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Add to SafariWhen comparing Xee vs Phiewer, the Slant community recommends Xee for most people. In the question“What are the best image viewers for OS X?” Xee is ranked 1st while Phiewer is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Xee is:
It's good for browsing through folders with pictures. Double click one picture, then use left/right to go to next previous (Modeled after Windows XP image viewer).
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Pros
Pro Easy to browse through picture folders quickly
It's good for browsing through folders with pictures. Double click one picture, then use left/right to go to next previous (Modeled after Windows XP image viewer).
Pro Very good quality pics
Pro Recompiled open source version 2 can run on Mojave in 64-bit
Version 2.x was open source and so can be recompiled to run on Mojave 64-bit with some source code modification. Thanks to the author who left some old code that works well in 64-bit. But 64-bit has some restrictions. QuickTime.framework is not available so Xee will not open QuickTime files.
You can download and try 64-bit Xee build here.
Pro The FREE version has no basic functionality limits
Most of the premium features are about advanced filters, more presets and more image manipulation tools, but the free version is perfectly functional, with no time limits.
Pro It handles all picture file formats, but also most video and audio formats
It will handle both the standard formats, like png, jpg, bmp, gif, tiff and camera, and the RAW formats like crw, cr2, dng, eip, erf, nef, nrw, obm, orf, pef, raw. It can also handle many video formats: mp4, m4v, m4u, m4a, mkv, mov, and audio formats as well: opus, weba, webm, ogg, ogm, oga, wav, mp3, flac, m4v, acc.
Pro Lightweight
This app is really fast, and not encumbered even when it encounters folders with thousands of photos.
Cons
Con Abandoned by developer
The developer no longer responds to support or giving info about the app development roadmap.
Con Lacks next gen image format support
Newer generation of images like HEIC and AVIF are not supported. Developers no longer maintain the app.
Con M1/2: Fails randomly to load images
Con Cropping doesn't work
On the latest MacOS (Monterey), cropping no longer works.
Con Not for new M1 chip Mac's
Cannot handle with new chips M1 of Apple.
Con Basic features missing
Con It's free only for 1 month
Con Not for new systems
Cannot handle Mojave.
Con Display bugs in copy/move panel and random restarts
Move/Copy panel items randomly disappear. Viewer also randomly restarts a the beginning of a folder if you delete or move files too quickly. Can't assign shortcuts to more than 10 move/copy destinations.
Con It feels sluggish when traversing through pictures quickly
Con It lacks sophistication
A lot of filters, presents, and functions available in more sophisticated viewer programs are lacking here. It is recommended to check out the free version first to see if it suits your needs before upgrading to the paid version.
