During the last few years, Irfan View has evolved nicely, acquiring excellent features along the way. Unlike so many programs, however, Irfan View retained its tiny file size and its single .EXE package. The latest version of Irfan View weighs in at a mere 629 KB in ZIP format (639 KB in a self-extracting .EXE). There are no DLLs, no obnoxious nag screens and no banner ads. It's still absolutely free for home users, and commercial users need only pay $10 for a single-user license.
Irfan View 3
The latest major release of Irfan View, version 3, delivers a variety of useful additions, including:
· Read support for PSP-4 format (Paint Shop Pro version 6, first layer), · Built-in plug-in for playing Real Audio (RA) files, · Apple QuickTime 3/4 support (adds support for QTIF, Mac PICT, FLI/FLC, FPX, SWF, and MP3 formats), · Kodak Digital Camera (KDC) format support via a plug-in, · Support for Video CD (DAT), AU, and SND files (requires MS Active Movie), · Support for Seattle Film Works (SFW) files, · Support for Icon Library (ICL) files, · Support for LuRaWave wavelet compression (LRW) files, · Ability to read/write TIFF files with ZIP compression, · Ability to play audio CDs in the background, · Support for the Photoshop Filter Factory Web site, · New thumbnail saving options (as one image, multiple images, or as part of an HTML file), · New 3-D Button, Pixelize, and Fine Rotation effects, · Option for counting the number of colors used in an image, · Better compatibility with Windows 2000, · and much more.
Irfan View 3.5
To these new features, interim releases up to version 3.5 of Irfan View have introduced additional enhancements, including:
· A new Copy Shop feature that sends an image directly from your scanner to your printer, · Thumbnail enhancements (rename, right mouse context menu, and drag and drop to folders capabilities), · New plug-ins for FlashPix, XBM/XPM, and AT&T DjVu formats; · Enhanced MP3 plugin, · Proportional scrollbars and mousewheel support, · Multi-language support, · Support for Paint Shop Pro 7 files, · Support for true color XPM images, · Support for creating multipage TIFFs, · Support for LDF (LuraDocument format) files, · Support for SGI images, WAP WBMP format, and Filters Unlimited; · Improved PhotoCD support, · Set background color options for interface, · New contact sheet thumbnail options, · /capture command line option, · MED/OctaMED sound support, · and much more.
