Fast image viewer for Windows

A faster, simpler way
to view your photos.

Ember opens the moment you double-click — phone photos, screenshots, PDFs, comic archives, and 100+ other formats, all in one fast, clean viewer. No waiting, no clutter. And when you need it, it handles camera RAW and huge files just as smoothly.

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Version 2.0.36 · 30 Jun 2026 · Windows 11 · Free

Ember image viewer in windowed mode showing a Yosemite landscape with the bottom toolbar and filmstrip

100+

formats — opens almost any image you have

Instant

even huge photos open without the wait

Free

lightweight, with nothing to set up

See it in action

The image first. Everything else gets out of the way.

A clean, distraction-free canvas in both fullscreen and windowed modes — with a dark, keyboard-friendly command menu when you need it.

Ember in fullscreen mode showing a landscape edge-to-edge with a minimal centered overlay — Fullscreen — pure canvas, minimal overlay

Ember context menu open over an image, listing rotate, rating, wallpaper, slideshow and other commands — Right-click — every command, one dark menu

One viewer for everything

If it’s an image, Ember opens it.

Phone photos, screenshots, PDFs, comic archives, camera RAW — over 100 formats in one place. No more “this app can’t open that file”.

JPEG PNG HEIC AVIF GIF WebP TIFF PDF SVG PSD Camera RAW ZIP · CBZ · RAR +100 more

See the full format list

Fast

Opens the moment you click

Even huge photos and camera RAW show up right away — a sharp preview first, full quality a blink later.

Anywhere

Archives and phone photos

Page through a ZIP or CBZ comic without unzipping, or browse straight off your iPhone or Android over USB.

Handy

Updates as you edit

Keep Ember open beside Paint or Photoshop — save your edit and it refreshes instantly, right where you left off.

Built in

The useful bits, none of the bloat

Rotate, rate, set as wallpaper, run a slideshow, check photo info — everyday tools, no heavy editor.

Keyboard friendly

Or never touch the mouse.

Every common action has a shortcut, so you can fly through a whole folder one key at a time. Mouse, touch, and touchpad gestures all work too.

← →Previous / next image

SpaceNext, or page tall images

F11Fullscreen toggle

1 – 5Star rating

Ctrl+GGo to image number

Ctrl+NDuplicate window

Ready when you are

Open a folder and see for yourself.

Free, no account, nothing to set up. Install it or run the portable version — either way it’s ready in seconds.

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A faster, simpler way to view your photos.