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IrfanView for Mac - the best Alternative

  • Sep 17, 2025
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Many Mac users search in vain for the appropriate Version of Windows the popular image viewer IrfanView. In this practical tip we will show you the best Alternatives with which they are minor edits to your images can make.

IrfanView Alternative 1: Mac "Preview"

"Preview" is already on every Mac preinstalled program, which is by default your images.
  • With the Mac "preview" you can't see your images, but also minor edits, such as changes in size, color adjustments, or cuts, make.
  • Mac "preview" is not a professional image editing Software for minor edits, however, completely sufficient.
The image viewer "preview" on Mac

IrfanView Alternative 2: Live Quartz

"Live quartz" is a paid, professional-Mac-Alternative to IrfanView. The free "Lite-Version" of live quartz is limited to the use of an image-Export-per-week, and thus serves only to Test this Software. The full version is in the App Store for 6,99€.
  • Live quartz is the main focus in contrast to the "preview" of the image processing and not on the viewing. In the function of receiving, among other things, the levels and various filters are included, so that you can achieve with a little Practice, beautiful effects.
  • In addition, quartz supports Live various Trackpad Gestures. This is already from the normal Mac-using well-known Gestures simplify and accelerate the workflow.
IrfanView-Alternative "Live Quartz"

IrfanView Alternative 3: XnView MP

The already well-known Windows IrfanView Alternative XNView MP is also available for your Mac, available free of charge and can be downloaded here be.
  • XNView MP is convinced, especially by a very well arranged file Manager and its compatibility. XNView MP processed more than 500 different image formats and saves your edits in over 70 different formats.
  • Continue to XnView MP can score points with the provision of the program for all popular operating systems, so you don't have to work with different programs, depending on the Computer on which you are staying.
IrfanView Alternative 3: XnView MP
The edited image was taken by Lukas Kimpel and for this practical tip will be provided. In a further practical tip, you will learn how you night shots.

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