FastStone Image Viewer Editor's Review

You know that collection of photos you keep piling onto your computer? FastStone Image Viewer is a nifty programme that will help you to make sense of your image collection. It has a pretty interface which makes it a pleasure to use. And it’s not just a good looking nothing; it’s loaded with features to make your image management easier. A major plus is that it’s a total breeze to access from the main interface just by rolling your mouse about. All this and you get handy editing tools thrown in, so you can clone and heal to your heart’s content.

Pros: The main pro is that it’s pretty and easy to use, but FastStone also has a neat little trick up its sleeve. You can preset a favourite zoom level and then with just one click, your thumbnails will zoom up to your preset sizes.

Cons: There aren’t many, but one thing that may trouble you is the speed at which FastStone opens larger files. If you have a lot of huge files with tons of formatting, then you might want to look for a speedier image viewer. 

Conclusion: Overall, FastStone is attractive and very easy to use with plenty of handy extras. If you don’t mind twiddling your thumbs for a second or two while really big files open, then you’ll be a very happy teddy bear with this image viewer.