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Free for personal use on Windows 10 and 11. Choose the installer or the portable version.

HawkView is currently available for Windows. macOS and Linux builds are planned.
Version 1.1.3 · 2026-08-11
Recommended Microsoft Store Signed by Microsoft, so no security warnings, with automatic updates. The easiest way to install HawkView. Get it from Microsoft Store

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Installer

The classic setup: Start-menu shortcut, optional desktop icon and an uninstaller. Installs for the current user - no admin needed.

Download installer

19.7 MB · .exe SHA-256: a05ed0ad9d8ef56b8afe1e8238c957c0221baaff5b7613c7b42b10f9fbb9aa09

Portable (ZIP)

A single .exe, nothing installed. Unzip and run from anywhere - perfect for a USB stick.

Download ZIP

24.3 MB · .zip SHA-256: 39e8f8fae9bd3cd8f3fbebfcbc9bcc041b433cfa95cac9218ba67690f9715c11

What's new - 1.1.3

  • The filmstrip now fills in around the photo you are looking at instead of starting from the beginning of the folder, and decodes thumbnails several times faster. Opening a photo in the middle of a large folder no longer means waiting for them.
  • HawkView now tells you when a new version is out even when it was installed from the Microsoft Store, and keeps checking while it runs instead of only at startup.
  • Fixed: shutting Windows down with HawkView open was counted as a crash, and the same anonymous report could be sent several times.

Full changelog →

Older versions

1.1.22026-07-23
1.1.12026-07-13
1.1.02026-07-12
1.0.22026-07-11
1.0.12026-06-27
1.0.02026-06-05

License

  • Free for personal use.
  • Professional or commercial use requires a paid license.

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System requirements

  • Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
  • x64 processor
  • ~150 MB free disk space
  • No extra runtime required - everything is bundled