Pixea is an image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface. Pixea works great with JPEG, HEIC, PSD, RAW, WEBP, PNG, GIF, and many other formats. Provides basic image processing, including flip and rotate, shows a color histogram, EXIF, and other information. Supports keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures. Shows images inside archives, without extracting them. And it's free!
Images: JPEG, HEIC, GIF, PNG, TIFF, Photoshop (PSD), BMP, Fax images, macOS and Windows icons, Radiance images, Google's WebP. RAW formats: Leica DNG and RAW, Sony ARW, Olympus ORF, Minolta MRW, Nikon NEF, Fuji RAF, Canon CR2 and CRW, Hasselblad 3FR. Sketch files (preview only). ZIP-archives.
Video: MP4, MOV, A4V, FLV, AVI, WMV, MPEG and MKV.
Export: JPEG, JPEG-2000, PNG, TIFF, BMP
Select audio track for your movie.
Select, hide subtitles while playing.
Resume where you paused the movie.
Change aspect ratio and size.
Play Next, Play and Stop, and Repeat modes.
0.5x, 0.9x, Normal, 1.1x, 1.5x, 2x modes.
Use Objects Removal Tool to remove unwanted objects, people, or defects. Pixea will reconstruct what was behind the object. Use Clone tool to polish the result.
Objects Removal is based on Machine Learning functionality first introduced with macOS Big Sur. macOS 11 or higher is required.
The machine learning algorithm is trained by analyzing millions of images. Sharpen and upscale a photo without losing its content instead of mathematically interpolating the values of pixels as done by the regular scaling algorithms.
Upscale mode: 4x
Details: Preserve details
Source: 512x512 Download original
Result: 2048x2048 Download original
Upscale mode: 4x
Details: Reduce Noise
Source: 512x512 Download original
Result: 2048x2048 Download original
Do not upscale already enlarged images, especially those processed with standard interpolation algorithms. Processing the smaller but sharper image always results in a better quality of an upscaled image.
Image Upscaling is based on Machine Learning functionality first introduced with macOS Catalina. macOS 10.15 or higher is required.
Enjoy more options and customizations with Pixea Plus:
Set pixels or points
Customize any shortcut the way you want it
Set Size and Autohide options
Four times double the pixels using ML-powered algorithms
Customize swipe gesture for video playback
Status bar with resolution, date taken and other image properties
Remove any object from your photo in a few brush strokes
Clone pixels from another part of the photo
Sharpen images and remove noise
Pixea Plus is a one-time in-app purchase with no subscriptions or hidden costs. Pixea Plus helps us to support Pixea and add even more free features with every release.
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Select an image file you want to open with Pixea. Hit "Command + I" on your keyboard or right click on the file, and select Get Info.
Under the "Open With" dropdown menu, select "Pixea". Click "Change All" to apply settings to all images with the same type. You might have to repeat the process with different image types.
Related articles: How to change the default Mac app for specific image types?
Yes, Pixea supports animated GIF, PNG, and WebP images.
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