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Browse your pics like a breeze

GPU-accelerated rendering, instant zoom and pan, background preloading. The next image is ready before you press the arrow key.

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Source-available · Free during development · $29/year once stable

Prvw displaying a photo with instant zoom and navigation

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.

Accurate colors

Embedded ICC profiles (Adobe RGB, ProPhoto, Display P3) are converted to your monitor's native color space. Wide-gamut P3 displays show the full range. Drag between monitors and it re-converts on the fly.

Pricing

Free for now, will cost $29/year once it's a bit more mature.

Free for now

No limits, no nags, just use it.

  • All features included
  • Updates until stable
  • Keep last non-paid version forever
  • Any number of devices
$29 /year per device

Can't stay free forever.

  • Super stable version with all features
  • Yours to keep
  • For personal and commercial use
  • Updates for a year
Coming soon

Prvw is source-available under the BSL 1.1 license. The code becomes fully open source after three years.