XnView Software

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Viewer - Image menu

Suggestion [/size]
viewer_menu_image_transform_commands.png
merge Rotate and Mirror into single Transform group (similar to Lossless transformation group)
as there is no reason to have Mirror ...

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Viewer - StatusBar

to reproduce
1. make selection
2. cancel selection (press Esc OR click outside selection)
cursor XY coordinates reset to 0,0







Related
issues
1.9.8 - viewer - statusbar - coordinates ...

related
Keyboard shortcuts — language independent
1.9.4 - shortcuts - keys - label localization

nji9 wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 9:30 am Any way to customize?

no, but there is related suggestion
Browser - Catalog filter - add counters

check Match options as counters always use the entire Catalog

create Smart album with required Categories for each Set

in theory, Category Sets filter could be added to:
- Catalog filter pane AND/OR
- Search dialog
but I doubt the feature will be very popular

false alarm, please ignore this request
most software use 0,0 as coordinates for the 1st pixel in UI

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Browser - metadata
'Write categories into images as hierarchical keywords' writes as non-hierarchal into XMP:Subject

to reproduce
1. goto Settings>Metadata
- check 'IPTC:Keywords'
- check 'Write categories into ...

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Viewer - fullscreen

to reproduce:
0. clean portable version
1. set start with file to 'Viewer - Fullscreen'
2. set Autozoom
Normal mode
any, except 'None' (and 'Last used' if previous was 'None'; by default its ...

However, cached thumbnails remain unchanged .

thumbnails are rebuild for images with changed date/size when opening a folder in Browser


It would be nice if thumbnails could be easily regenerated by right-clicking in the context menu.

use 'Rebuild thumbnails'
in Browser > View menu - for all ...

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Browser\Viewer - image autorotation

Issue A
Browser
missing autorotation overlay icon for EXIF Orientation: bottom-right (3) / rotate 180 degrees
with setting 'Auto-rotate images according to EXIF orientation tag ...

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Shortcuts - keys
0. prerequisites:
- change windows input/keyboard language from English to any other
1. open Settings>Shortcuts
2. select any command
3. enter shortcut: right Alt +ANY_KEY
Ctrl +Alt+YOUR_KEY will be ...

XnViewMP 1.9.8
Windows11 (25H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Viewer - transparency grid
transparency grid does not scale with the image, which:
- can be distracting and
- prevents the grid from functioning as a guide

Suggestion
add 'Apply zoom' checkbox (enabled by default ...

it could be 'Play on mouse hover' (eg like Video in Bridge)

yeah if 'Allow only one application instance' is enabled - minimized app should restore its position when new file is opened (eg via doubleclick in win file explorer)