--- title: IrfanView Reviews meta\_title: 'IrfanView Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 51 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IrfanView works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 51 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # IrfanView Reviews & Product Details IrfanView seeks to create unique, new and interesting features, unlike some other graphic viewers, whose whole "creativity" is based on feature cloning, stealing of ideas and whole dialogs from ACDSee and/or IrfanView! (for example: XnView has been stealing/cloning features and whole dialogs from IrfanView, for 10+ years). * * * Seller [IrfanView](https://www.g2.com/sellers/irfanview) Discussions [IrfanView Community](https://www.g2.com/products/irfanview/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/irfanview/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Onshape](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Onshape") Onshape 4.7/5(725) ](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews) [ ![Autodesk Fusion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Autodesk Fusion") Autodesk Fusion 4.5/5(520) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) [ ![SOLIDWORKS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOLIDWORKS") SOLIDWORKS 4.5/5(646) ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/irfanview/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 51 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) AG Avinash G. Lead Solutions Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/26/2023 "Using this for the last 15 years and probably will continue for the next 15" 5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? One tool for all image viewing purposes. Support for multiple image formats Quick editing and conversion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Not much that this tool couldn't do. There isn't anything I dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? Image viewing Quick image editing Images renaming Images transforming Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic JA Julian A. IT Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/25/2023 "IrfranView is the best software to view images" 4/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? Compatibility with almost all image and video formats. You can download plugins and language packs for better use. The portable version is good but doesn't have all the functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? The user interface is like Windows 98. Sometimes the Mac version stops working. I already have IrfanView detected as a virus by McAfee software, a false positive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? We use IrfanView on all the computers the students use, and it is available to all the users (teachers). Using just one software to view almost all image types is the best..!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Anupam P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anupam P.") AP Anupam P. Community Content Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/19/2023 "Lightweight and versatile image viewer" 4/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? It performs fast and installation size is very small. It loads images quickly, even for large files, and has a minimal impact on system resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Less intuitive compared to more modern image editing software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? It perform batch operations on multiple images simultaneously. This feature is helps me in resizing, renaming, converting file formats, or applying filters Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Arturo J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Arturo J.") AJ Arturo J. Consultor T.I. - Desarrollador de Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/25/2023 "Want more than a free Image visor? use IrfanView" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? It is very light and fast, responds quickly, and has many functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? The graphic interface it is not the best, it does not mean it is terrible, but it could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? The graphic interface has been retouched, and it looks like, in the future it will be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Naveen J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Naveen J.") NJ Naveen J. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/25/2023 "Irfanview review" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? Irfanview is one of the best graphic design software in Windows; I use this daily software bases, so it's smooth and speedy, as well as Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Irfanview software sometimes gets slow that the issue i facing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? Resolve the bugs helps to improve the quality of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VG Valerie G. Systems Administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/26/2023 "handy tool" 5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? Quick and easy tool to view/print/get info on all types of images with tons of functionality! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Wish viewing a PDF viewing was not a plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy for everyone in the office to use. Windows tools much harder to use. Photoshop impossible for some in office. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic Review from User Profile ![Rahul S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rahul S.") RS Rahul S. Director of CX Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/19/2023 "Light tool for image editing" 5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? Irfanview was one of the first image viewing/editing apps that I'd used. It's extremely light, and comes with very basic image editing features such as crop, resize, resample, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Irfanview could have implemented advanced image editing/manipulation features such as layers etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? It's a no-nonsense tool with features that are very straightforward. The learning curve required to use it is very easy to acquire. It helps me resample images to a lower file size for storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Online Media](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Online Media") UO Verified User in Online Media Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/18/2023 "One of the pioneer of image viewer and editor" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? IrfanView was one of the earliest image editor and viewer, it gives you the basic features that you will need to process your images like viewing, converting image type or optimising images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? it's good for basic office work but not enough for professional image editors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? Irfanview is a good software for viewing cad images or any photo images, it supports most image type so you only need IrfanView Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Commercial Real Estate](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Commercial Real Estate") UC Verified User in Commercial Real Estate Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/27/2023 "Image editor for Windows" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? I have used Irfanview literally on dozens of PCs and implemented it for my company. The preview function is an invaluable resource for viewing cross-platform images like web development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? The use of some advanced features (panorama, collage, labels) is not simple and intuitive. The program has an outdated design that might deter some users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? I mainly use it as a simple image viewer and editor to modify resolution, color spectrum, sharpness, brightness, filter, and other effects. IrfanView can also, although with some limitations, replace other advanced specialized programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/17/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated RA Rajan A. Self - Admin Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/9/2023 "Wonderful software for almost anything about graphics" 5/5 What do you like best about IrfanView? It opens almost all types of graphics and thst too very fast. this id the most a. amazing quality that it loads very fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IrfanView? Perhaps nothing! It works like a charm.Just awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IrfanView solving and how is that benefiting you? Instant preview of any graphics file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about IrfanView? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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