| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Photo Viewer Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.5 (#20) |
| License | The Gwenview page lists the GPL-2.0+ license. | nsxiv is free software licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later. |
| Purpose | Gwenview is an image viewer for browsing and displaying image collections. | nsxiv is a fork of the unmaintained sxiv intended as a mostly drop-in replacement that keeps its interface and adds simple features. |
| Support | The Gwenview page links to its handbook, community forum, and bug reporting page for help and issue reporting. | The project asks users to file bug reports on Codeberg after checking they use the latest release. |