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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 1.0.0 · 2026-06-05
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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

19.6 MB · .exe SHA-256: 3c4eb8e70cdd6e19854fc54873c584a7d87f1c33d22a810b97652502db4ded70

Portable (ZIP)

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

Download ZIP

24.2 MB · .zip SHA-256: e1257037f4158171afe9e8eba68a6251f44d7b4056a5e8e658cc1ace155c0db4

What's new - 1.0.0

  • First public release of HawkView.
  • Instant, GPU-accelerated viewing - even very large images open immediately.
  • Opens RAW, HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, WebP, PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, SVG and animated images.
  • Edit in place: crop, rotate (lossless for JPEG), flip, and convert between formats.
  • Full-screen slideshows with GPU transitions, music, and video export.
  • EXIF metadata viewer with an interactive GPS map.
  • Dark & light themes, a customizable toolbar, and set-as-wallpaper.

Full changelog →

License

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

Request a professional license →

System requirements

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