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High-performance, sub-10 MB portable image viewer for Windows. Built with native C++ and Win32 APIs for maximum efficiency. Features modern format support (WebP, JPEG XL), self-healing registry integration, and a zero-magic, imperative architecture. The lightweight, hardware-aware alternative to bloated legacy viewers. - icyhoty2k/QuickImageViewer
QuickImageViewer (qIV)
A fast, GPU-accelerated image viewer for Windows.
Built on Direct2D, WIC, and native Win32 APIs. Single EXE, no installer(portable), no telemetry, ~7 MB.
sub-10mb for windows with native formats like webp and jpeg xl, that's genuinely impressive. the startup is instant compared to my usual viewer
Honestly impressed how fast it opens even huge JXLs, and the portable setup is a nice touch for keeping my system registry clean.
As someone who lives in image folders for work, a folder preview pane with thumbnail caching would be amazing. Right now I jump back to Explorer to scan through files, which kind of breaks the flow. A simple side panel showing neighboring images in the same directory, maybe with arrow key navigation, would make this my go-to viewer instead of just my backup tool.
sub-10 mb portable is genuinely impressive for native c++ these days, most viewers ship with a whole runtime stuffed in. love that it just works without an installer too
About QuickImageViewer (qIV) on Product Hunt
“A fast, GPU-accelerated image viewer for Windows.”
QuickImageViewer (qIV) was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 9 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #126 on the daily leaderboard. High-performance, sub-10 MB portable image viewer for Windows. Built with native C++ and Win32 APIs for maximum efficiency. Features modern format support (WebP, JPEG XL), self-healing registry integration, and a zero-magic, imperative architecture. The lightweight, hardware-aware alternative to bloated legacy viewers. - icyhoty2k/QuickImageViewer
QuickImageViewer (qIV) was featured in Windows (12.7k followers), Photography (143.1k followers), GitHub (41.3k followers) and Photo & Video (2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 42.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted QuickImageViewer (qIV)?
QuickImageViewer (qIV) was hunted by Ivan Yanev. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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