XnView Shell Extension

XnView Shell Extension is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you add a new entry into your context menu in order to view images as thumbnails, perform conversion operations, as well as edit IPTC data.

All the aforementioned actions can be accessed with a simple right-click mouse operation on the target image.

XnView Shell Extension gives you the possibility to view the thumbnails and general information about a picture, namely filename and size, rotate the images to different angles or based on the EXIF data, flip the pictures, as well as copy the current photo to the clipboard for pasting it into other third-party utilities.

When it comes to conversion operations, the program offers support for a wide range of file formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PCX, PNG, TIFF, TGA, PSD, PS, XBM, DCX, MIF, RAW, and many others. Plus, you may resize the images, specify the saving directory, as well as convert the clipboard content to an image file.

The program enables you to edit IPTC data by providing details about the caption, special instruction, keywords, date and time, location, country, country code, contact, copyright, and others. The information can also be saved as a template and loaded in your future projects.

Other notable characteristics worth mentioning are represented by the possibility to set the current photo as your wallpaper, open the picture using a custom program, use the original file date and time attributes for saving the files, alter the thumbnail size, as well as backup all settings to a file.

As a conclusion, XnView Shell Extension comes packed with a handy set of features for helping you process your images with great ease and improve your overall system functionality.