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Phiewer (lite) for Mac
Phiewer (lite) - Fast, lightweight media viewer for Mac Phiewer (lite) is the easiest way to browse, preview, and organize your images, videos, and audio on macOS. Designed for photographers, designers, and creative professionals. Browse &…
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Phiewer (lite) version 6.5Mac App Store · macOS 15.0 or later
This update brings many improvements based directly on your feedback. Thank you for testing, reporting issues, and sharing your ideas!
New Features & Improvements
- Videos now support zooming
- New guides: Center Cross, Diagonal Lines, Fine Grid, Golden Ratio, and Golden Spiral can now be displayed directly in the image viewer
Workflow & Usability
- Pinch-to-zoom now correctly focuses on the mouse cursor position
- Improved rename functionality for files opened directly without selecting a folder
- Added links and references to Phiewer Select, our new photo culling tool
Performance & Stability
- Significantly improved performance when deleting and browsing in very large folders
- Improved detection of image files with incorrect file extensions (e.g. JPEG files with .webp or .heic extensions)
- Fixed an issue that could under certain circumstances create recursive folder structures
Bug Fixes
- Numerous additional stability and usability improvements
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Phiewer (lite)
Phiewer (lite) - Fast, lightweight media viewer for Mac
Phiewer (lite) is the easiest way to browse, preview, and organize your images, videos, and audio on macOS. Designed for photographers, designers, and creative professionals.
Browse & Preview Media + Folder-based browsing with fast, responsive views + Smooth viewing of images, RAW files, and videos + Play slideshows with custom intervals and looping
Manage Your Workflow + Quickly open, and navigate your media + View file information and EXIF data + Lightweight interface designed for speed and simplicity
Upgrade to Phiewer PRO Unlock advanced features like search, sort, multi-export, batch compression, QuickEdit history, tag & comment editing, advanced slideshow controls and animations, video speed control, and fully customizable shortcuts by upgrading to Phiewer PRO.
Supported Formats + Images: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, tiff, tif, heic, heif, webp, icns, avif, tga, targa, exr, hdr, pbm, pgm, ppm, pnm, sgi, rgb, pct, pict, mpo + Special Formats: pdf, svg, ico, jp2, jpx, psd, eps + RAW: 3fr, arw, cr2, cr3, dcr, erf, fff, hif, iiq, k25, kdc, mef, mos, mrw, nef, nrw, pef, raw, rwl, rw2, sr2, srf, srw, x3f, ari, bay, cap, crw, dcs, drf, eip, obm, orf, ptx, pxn, r3d, raf, rwz, dng + Videos: mp4, m4v, m4u, m4a, mov, avi, mpg, mpeg, 3gp, 3g2, qt, mts, m2ts, ts + Audio: wav, mp3, aiff, aif, aac, caf, ac3, flac
Phiewer keeps your media browsing simple, fast, and intuitive on Mac. Start using Phiewer today and experience a smooth, responsive way to manage and preview your images and videos.
Upgrade to Phiewer PRO to access all advanced tools and customization options for professional workflows.
What's New
This update brings many improvements based directly on your feedback. Thank you for testing, reporting issues, and sharing your ideas!
New Features & Improvements + Videos now support zooming + New guides: Center Cross, Diagonal Lines, Fine Grid, Golden Ratio, and Golden Spiral can now be displayed directly in the image viewer
Workflow & Usability + Pinch-to-zoom now correctly focuses on the mouse cursor position + Improved rename functionality for files opened directly without selecting a folder + Added links and references to Phiewer Select, our new photo culling tool
Performance & Stability + Significantly improved performance when deleting and browsing in very large folders + Improved detection of image files with incorrect file extensions (e.g. JPEG files with .webp or .heic extensions) + Fixed an issue that could under certain circumstances create recursive folder structures
Bug Fixes + Numerous additional stability and usability improvements
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