XnView Software

I’ve run into this same issue before. While the built-in color info tool works, it definitely feels like it takes a few too many clicks just to get a simple hex code onto the clipboard.
Usually, I just use a quick online tool if I'm in a rush and don't want to mess with the INI settings or the ...

Big +1 for this. Drag and drop is fine for a couple of files, but when you're managing a large library, it's easy to 'miss' the target folder or just lose track of where you're dragging. Having a simple right-click 'Add to Album > [Album Name]' would make the workflow so much faster.

This is really helpful! The explanation about how XnView handles metadata and thumbnails makes things much clearer - I was running into the same confusion.

Good catch! FWIW users on the XnView forums got help from the official dev asking for a sample file so they can see exactly why the thumbnails/preview aren’t showing, and one suggestion was to check Settings → General → show all graphic formats first.

The dual-monitor/DPI scaling issues are such a headache, especially with Windows 11. It's useful that you found the "Override high DPI scaling behavior" setting, as that's often the last resort fix when apps won't respect the scaling correctly.
It's a bummer the file names under the thumbnails are ...