XnView Software

... 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

... exiftool, including makernotes, and all this data is instantly searchable. This is a real game-changer for metadata support in XnViewMP.

In Settings:Catalog there is an option "Store Exiftool Fields". If you check this, and then click the "Update metadata" button, XnViewMP will scan all the ...

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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.6. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.6. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

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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 ...

it happens because you checked 'Do not ask again' in Draw close dialog
reset it via 'Reset all confirm prompts' in Settings > General