FastStone Image Viewer: Difference between revisions

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[[File:FastStone Image Viewer original logo.png|thumb|70px|Original logo of the software]]

'''FastStone Image Viewer''' is an [[image viewer]] and [[image organizer|organizer]] software for [[Microsoft Windows]], provided [[free of charge]] for personal and educational use. The program also includes basic [[image editing]] tools,<ref name="at">{{cite web | url=https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/faststone-image-viewer-is-free-image-viewing-and-manipulation-program/ {{Bare| URLtitle=FastStone Image Viewer - Great Image Viewing and Manipulation Program inline| date=August11 October 2010 2024}}</ref> like cropping, color adjustment and red-eye removal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-21 |title=User-Friendly, Free and Fast Image Processing Program |url=http://www.viraltech.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d147_faststone-image-viewer.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221084250/http://www.viraltech.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d147_faststone-image-viewer.html |archive-date=2017-12-21 }}</ref>

Developed by FastStone, it was first released in 2004 and new stable versions have been released regularly since. It is available as an executable installer, zip, and a portable zip version.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Download FastStone Image Viewer |url=https://www.faststone.org/FSIVDownload.htm |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.faststone.org}}</ref>

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==Reception==

Upon release, the software site SnapFiles rated it five stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snapfiles.com/get/faststoneviewer.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229173620/http://www.snapfiles.com/get/faststoneviewer.html {{Bare| URLarchive-date=2004-12-29 inline|date title=AugustFastStone Image Viewer - full featured image viewer 2024}}</ref> It also received five stars by the editor of [[Download.com]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070703150908/http://software-files.download.com/software/10324486/10324485/3/FSViewerSetup.exe {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> A PCWorld magazine review of version 4.0 of FastStone Image Viewer in 2011 noted the software's "lightning-fast" display of pictures. The reviewer felt that one of its greatest advantages was its "wide variety of file formats" the software supports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FastStone Image Viewer |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/485913/faststone_image_viewer.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=PCWorld |language=en}}</ref> Rick Broida of [[CNET]] wrote in 2015 about version 5.4: "This freeware gem remains an essential download for anyone looking to view, edit and organize their photos." Broida thought that it was a "bit more robust" compared to [[IrfanView]].<ref name="cnet">{{Cite web |title=Freebie Friday: FastStone Image Viewer |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/freebie-friday-faststone-image-viewer/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==