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Add to SafariWhen comparing ACDSee vs Microsoft Photos, the Slant community recommends ACDSee for most people. In the question“What are the best image viewers for Windows?” ACDSee is ranked 11th while Microsoft Photos is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose ACDSee is:
ACDSee has a nice dark style theme.
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Pros
Pro Dark style theme
ACDSee has a nice dark style theme.
Pro Very fast image reader
ACDSee reads the images (jpgs) extremely fast. It displays them very fast, too.
Pro Pre-installed on Windows 10
For Windows 10 users, it comes preinstalled.
Cons
Con No face recognition
ACDSee doesn't allow you to set face recognition to files. It also doesn't read already recognized faces. Metadata for faces aren't shown.
Con Bloated as Windows 10
Windows Photo Viewer takes almost 30 seconds to open in a high end computer. That's embarrassing.
Con Runs very slow
And sometimes cause a timeout.
Con Integration with Microsoft services = No privacy
For example, it uses AI-powered facial recognition features and integrations with Cortana.
Con Auto improves RAW files that can't be turned off
And it is TERRIBLE!!!!
Con It lacks of tools for designers
The other image viewers have much more tools than this app...
Con Not cross platform
Exclusive for Windows 10.
Con Written in C# and XAML
Windows 10 UWP software tend to perform worse than software written in C++.
