# IrfanView

Application: Irfan Skiljan

Dem still dey call am irfan view, iview

Irfan Skiljan, Creative

Small fast image viewer wey still need plugin pack for some formats. Na i_view64.exe be di process. E no be Photos.

## Wetin you need know

IrfanView na small viewer. E no be Windows Photos.

i_view64.exe na Irfan Skiljan viewer. Some formats need di plugin pack from irfanview.com. Photos na Microsoft own.

- **Wetin e be?**: Image viewer

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

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

Feex tok say

If i_view64.exe be di process, dat na IrfanView, no be Photos. I no go dey find Microsoft Photos app to explain why RAW plugin dey miss.

## Wetin be IrfanView?

IrfanView na lightweight image viewer and converter. Di Windows 64-bit executable na i_view64.exe.

## If you never use am before

IrfanView na small fast image viewer. Na i_view64.exe be di 64-bit process. E no be di Windows Photos app. Some formats need di official plugin pack from irfanview.com. Download di viewer and di plugins from dat site.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Fast view**

Open JPEG and PNG immediately. Photos na di Microsoft app. Dis one na IrfanView.

**Batch convert**

Rename and convert folders. Photos no dey do am this same way.

**Plugin formats**

RAW and extra tins need the plugin pack. Dat ZIP na official. XnView na different viewer.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey want tiny viewer
- Anybody wey hate Photos
- Users wey forget the plugin pack

## Current status

IrfanView (1996) na current image viewer from Irfan Skiljan. The vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://www.irfanview.com/.

## How old e be?

Irfan Skiljan release IrfanView for 1996. Windows Photos na Microsoft Store app wey dey always change name. Current IrfanView still be the tiny viewer plus optional plugin ZIP.

## 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.

| i_view64.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------------ | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

IrfanView no need to start with Windows.

## File locations

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

## File formats

JPEG, PNG, GIF, plenty via plugins

## Common wahala dem

### RAW no go open

Install the official plugin pack. Dis no be Photos codec.

### 32-bit i_view32 leftover

Current Windows na i_view64.exe. The 32-bit exe na the old name.

## How to get unstuck

### Confirm i_view64.exe

Program Files\IrfanView na the app. Photos na Microsoft Store package.

### Install plugins from irfanview.com

The plugin ZIP na separate download. No use any random pack.

### Set file associations in IrfanView

Properties > Set file associations. Settings > Apps fit steal dem back.

## Alternatives

XnView MP, ImageGlass, and Photos overlap. Photos no dey replace IrfanView batch convert.

## Official help and downloads

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

| Download      | [www.irfanview.com/ ](https://www.irfanview.com/)Official installer or vendor page        |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [www.irfanview.com/main_help.htm ](https://www.irfanview.com/main_help.htm)Vendor support |
| Official site | [www.irfanview.com/ ](https://www.irfanview.com/)Start here, no be random exe host        |

## Related hardware

Any current PC dey run am. The main point na how e small reach.

## 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.

[XnView MP: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/xnview/)[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/).

- [IrfanView official site ](https://www.irfanview.com/)· Vendor product page
- [IrfanView help ](https://www.irfanview.com/main_help.htm)· 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**: Irfan Skiljan

  **Category**: Image viewer

  **Process**: i_view64.exe

  **License**: Freeware for home, shareware for business, according to IrfanView

  **First released**: 1996

  **Official site**: [irfanview.com](https://www.irfanview.com/)

  **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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