# qView (open-source image editor)

> qView is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Practical and minimal image viewer. It has 3,688 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at jurplel/qView.

Practical and minimal image viewer. Available for Linux, macOS, Windows. Released under the GPL-3.0 license on GitHub.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/jurplel/qView |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,688 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://interversehq.com/qview/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | 7.1 (Jul 26, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask qview
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/qview

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qview

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