But either way you shouldn't be disappointed with this program. Give that version a try if you haven't, sometimes older is better. Recent versions of Faststone image viewer are great but I still prefer the look and feel of version 2.5 the best. I tested many other free image viewers but no others feel as solid as Faststone, solid as a rock (stone) you can say.

Very rarely will you need to open another tool to mess with your images, but if you do need to open an image with another program you can do this right from inside Faststone using the 'edit with external program' feature. Once set up according to your own taste (choice of skin, mouse and navigation options, etc.) you can just sit back and relax and use this everyday. Nevertheless, since this is unlikely to affect users with larger screens, it hasn't prevented me from giving Faststone Image Viewer a well-deserved 5-star rating.Īn image viewer that is a pleasure to use and lets you focus on your photos not on the program.

The main menu fonts are OK, but those in the dialogs are tiny and hard to read on the 10-inch screen of my Windows 7 netbook without squinting. Waiting for the thumbnail database to be built takes a little patience, but once that's done, all the thumbnails come up instantly as one jumps from folder to folder.įSViewer is now my default image viewer, but there's still one thing I'd like to see improved: There needs to be some way to set a preference for the UI font sizes.

The program is very easy to use, too, and the overall appearance is pleasing to the eye. With its many useful features, it's more than just a viewer. It took me a long time to finally try Faststone Image Viewer, but now I like everything about it.

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