What is FastPreview?
FastPreview is a lightweight and easy-to-use image and file viewer for Windows. It enables users to quickly preview images, PDF documents, Microsoft Office files, emails, and text files without needing to open them in their native applications.
Some key features of FastPreview:
- Supports viewing common image formats like JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP as well as PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint files.
- Allows viewing Outlook emails (PST files) and email attachments.
- Options to view EXIF and metadata of image files.
- Smooth thumbnail browsing and scrolling.
- Minimal interface with focus on the preview pane.
- Portable app with small footprint - can be run off a USB drive.
- Freeware for personal and commercial use.
FastPreview makes it easy to quickly check images, documents and file contents without waiting for their dedicated, and often heavy, applications to load up. Its portable nature also makes it suitable to carry around on a portable drive.
SageThumbs, PicaView, Image Resizer for Windows, XnShell, Pictus, Photo Size Optimizer, Assetizr, Context Viewer, FirmTools ShellExtension, AhaView, MenuViewer are some alternatives to FastPreview.