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One barScore 5.1

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

vimiv is ranked #33 of 35 in photo viewer software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

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vimiv Free Free software · GPL v3 or later karlch.github.io · 11 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux
Metadata viewer: Yes

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Purpose: Vimiv is an image viewer with vim-like keybindings.
Image browsing: It provides a library browser and a navigable grid of image thumbnails.
Image editing: Basic operations include rotating and flipping images, while manipulate mode supports brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and lightness adjustments.
Command interface: Its command line has tab completion, path completion, and pattern matching, including recursive matching with **.
Organization: Users can mark images and save named selections as tags for later use.
Customization: Keybindings, settings, and appearance can be customized, and the Qt port supports custom styles and statusbar modules.
Plugins: Vimiv supports Python module plugins, including plugins for additional image formats, metadata, and printing.
External tools: Commands can open the selected image in an external application, and marked images can be passed to tools such as ImageMagick.
Automatic reload: The Qt version can automatically reload when an image or directory changes outside the application.
Read-only mode: A read_only setting disables commands that may write changes to disk.
Installation: The maker documents installation through Arch Linux AUR, Fedora repositories, pip, and manual installation.
Requirements: The documented dependencies include Python 3.8 or newer and Qt 6.2 or newer or Qt 5.15 or newer; SVG and metadata support have optional dependencies.
Support: Users can ask for help or report bugs by opening a GitHub issue or contacting the maintainer by email.
Project status: The maker describes the Qt port as vimiv's future and says new features will be implemented there; the older Gtk version is recommended when greater stability is required.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Photo Viewer Software in 2026#33 of 35

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Sources

karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/· checked 11 Oct 2026
github.com/karlch/vimiv-qt· checked 11 Oct 2026
karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/documentation/getting_started.· checked 11 Oct 2026
karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/documentation/migrating.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/documentation/configuration/pl· checked 11 Oct 2026
karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/changelog.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/documentation/install.html· checked 11 Oct 2026