FotoViewer

FotoViewer is a lightweight software application developed specifically for helping you open and view images using a set of simple features. It can be deployed on all Windows versions out there.

It takes nothing more than a simple installation process in order to gain access to the tool’s GUI. The design looks straightforward, leaving no room for ambiguities. Photos can be previewed directly in the main window.

Only a few image viewing options are integrated in the primary panel. Although you cannot appeal to a help manual, you can quickly get an idea about to how tweak the dedicated parameters because they look easy to handle.

FotoViewer offers you the possibility to import images using the built-in browse button (the drag-and-drop support is not implemented). The utility works only with a few file formats, namely JPG, BMP, and PNG.

Other important options worth being mentioned enable you to stretch the current picture, close the previewing mode, as well as print the image. Tests have pointed out that FotoViewer carries out a task quickly and without errors. It does not eat up a lot of CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not hampered.

On the downside, it does not come with support for advanced features so advanced users may be disappointed by the overall package with options. You are not allowed to preview photos in a full screen mode, create a slideshow with music in the background and transition effects, flip and rotate images to different angles, make use of zooming actions, rate pictures, copy files to the clipboard, set the current image as your wallpaper, and get detailed file information (e.g. filename, date, size, dimension), just to highlight some options.

To sum things up, FotoViewer proves to be useful only if you are looking for nothing more than basic image viewing options. It is suitable especially for less experienced users.