See your photos. Not loading bars.
GPU-accelerated rendering, instant zoom and pan, background preloading. The next image is ready before you press the arrow key.
Source-available · Free forever for personal use · $29/year for commercial
What makes it different
Prvw does one thing: show you your images. No editing, no library management, no cloud sync. It opens a file and gets out of the way.
Instant display
Open a photo and it appears. No splash screen, no loading spinner. The image is on screen before you can blink.
GPU-accelerated zoom and pan
Scroll to zoom (centered on your cursor), click-drag to pan. All on the GPU, so it feels buttery smooth at any resolution.
Background preloading
Adjacent images are decoded in background threads and ready to go. Press an arrow key and the next photo is already there.
Keyboard-first
Arrow keys to navigate, +/- to zoom, 0 to fit, F11 for fullscreen, ESC to close. Your hands stay where they are.
Native menus
Real macOS menus with real keyboard shortcuts. Feels like it belongs on your Mac because it does.
Tiny binary
No Electron, no webview, no runtime. Pure Rust compiled to a small native binary. Downloads in seconds, starts in milliseconds.
Pricing
Use Prvw for free at home. Pay if you're using it at work. That's the whole deal.
Personal
No limits, no nags, no time trial. Yours to keep.
- All features included
- All updates
- Free forever
Commercial
For use at work, in a business, or in any commercial setting.
- Everything in Personal
- Commercial license
- Support the project
Prvw is source-available under the BSL 1.1 license. The code becomes fully open source after three years.