Windows Live Photo Gallery vs XnView MP

Struggling to choose between Windows Live Photo Gallery and XnView MP? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Windows Live Photo Gallery is a Photos & Graphics solution with tags like photo, gallery, editing, management, microsoft.

It boasts features such as Face recognition and tagging, Photo editing tools (crop, rotate, red-eye removal, etc.), Panoramic photo stitching, Photo organization and management, Integration with SkyDrive for cloud storage and sharing and pros including Free, Easy to use interface, Good basic editing tools, Face recognition works well, Integrates with other Windows Live services.

On the other hand, XnView MP is a Photos & Graphics product tagged with photo-viewer, image-manager, image-resizer, batch-processing, metadata-editing, exif-support.

Its standout features include Supports over 500 image formats, Allows batch processing and renaming, Has image editing tools, Supports metadata editing, Supports EXIF data, Allows image resizing, and it shines with pros like Free and open source, Very fast and lightweight, Intuitive and easy to use interface, Many advanced features, Cross-platform compatibility.

Feature	Windows Live Photo Gallery	XnView MP
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Photos & Graphics	Photos & Graphics

Product Overview

Windows Live Photo Gallery

Description: Windows Live Photo Gallery is a free photo editing and management software from Microsoft. It allows you to view, organize, edit, print and share digital photos. Its key features include face recognition and tagging, photo fixes and enhancements, panoramic photo stitching, and sharing photos on SkyDrive.

XnView MP

Description: XnView MP is a free, versatile and powerful photo viewer, image manager, image resizer and more for Windows. It supports over 500 different image formats and has handy image editing tools. It allows batch processing and renaming, metadata editing, EXIF support, and more.

Key Features Comparison

Windows Live Photo Gallery Features

• Face recognition and tagging
• Photo editing tools (crop, rotate, red-eye removal, etc.)
• Panoramic photo stitching
• Photo organization and management
• Integration with SkyDrive for cloud storage and sharing

XnView MP Features

• Supports over 500 image formats
• Allows batch processing and renaming
• Has image editing tools
• Supports metadata editing
• Supports EXIF data
• Allows image resizing

Pros & Cons Analysis

Windows Live Photo Gallery

Pros

• Free
• Easy to use interface
• Good basic editing tools
• Face recognition works well
• Integrates with other Windows Live services

Cons

• Limited advanced editing capabilities
• No batch editing
• Lacks some features of paid alternatives
• Only available on Windows
• Development discontinued

XnView MP

Pros

• Free and open source
• Very fast and lightweight
• Intuitive and easy to use interface
• Many advanced features
• Cross-platform compatibility

Cons

• Lacks some features of paid alternatives
• Less frequently updated than some competitors
• No cloud storage integration
• Limited touchscreen support

Pricing Comparison

Windows Live Photo Gallery

• Free

XnView MP

• Free
• Open Source