# IrfanView Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 IrfanView Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on September 28, 2025

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IrfanView

## What is IrfanView?

IrfanView is an on-premise graphic design tool that helps businesses convert image files, create text overlays, resize images, and more. The platform supports a wide variety of image formats and includes tools to view, convert, print, and scan images. Additionally, IrfanView also allows users to create slideshows, batch process images, play multimedia files, and more.

## What is IrfanView used for?

[Graphic Design](https://www.capterra.com/graphic-design-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 11 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$12

Flat Rate, One Time

Free trial  
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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### IrfanView

4.6 (11)

VS.

[4.6 (1,228)](https://www.capterra.com/p/174232/adobe-express/reviews/)

Starting Price

$12

Flat Rate, One Time

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.2 (11)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (13,224)

Value For Money

3.9 (8)

Value For Money

4.4 (10,014)

Customer Service

4.4 (7)

Customer Service

4.4 (8,207)

## IrfanView alternatives

[Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

[4.7 (13,236)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/reviews/)

Starting price

$15.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

[4.8 (2,433)](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/reviews/)

Starting price

$22.99

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

[GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168960/GIMP/)

[4.4 (3,492)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168960/GIMP/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/168960/GIMP/)

Highest Rated

[Adobe Illustrator](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)

[4.8 (8,641)](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/reviews/)

Starting price

$22.99

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/227125/Adobe-Illustrator/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/229512/IrfanView/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Image Editing

4.4 (9)

66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Edit, touch up, and convert images for publishing

Commenting/Notes

4.7 (3)

66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Text Editing

4.0 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Edit text as needed

Content Library

4.5 (2)

50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Centralized repository to store content and assets

Multi-Language

Manage and support multiple languages

IrfanView 5 features

Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view

Centralized repository to store content and assets

Edit, touch up, and convert images for publishing

Manage and support multiple languages

Edit text as needed

Features

4.3 (11)

4.3

Based on 11 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.9 (8)

Basic

$12.00

Flat Rate,One Time

Value for money

3.9 (8)

3.9

Based on 8 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.4 (7)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.4 (7)

4.4

Based on 7 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 11 reviews

Filter by rating

5(8)

4(2)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

BM

Benjamin M.

Home and commercial building inspector

Real Estate

### "Way easier than Photoshop"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 21, 2023

It's an awsome product, simple to use and Free so whats's not to love! I think everyone can use this product and love it the way I do.

Pros

I was referred by a friend after fighting to understand Photoshop. This is SOOOOO easy my 8 y/o grandson uses it often also. I've used Irfanview as a photo editor for at least 10 years now and ZERO complaints. Did I mention it was FREE. I recommend this app to ppl all the time.

Cons

NONE noted. I cannot think of anything I don't like about Irfanview. It literally does everything I want out of a photo editor by simply clicking buttons.

Switched from

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

Photoshop was way too complicated for me...I just needed a simple to use phot editor and once I learned about Irfanview I abandoned Photoshop and other programs I was spending hours trying to figure out. I opened the program and it was pretty self explanatory with lots of cool features to use.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AC

Alon C.

Infrastructure Team Leader

Computer Hardware

### "Imaging Editor"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

November 2, 2023

Pros

Free and great software very nice and easy to use

Cons

Old GUI but very easy and simple program to use

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

PA

Paola A.

Manager

Arts and Crafts

### "Software editing i use every day"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 6, 2023

Great experience,i used It for many years to do Quick image editing

Pros

It's very Easy to install and givea you basic image editing tools that i use almost every week

Cons

Some functions are difficult to know and use

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RH

Roger H.

Managing Director

Business Supplies and Equipment

### "Problem customer"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

2/10

June 23, 2023

Difficulty

Pros

Not much. I am confused and wish to remove the product.

Cons

Please make contact. I am having great difficulty operating the site

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Gerente Financiero

Oil & Energy

### "IrfanView"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 11, 2023

La experiencia en general es muy buena con este programa, somos varios los que lo utilizamos en la empresa

Pros

IrfanView es fácil de usar, incluso para usuarios inexpertos. Su interfaz de usuario es simple y bien organizada, lo que facilita la navegación y la realización de tareas de edición de imágenes.Me gusta es que es compatible con una amplia variedad de formatos de imagen, incluyendo JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, es importante que puedo ver archivos PSD sin tener que usar Photoshop. Es ideal para cuando tengo muchas imágenes y no conozco su contenido. También es importante para mí que está traducido a muchos idiomas y tiene una curva de aprendizaje baja. IrfanView es una herramienta de edición de imágenes fácil de usar y versátil que ofrece una amplia variedad de funciones y opciones de personalización. Su tamaño reducido, amplia compatibilidad y comunidad de usuarios activa son algunas de las principales ventajas de su uso.

