Image Fiddler

There are various third-party image viewers you can rely on in case the default Windows tool doesn’t quite tickle your fancy. For instance, Image Fiddler comes with the means to help you keep the original size of an image in a compact window to help analyze sections of interest in greater detail.

A cool thing about it is that it’s not packed inside an installer, which means it’s good to go as soon as it reaches your computer. More than that, you can use it directly from a USB flash drive in case you decide to carry it around as your personal picture viewer. It leaves no traces, and doesn’t modify registry entries to enable functionality.

A plain, simple window shows up on launch, with no buttons or hints as what needs to be done. However, all operations are found inside the context menu to provide a comfortable experience. Images can be dropped over the window, or loaded through the built-in browse dialog.

When it comes to file support, the application makes a decent impression, letting you view formats like BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, EMF, and WMF. Moreover, there’s the possibility to have multiple instances active at a time to better compare pictures. A new instance can be opened from the context menu for faster access.

One particular thing about it is that it keeps the original size of the image on the screen, and scrolls it according to the direction of the mouse. You can hold down the CTRL key to temporarily block the pan function. There is, however, the possibility to stretch the image to fit in the window, or enlarge it according to several preset aspect ratio values. What’s more, you can export visible sections under formats it can open.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Image Fiddler is a nifty little image viewer which tackles the matter a little differently than regular applications of its kind. You can carry it around on a thumb drive, and even export sections of interest under a picture format of choice.