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Again there is a small caveat in that XnView does not include a pick and reject flag (so useful in lighroom and other software) when first reviewing and culling newly loaded photos. You have to go into settings under the browser/metadata tab and click on the options highlighted on the right. Which means you can transfer rating and metadata into other photo mangers (that can read the adobe sidecar format). It now includes (from version 0.80) the ability to read and write metadata in.The downside is it converts the RAW image into an 8 bit jpeg, and thus you will loose a some of the potential dynamic range, I would not suggest that it is a fantastic replacement for other RAW editor but it is is an ok conversion.
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The newest version of XnViewer MP (0.81) may change my mind. It is a really simple to use but feature rich photo viewer/manager, I have also had XnViewer MP (a multi platform enhanced version) running on a repurposed Linux machine and my desktop computer and they do get frequently used, However picasa is still my go to application for loading organizing and culling new photos.
#Picasa photo viewer alternative portable#
I have had XnView on my USB Darkroom Key (its always in my camera bag and has portable Apps so that if and when I only have access to a cyber cafe or library computer I can still work on my photos).