Gwenview vs Pixea
Gwenview
apps.kde.org
Pixea
imagetasks.comSide by side
| Figure | Gwenview | Pixea |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Photo Viewer Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Editing | It can rotate, crop, resize, mirror, flip, reduce red eye, and adjust brightness, contrast, or gamma. | Image tools include exposure, color adjustments, crop, rotate, resize, sharpening, denoising, perspective correction, and watermarking. |
| Privacy | KDE says its software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except after an explicit user action; any telemetry, where present, is opt-in and disabled by default. | The maker's privacy policy says the app does not collect, log, or store personal information during normal use and does not require registration. |
| Support | The Gwenview page links to its handbook, community forum, and bug reporting page for help and issue reporting. | The maker directs users to contact [email protected] or reach out on X at @imagetasks. |
Plans
Pixea
- Pixea FreeFree
- Pixea Plus — monthly$1.99 a month
- Pixea Plus — yearly$14.99 a year
- Pixea Plus — lifetime$19.99, paid once
In their own words
Pixea
Pixea is a macOS image editor and media viewer for browsing, changing, and playing files. It opens HEIC, JPEG XL, PSD, RAW, WebP, AVIF, MP4, and MKV. The media browser searches, filters, sorts, and shuffles items in folders and archives, while a metadata viewer is included. Editing tools cover exposure, color, cropping, rotation, resizing, sharpening, denoising, perspective correction, and watermarking. Batch Editor applies global or per-image changes, presets, resizing, and upscaling; the free edition handles three images per batch. Machine-learning tools provide object removal and 2× or 4× upscaling, with object removal requiring macOS 13 or later. Video playback includes audio-track and subtitle selection, resume, repeat, aspect-ratio changes, and speeds from 0.5× to 2×. Pixea requires macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon or Intel Macs. Pixea Plus adds shortcuts, gestures, broader filters, unlimited batch editing, and 4× upscaling. The maker says normal use collects no personal information and needs no registration. Plans are free, $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $19.99, paid once.