numericcitizen
numericcitizen

Hey guys, I’m looking for an app that can browser folders containing photos. This app would display photo’s metadata too and allow for adjusting the thumbnails size. Any recommendations for me? I’m looking for an alternative to Adobe Bridge. Thanks.

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rom
rom

@numericcitizen back in the day, I use IrfanView - not sure if it is still available. :)

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maique
maique

@numericcitizen Photo Mechanic?

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@maique seems good but very expansive.

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rom
rom

@numericcitizen it is for Windows - Back when I was torturing myself with all those BSODs. Hahah

www.irfanview.com

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@rom Windows only. I should have specified that it is for Mac! Thanks.

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maique
maique

@numericcitizen Sorry about that! I’m still using a very old version, that does everything I need it to do. Had no idea they were asking for that kind of yearly subscription money 😅😅😅

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z428
z428

@numericcitizen I have mixed experiences here with xnviewmp (www.xnview.com/de/xnview... - it's multiplatform and should work on Mac too). Maybe at least worth a closer look.

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@z428 will do! Thanks.

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thedimpause
thedimpause

@numericcitizen I've used the ApolloOne image viewer for this sort of thing. But only the free version - it also has two subscription tiers and reasonable perpetual licenses, plus a free 14 day Pro trial. I've not needed it enough to buy the full version 🤷‍♂️

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@thedimpause Thanks, will have a look at it!

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jbaty@social.lol
jbaty@social.lol

@numericcitizen @ian I've been pretty happy with ApolloOne as a Photo Mechanic replacement, fwiw.

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ctwardy
ctwardy

@numericcitizen Finder with “as Gallery” mode does basic photo browse with metadata on the right.

I wrote a quick Automator for “resize image to 96px” — it shows up on Quick Actions along with built ins like rotate left, remove background.

Maybe could add “resize thumbnail?”

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@jbaty Tried it. Seems ok.

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mmw09.bsky.social
mmw09.bsky.social

@numericcitizen Hi..if you want to do this on a windows machine, I have used ThumbsPlus by cerious (cerious.com) for years. It does everything you are asking. I esp love that it works directly with folders and doesn't create a catalog.

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numericcitizen
numericcitizen

@mmw09.bsky.social thanks but I'm on the Mac!

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