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