XnView Software

... XnViewMP simply won't show it, as if it doesn't exist at all.

Setting “Recognize only by file extension” and “Scan file headers - Always” in the Settings has no effect; whether they are enabled or not, the result is always the same - the program refuses to open a JXL file with the wrong extension ...

there should be no colon at the end of labels that leads to input controls (textbox,combobox,etc)
eg unnecessary colon in
Settings
Maximum entries:
Maximum of view tabs:
Display:
Max width:
Double-click on tab:
Enter an extension:
or choose a format:
Compression:

Favorite ...

davidwu10 wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 5:20 pm program IS showing basic images (JPGs, PNGs, etc), but NOT CDRs, which it was in the other version.

check 'Show all graphic formats' in Settings>General

also
Unable to convert .cpt files
Handling limited Corel format support

... the latest Mac version of XNView MP. I have both raw files and jpeg files in a folder. In the thumbnail pane, only the thumbnails for the jpegs are shown. The raw files just show a generic icon (see screenshot). I'm not sure if I have changed some settings? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

... up - do I need to dome some sort of initial "build all thumbnails" process? Everything is in one master folder and its subfolders. It's been years since I first installed the program, though always updated it when prompted.

Just checked settings on old systems and they mirror new system.

Thanks.

what do you have in 'Settings>View - Anti aliasing'?

Settings>General - save session

... gave up the ghost. Installed the software, and while it shows the files it doesn't show them as thumbnails - only blank "sheets." Not sure what settings I haven't turned on?

Sorry to ask a newbie question, but I am stumped (especially after having been frazzled by a completed system reinstall ...

... when browsing in Full Screen mode during the transition from video to image. If there are no videos in the folder (only images), the context menu works fine.

Most likely, this problem also exists in previous versions. Windows 11, XnViewMP 1.9.8 portable with standard settings (just downloaded).

... XnView MP version 1.9.5.

I've rearranged some images in XnView and would like to continue working on them tomorrow. My questions are:

- What settings do I need to adjust so that the program saves the changes when I close the session?

- How can I restore the previous state of the changes when I ...

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3788: [Bug] Browser - catalog filter - add Square orientation, fix sorting - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49725
3787: [Bug] Settings - Integration - add 'Enable XnShell' checkbox - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49749
3786: [Bug] Settings - Integration - improve ...

... 49771
3788: [Bug] Browser - catalog filter - add Square orientation, fix sorting - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49725
3787: [Bug] Settings - Integration - add 'Enable XnShell' checkbox - https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=49749
3786: [Bug] Settings - Integration - improve ...

Yunion wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 9:06 pm Im facing the same problem.

user0 wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 7:46 am it happens because you checked 'Do not ask again' in Draw close dialog
reset it via 'Reset all confirm prompts' in Settings > General

... Smart Albums DO update themselves, but the following must be true for you to see new images in the Smart Albums:
The Catalog must be enabled (Settings:Catalog:Enable Catalog)
The Smart Album search is "Search in Catalog only"
The new images have been actually added to the Catalog (this will ...

... are on a very fast SSD. I can hardly believe that this is normal. Why is it so slow?

with 'Edit metadata'?


2. Second thing: In the xn settings I made sure it's in catalog mode, that the quick search searches in IPTC, comments, description etc., and everything else is in standard settings ...