Opens what Windows can't
HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, RAW, PSD and HDR. Every decoder is bundled, so there's nothing to buy from the Store.
Everything a viewer should do.
Glance does one job well: it opens your photo and gets out of the way.
Fast
Decoded at screen size, drawn on the GPU. The next 16 photos in your direction are ready before you get there.
Private
No telemetry, no account, no network connections. Your photos never leave your PC.
Explorer thumbnails
HEIC, RAW and the other formats Windows shows as blank icons get real previews in File Explorer.
Safe editing
Crop, rotate, save as. Originals are never overwritten silently, and deletes have a 5-second undo.
Compare and loupe
Two photos side by side with synchronised zoom. An 8× loupe copies any pixel's colour as #RRGGBB.
Info panel
Live RGB histogram, camera, lens, exposure, date taken and GPS. ICC profiles are colour-managed to sRGB.
Bring your camera too.
RAW files open instantly with the camera's own preview; full RAW development kicks in when you zoom.
- Everyday
- JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, ICO
- Modern
- HEIC / HEIF, AVIF, WebP, JPEG XL, JPEG XR, JPEG 2000, QOI
- Camera RAW
- CR2, CR3, NEF, NRW, ARW, DNG, RAF, ORF, RW2, PEF, SRW, 3FR, IIQ, X3F and more
- Pro and creative
- PSD / PSB, TGA, EXR, Radiance HDR, SVG, DDS, PCX, PNM
Hands on the keyboard.
Press ? in the app to see them all.
Previous / next←→
Fit / actual size01
Full screenF
RotateR
SlideshowS
Info panelI
CompareK
LoupeL
CropC
Save asCtrlS
Move to Recycle BinDel
UndoCtrlZ
Get Glance.
The right build for your PC is picked for you. About 30 MB, and setup takes under a minute.
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Download
Pick your processor and package above. Every version is on GitHub Releases.
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Run it
Open the setup, or unzip and run
Glance.exe. The file isn't code-signed yet, so if SmartScreen warns, choose More info, then Run anyway. -
Make it your default
On first launch Glance offers to open Settings › Default apps at its own entry. Choose Glance there.
Questions
Is the download safe?
Every release is built from this public repository by GitHub Actions, and you can check the build log for each file. Until the installer is code-signed, SmartScreen warns about new downloads.
What are the requirements?
Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11. Nothing else: the .NET runtime and every decoder are included.
How do I add the portable build to Open with?
Run Glance.exe --register. It registers for your user only and needs no admin rights.
How do I uninstall it?
From Settings › Apps, like any other app. For the portable build, Glance.exe --unregister removes the integration; then delete the folder.