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IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?

by Paul Mah | 11-30-07

Tags: Job, TechRepublic Inc., Image, Tool, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, right tool, irfanview, paul mah

Default IrfanView application window

Default IrfanView application window

By Paul Mah

Professional photographers and designers often need to preview large groups of image files quickly. Even IT professionals working in a non-creative environment occasionally need to perform basic edits to images or convert many images as a batch job. For jobs like these, the image viewing software bundled with Windows just doesn't cut it. Enter the IrfanView graphic viewer. Is it the Right Tool for the Job?

Read a concise summary of IrfanView's strengths and weaknesses.

This is what you see what you see when you start IrfanView for the first time.

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I Love IrfanViewkyle@... | 12/12/07

I too love this programchache17@... | 04/15/08

Love IrfanView!dem_z | 04/15/08

Sounds Great !!! - Where do I get the FREE downloadalexp023 | 04/16/08

Here ya go....CaptBilly1Eye | 04/16/08

I'm the IT manager in a professional photo studio -Lizzie_B | 04/16/08

It is not freeandrew@... | 04/16/08

It really is free, for non-commercial useNPetersen@... | 04/17/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)jhhymas@... | 12/15/07

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)Rickier | 12/18/07

Re: print odd-sized images within a single pagecaryyy | 04/15/08

Simply the Best Freeware Everlisamorgan@... | 12/18/07

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool forlyle124@... | 12/18/07

Great for Web Developer'sTJ111 | 12/18/07

Water mark??big_boy2u@... | 12/20/07

Yes, butTonytheTiger | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool forncimon@... | 12/20/07

Love it - it's the first freeware tool I installdone@... | 12/21/07

BTW - does anyone knowdone@... | 12/21/07

You say toe-may-toe & I say toe-mah-toedminott@... | 04/15/08

From the horse's mouth ...Marshwiggle | 05/31/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)Photocrazy@... | 01/14/08

Re: Stand Alonecaryyy | 04/15/08

One of the best!dave@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)dr54eagle@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)dzahra@... | 04/15/08

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RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)melvyn_ingram@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)jarrod.flaming@... | 04/15/08

11 Years and Counting....CaptBilly1Eye | 04/15/08

IrfanView vs. Picasasoccerkingpilot@... | 04/15/08

More free image editorsklaas.vanbuiten@... | 04/17/08

PicasaLizzie_B | 04/20/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool fortdaiuto@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool forttterk@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)ayman2082@... | 04/15/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)alexp023 | 04/16/08

Free downloadkstar@... | 04/16/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)kstar@... | 04/16/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)robsida@... | 04/18/08

UNICODE support there yet?js_nojunk@... | 04/18/08

RE: IrfanView Thumbnail viewer: Options menu (IrfanView: The Right Tool for the Job?)wsmith8@... | 04/19/08

Huh??? works like ACDC?!!!bonxgzme@... | 06/15/08

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