QuickView
QuickView displays JXL, AVIF, WebP, RAW, and QOI images in a Windows application using Direct2D.
About QuickView
QuickView is a Windows image viewer built with Direct2D. It opens classic formats such as JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and ICO, modern formats including WebP, AVIF, HEIC, SVG and JXL, additional formats such as EXR, PSD and QOI, and RAW files such as ARW, CR2, CR3, DNG, NEF, ORF and RAF via LibRaw.
It is focused on viewing rather than editing and is described as portable. It includes display settings, custom keyboard shortcuts, fullscreen and spotlight slideshow modes, and a filmstrip gallery. The interface is available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish and Russian. It runs on Windows.
Key features
- Views JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, ICO, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, SVG, JXL
- Opens RAW files including ARW, CR2, CR3, DNG, NEF, ORF, RAF via LibRaw
- Uses Direct2D rendering with multi-threaded decoding for JXL and AVIF
- Offers customizable keyboard shortcuts with F1 shortcut overlay
- Provides filmstrip gallery with hover, pinned, or disabled visibility
- Includes fullscreen and spotlight slideshow that dims background
Best for: Windows users who need to view modern formats such as JXL and AVIF and camera RAW files.
Good for
- Supports classic, modern, and RAW image formats in one viewer
- Portable application for Windows
- Interface available in seven languages
Watch out for
- Available only for Windows
- Designed for viewing, not for image editing
QuickView at a glance
- Category
- Online Tools › Image Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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QuickView FAQ
What image formats can QuickView open?
Classic formats like JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and ICO, modern formats like WebP, AVIF, HEIC, SVG and JXL, formats like EXR, PSD and QOI, and RAW formats like ARW, CR2, CR3, DNG, NEF, ORF and RAF.
Can QuickView be used to edit images?
No. It focuses on viewing, and the source notes that heavy editing is left to tools like Photoshop.
Which operating systems does QuickView support?
Windows.
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