IrfanView

IrfanView
Developer(s)Irfan Škiljan
Initial release1 June 1996; 28 years ago (1996-06-01)[1]
Stable release
4.67[2] / 5 April 2024; 7 months ago (5 April 2024)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Size3.57 MB (IrfanView 64-bit)
26.02 MB (Plugins 64-bit)[3]
Available inEnglish, German
Other languages available as download.[4]
TypeImage viewer
LicenseProprietary, free for non-commercial use
Websitewww.irfanview.com

IrfanView (/ˈɪərfænvjuː/) is an image viewer, editor, organiser and converter program for Microsoft Windows.[5][6][7] It can also play video and audio files, and has some image creation and painting capabilities. IrfanView is free for non-commercial use; commercial use requires paid registration.[5] It is noted for its small size,[6] speed,[6] ease of use, and ability to handle a wide variety of graphic file formats. It was first released in 1996.[7]

IrfanView is named after its creator, Irfan Škiljan, from Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, living in Vienna.[8] The current version of IrfanView, 4.67, works under all versions of Windows from Windows XP to Windows 11. Version 4.44 and older versions were compatible with Windows 95/98/Me[7][9] and can also be run in Linux under Wine[7][10] and in macOS using WineBottler.[7][11]

  1. ^ History of changes for older versions of IrfanView
  2. ^ "History of changes". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ IrfanView 64-bit version Irfanview.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ Additional languages for IrfanView
  5. ^ a b Gralla, Preston. "IrfanView". PC World. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Pash, Adam (6 October 2006). "Download of the Day: IrfanView (Windows)". Lifehacker. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e Boudreaux, Ryan (23 August 2011). "IrfanView: A robust (and free) image editor for your toolkit". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ Skiljan, Irfan. "About the author". Irfanview.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Windows 10 Compatibility for IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan: Compatible". Windows Compatibility Center. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ^ "IrfanView 3.x, 4.x (test results)". WineHQ.org. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Irfanview for Mac: Apple Support Communities". Retrieved 26 May 2011.