FastStone MaxView

FastStone MaxView is an application that you can use to view pictures and make some modifications to them. It can be easily used by individuals of any experience level.

The interface of the program is clean and simple to work with. Pictures can be imported by using either the file browser or "drag and drop" method. Batch processing is not possible.

You can rotate, flip, resize and crop pictures, as well as adjust the lighting and colors (e.g. shadows, contrast, saturation).

You can apply several filters (e.g. oil painting, sketch, grayscale, sepia, negative), switch to full screen mode, zoom in and out, create a slideshow, rename, copy, move and delete files, set images as wallpaper, as well as view a histogram, image and file properties, and others.

In the "Settings" area you can enable FastStone MaxView to confirm on overwriting files, support multiple instances and to automatically rotate pictures according to their EXIF information, adjust the JPG quality, make file associations, and more.

The application takes up a low-to-moderate amount of system resources, supports several keyboard shortcuts, includes a brief but inconclusive help file, has a good response time and didn't freeze, crash or pop up errors during our tests. Although novices could have a hard time in getting around FastStone MaxView's features, we recommend this software to all users who prefer a straightforward tool.