When comparing Imagine: Image & Animation Viewer for Windows vs ImageGlass, the Slant community recommends ImageGlass for most people. In the question“What are the best image viewers for Windows?” ImageGlass is ranked 4th while Imagine: Image & Animation Viewer for Windows is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose ImageGlass is:
As long as you have enough skill you can mold it to your liking.
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Pros
Pro Open source
As long as you have enough skill you can mold it to your liking.
Pro It handles animated GIF files really well
Animated GIF files (let it be transparent or regular) are played seamlessly even if you zoom in and out.
Pro Portable version available
If you don't want to or you can't install ImageGlass, you can go with the portable.
Pro Good looking
Cons
Con Unsigned and encrypted executable installer
On last several versions exe installer is not signed and is encrypted [which means user cannot unpack and verify content of the executable], so it's a potential high risk for devices.
Con Does not support APNG
It does not support the Animated Portable Network Graphic (APNG) format yet. And it is a con worth considering.
Con No editing options
The program lacks any kind of image manipulation or batch processing features like Irfanview or XnView has. If you're an advanced user, this will be the biggest con against this software.
Con Color picker doesn't have an X [close]
And can only be closed with the menu options or by ctrl+shift+k.