feh vs HawkView
feh
feh.finalrewind.org
HawkView
hawkview.coSide by side
| Figure | feh | HawkView |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Photo Viewer Software | 7.7 (#11) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Formats | It can open formats supported by imlib2, including JPEG, PNG, PNM, TIFF, and BMP; GIF support is limited to static images. | It supports around 40 image formats, including HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, camera RAW, PSD, SVG and animated formats. |
| Product | feh is a lightweight, configurable image viewer aimed at command-line users that can also be launched from graphical file managers. | HawkView is a Windows image viewer for viewing, editing, converting and presenting images. |
| Support | The project prefers bug reports and feature requests through its GitHub issue tracker, and also lists an email contact. | Users can contact HawkView through its contact form or the listed support email. |
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In their own words
HawkView
HawkView is a Windows image viewer for viewing, editing, converting, and presenting images. It supports around 40 formats, including HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, camera RAW, PSD, SVG, and animated formats. Its GPU-accelerated viewer streams visible areas of images up to 64 megapixels using 512-pixel tiling. Editing includes cropping, straightening, flipping, and lossless 90-degree JPEG rotation, with changes held in memory until saved or discarded. Slideshows provide 36 transitions, background music, and MP4 export at 720p, 1080p, or 4K. The app reads and edits more than 40 EXIF, IPTC, and XMP fields and displays geotagged photos on OpenStreetMap; locations can open in Google Maps. Images, edits, and settings remain on the computer, with no accounts, sign-up, ads, or tracking. Update checks and anonymous crash reports are optional network uses. HawkView supports 64-bit x64 Windows 10 and 11 and is distributed through the Microsoft Store, direct installer, or portable ZIP. Personal use is free; professional or commercial use requires a paid license.