HandyView: A Python repository from xinntao

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HandyView is a handy image viewer for convenient viewing and comparing. It is developed with PyQt5.

Download the pre-compiled executable zip file from the release page.
Unzip the file
Set HandyView as the default image viewer, so that you can double-click the image to open HandyView.

Download the handyviewer.dmg from the release page and install.
If you fail to install the app, you may first need to disable gatekeeper first. You should be aware of the risk of disabling gatekeeper.
Set HandyView as the default image viewer (use cmd+i), so that you can double-click the image to open HandyView.

I used the early version of HandyView on Ubuntu. The current version is not tested on Ubuntu and may be out-of-date.

Clone this repo git clone https://github.com/xinntao/HandyView.git
How to double click to open an image
1. Modify the HandyView.desktop file - Exec & Icon
2. Copy the .desktop file to /usr/share/applications
How to change the default image viewer
1. Right click an image
2. Go to Properties -> Open With
3. Choose HandyView

For python user, you can also launch HandyView from the command line:

Clone repo and install dependent packages

git clone https://github.com/xinntao/HandyView.git
cd HandyView
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run

python -m handyview.handyviewer [image_path]

Switch among images with fixed zoom ration, which is useful when comparing image details. (Unfortunately, I cannot find such a image viewer and this is the initial motivation to develop HandyView).
Various comparison modes.
Show basic image information, e.g., image path, shape, size, color type, zoom ration, etc.
Show the position and color in the current mouse cursor.
Draw rectangles on images and show the start and end position.