# ImageGlass

Application: Duong Dieu Phap

Dem still dey call am image glass

Duong Dieu Phap, Creative

Modern Windows image viewer. Na ImageGlass.exe be di process. E no be Photos.

## Wetin you need know

ImageGlass na modern viewer. E no be Windows Photos.

ImageGlass.exe na open-source viewer. Photos na Microsoft own. File association fit dey jump between dem after Windows update.

- **Wetin e be?**: Modern image viewer

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If na ImageGlass.exe be di process, dat na ImageGlass, no be Microsoft Photos. I no go dey find Photos app to explain why file association dey miss.

## Wetin be ImageGlass?

ImageGlass na open-source image viewer. Di Windows executable na ImageGlass.exe.

## If you never use am before

ImageGlass na modern open-source Windows viewer. Na ImageGlass.exe be di process. E no be di Microsoft Photos app. Download am from imageglass.org. Set am as di default viewer for Settings if Photos dey continuously hijack associations.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**View**

Open JPEG, PNG, GIF, and more. Photos na Microsoft own. This one na ImageGlass.

**Slideshow**

Simple slideshow. IrfanView dey do this one too. Different exe.

**Default app**

Collect file associations back from Photos. Dat one na Settings choice.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dey replace Photos
- Users wey want modern viewer
- Anybody wey see ImageGlass.exe and think say na Photos

## Current status

ImageGlass (2010) na current modern image viewer from Duong Dieu Phap. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://imageglass.org/.

## How old e be?

Duong Dieu Phap release ImageGlass around 2010. Dem don rebuild Windows Photos pass one time. Current ImageGlass na di Kobe / recent line for imageglass.org.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| ImageGlass.exe | Main Windows executable |
| -------------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

ImageGlass no need to dey start with Windows.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\ImageGlass\\ |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- |

## File formats

JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP

## Common wahala dem

### Photos don steal di default setting again

Settings > Apps > Default apps. Na normal Windows habit, e no be malware.

### HEIC dey miss

Install di codec pack wey Windows or ImageGlass recommend. IrfanView dey use plugins instead.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm ImageGlass.exe

Program Files\ImageGlass na di app. Photos na Store package.

### Install from imageglass.org

GitHub releases still be official. Random websites wey host ImageGlass.exe no be official.

### Reset ImageGlass settings

Di documentation mention di config folder name. Dis one no be Photos reset.

## Alternatives

IrfanView, XnView MP, and Photos dey do almost di same thing. Photos no dey replace ImageGlass as default viewer because of quality. Na just say e dey follow Windows come.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [imageglass.org/ ](https://imageglass.org/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [imageglass.org/docs ](https://imageglass.org/docs)Vendor support            |
| Official site | [imageglass.org/ ](https://imageglass.org/)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Any current Windows 10 or 11 PC fit run am.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[IrfanView: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/irfanview/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [ImageGlass official site ](https://imageglass.org/)· Vendor product page
- [ImageGlass help ](https://imageglass.org/docs)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Duong Dieu Phap

  **Category**: Modern image viewer

  **Process**: ImageGlass.exe

  **License**: Open source (GPL/MIT mix according to di project)

  **First released**: 2010

  **Official site**: [imageglass.org](https://imageglass.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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