Cons

al nivel que lo utilizo, no encuentro cosas que no me hayan gustado

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Miroslav B.

Programmer

Machinery

### "Nice simle free oldviewer"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 6, 2023

I have been using IrfanView for many years. I mostly use it as a simple image viewer and editor for changing resolution, color spectrum, sharpen, brightness, filter and other effects. IrfanView can (very limited) replace other advanced specialized (and expensive) programs.

Pros

For simple use (viewer, thumbnails) it is very easy. IrfanView has many editing functions: resizing, sharpening, brightness, color spectrum, histogram and more.

Cons

Using some advanced functions (panorama, collage, labels) is not intuitive. The program has an outdated design. And the outdated design may turn some users off (but not me).

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Consultor tecnico

Internet

### "IrfanView"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

March 14, 2023

Llevo utilizando el IrfanView desde hace más de 10 años en sus diferentes versiones y siempre se ha ido mejorando con las actualizaciones. Es un gran programa recomendable para casi todo lo que necesites a nivel domestico. Sin duda un básico en casi cualquier uso

Pros

Su relación calidad precio prestaciones y su facilidad de uso. También la sencillez del mismo y el poco tiempo de aprendizaje

Cons

Desearía más opciones a la hora de editar aunque por el precio que tiene no es algo desfavorable

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

DH

David H.

Owner

Professional Training & Coaching

### "THE image editor for Windows"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 12, 2023

All the power I need and more, and the price is awesome!

Pros

Fully functional image editing. I've used Irfanview on literally dozens of PCs and deployed it for my companies and my home school. It has functions I've only scratched the surface of and capability to handle all the images and figure out and open some corrupt files that other image viewers & editors cannot "see". The thumbnail feature is an awesome way to find that needle in a haystack, and the batch converter is an invaluable asset for cross-platform image display such as web development.

Cons

There are so many features and capabilities that there is a bit of a learning curve to get into the swing of basic operations, and operating is menu-driven - while you get to see image updates as you apply filters and effects, finding and applying those things means finding them in textual menus.

Alternatives considered

[Adobe Photoshop](https://www.capterra.com/p/229092/Adobe-Photoshop/)

Reasons for choosing IrfanView

Lower cost. Far, far lower cost. After learning how Adobe/Oracle farms me and uses and sells my information, I am truly glad I've gotten away from their products.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Kevin T.

Technical Writer

E-Learning

### "Using Irfan View"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 30, 2022

I use Irfan View as my screen image capture tool of choice, allowing me to setup windows just as I need them and then capture the layout perfectly. I can then edit the captured images, adding text and callouts, highlighting areas with boxes and annotations, and then scale and save each image in one of a myriad of file formats. I have never found a bitmap file type that this program does not support. It also has a great batch processor that can convert, re-size, rotate and generally manipulate the images in a number of really useful ways.

Pros

The screen capture capability of this program is truly awesome, with so many different types of capture available.

Cons

The out of the box functionality allows you to step through all of the images in a folder displaying each one in sequence using the pc's arrow keys, however when the last image has been displayed if the arrow key is depressed again the program kind of falls off the end and there is no easy way of getting back to where you were. There needs to be a warning that you are on the last image in the folder and there are no more images to view.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Agent

Insurance

### "Fast And Simple"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

August 23, 2022

I've been using Irfanview for more years than I remember. It's saved me countless hours resizing and converting images as well as made basic single image editing a snap.

Pros

Batch conversion and resizing of images is insanely fast, flexible, and easy. Out of the box it comes with pretty much anything a lightweight user could need but also offers numerous plugins for the more serious and trained editors.

Cons

Hard to come up any real "con" for the product. The interface is a little on the tired/old side, but so am I so it's pretty intuitive.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/229512/IrfanView/reviews/)

Popular comparisons

[Adobe Photoshop vs IrfanView](https://www.capterra.com/compare/229092-229512/Adobe-Photoshop-vs-IrfanView)

[GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) vs IrfanView](https://www.capterra.com/compare/168960-229512/GIMP-vs-IrfanView) 

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