Pix42 is a fast image and media viewer for Windows and macOS that opens 50+ formats including RAW, FITS, PSD, JPEG XL, AVIF and HEIC. It includes non-destructive editing, a map/GPS view, photo culling, duplicate detection, metadata editing, and batch conversion tools. Core viewing features are free forever with no account required, while advanced Pro tools are unlocked with a one-time license.
What it's for
Features 21
- Archive browsing for ZIP, RAR, 7z, CBZ, CBR
- Assisted Culling using perceptual hashing and quality scoring
- Audio and video playback with cover art and real-time frequency spectrum
- Batch image converter to WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, HEIF, JPEG 2000, TIFF
- Batch Rename pipeline with case, delete, replace, serialize, randomize rules
- Built-in PDF viewer with page navigation and zoom
- Burned-in metadata watermark export (single or batch)
- Color-managed viewer reading ICC and nclx metadata with HDR-aware display
- Compare view with synchronized zoom/pan
- Database backup, restore and verify tools
- Exact duplicate finder with batch Keep Only One
- EXIF/XMP/IPTC metadata viewer and editor
- FITS viewer with interactive stretch (Asinh, Linear, Sqrt, Log) and tiled rendering for large files
- Image sonification (Hubble-inspired) converting luminosity/color data into sound
- Interactive map view with GPS markers, drag-to-tag, and GPS write-back
- Local Image Catalog with content hashing (SHA-256) and Library Index
- Non-destructive editing: adjustments, crop, rotate, flip saved to library and replayed automatically
- Opens 50+ image/media formats including RAW, FITS, PSD, JXL, AVIF, HEIC, OpenEXR, JPEG 2000
- Panorama Stitching with Auto, Cylindrical, Spherical and Perspective projections
- Resolution Analyzer for safe downsize estimation and batch rescale
- Smart Denoise with Natural, Strong and Astro presets
Pricing
Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription): $29.90 base price, discounted to $19.90 with coupon EARLY42 (33% off, early adopter promotion). Perpetual license valid for version 2.x.
50+ formats: RAW, FITS, PSD, JXL, AVIF, HEIC, OpenEXR, Ratings, flags, favourites, search & filter, Timeline view grouped by capture day, Find Duplicates (exact mode), Assisted Culling — limited free trial, Map view — up to 100 geotagged markers, Image sonification (Hubble-inspired), FITS interactive stretch (session only, no save), FITS multi-layer & data-cube navigation, PDF viewer with page navigation and zoom, Panorama Stitching — up to 2 images, Burned-in metadata watermark — single image, Batch Rename — limited rules, Convert to classic formats (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF), Audio & video playback with cover art, Library index & content hashing, Archive browsing (ZIP, RAR, 7z, CBZ…), Print & contact sheets, Compare view, Zen mode, slideshows, XMP/IPTC metadata — read only
No time limit, no account required; some features limited (e.g. Map view up to 100 markers, Panorama Stitching up to 2 images, Batch Rename limited rules, Assisted Culling limited free trial, FITS stretch session-only)
$29.90 one-time perpetual license (v2.x); promotional price $19.90 with coupon EARLY42 (33% off, early adopter offer).
One-time purchase, perpetual license for version 2.x
Early adopter coupon EARLY42: $29.90 → $19.90 at checkout
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