dimpalsharma reviewed v6.9 Alpha 2.0 on Dec 25, 2022

Pros: good to use

Cons: thank you

Bottom Line: download and enjoy

Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

Balderstrom reviewed v6.1 on Jul 8, 2014

Well it's been a few years. Wildbit works pretty much the same as it did 5 years ago.

cltx99 reviewed v6.0 Alpha 1.0 on Mar 28, 2013

I'll never understand why this program consistently gets a 4 star rating. I've tried it and got rid of it a number of times.

Hilbert reviewed v5.9 Alpha 1.0 on Dec 6, 2010

This viewer is getting better but it is still extraordinarily slow in generating its default-size thumbnails from large TIF files (100-600MB each). A directory of these large TIFs (50 or 100 or so) will bring WildBit Viewer to its knees.

The worst aspect of this viewer is its terrible ergonomics, specifically one's inability to select a part of an image with the mouse and have that part instantly fill the screen (a la IrfanView or Hamrick's now-obsolete ViewPrint Pro but which does it to perfection*).

Today, any serious photographer will have many huge TIFs on his PC, thus it's just a fact that he'll need to zoom in on sections of an image within a split-second, so Viewers that do not support such features are essentially useless. One really has to wonder if this developer actually uses WildBit Viewer outside his selection of small-size test images.

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* Produce a square or rectangle anywhere within the image with a mouse and immediately the mouse button is released the square/rectangle optimally fills the screen. Repeat this again or zoom in and out with the + & - keys. IrfanView is not quite as good ergonomically in that the selected square must be clicked before the image expands.

emanresU deriseD reviewed v5.6 Beta 1.0 on Nov 5, 2009

It took me literally 1 minute after installing this slow, clunky, crappy thing to say out loud "Get this $#@!%& thing off my computer!"

XnView.

Balderstrom reviewed v5.6 Alpha 2.0 on Sep 3, 2009

Except xNview Full is 15.5MB ... Unlike some I'll actually use a program before bothering to write a review.

This is a decent Multi-App, with 4 separate Binaries plus the Profile switcher.
Which lets you work with the Editor or Slideshow or Search separately (if desired) from the main viewer.

Unfortunately, the search is slow the "Filters" don't make much sense (if they even work at all) and it doesn't support regex or pcre.

The Editor is interesting, but is missing a few things like:
[x] autoFit to window. Everytime you resize an image's window you need to manually reZoom.
[-] The Create Icon is interesting and incomplete. If you've rezoomed a window (but not resized) The Create Icon, annoyingly, autoMaximizes the window again. Also it only lets you choose one icon size.

Lots of options for the Viewer itself, only missing a few things in this area:
1) Font Settings for Thumb Details, and Font Settings for FullScreen Mode.
2A) Option to 1) use XPs thumbNail cache or other formats.
2B) Option to save WildBit's ThumbNail.dat cache to ApplicationData instead of per folder.

Needs an option for ToolBars IconOnly (with tooltip) or Icon+Text

Most of the windows can't be resized below a certain point, which is somewhat of an annoyance.

Wildbit does NOT hose your system extension settings. Which is a major plus in my books. It will leave them completely alone if thats what you want.
Looks promising if development continues.

dhry reviewed v5.5 Beta 1.0 on Jun 26, 2009

Faststone AIN'T the best freeware picture viewer. Neither is this, although this could very well be the best BLOATware picture viewer. They claim it's "compact" but the 7.2Mb setup filesize says something a little different.

Want something that's far, far better? Get XNView. http://fileforum.betanew...for-Windows/989386705/1

bobad reviewed v5.4 Alpha 4.0 on Feb 26, 2009

Getting better and a little more usable. The controls are a bit more intuitive. Still far from Faststone quality and usability.

I can't help but wonder why developers feel they must include a browser (pictured above in the screen shot) when Windows already has a great one. Explorer already has thumbnails, browsing, sorting, comments, EXIF, sizing, and everything needed. A picture viewer only needs to have full screen viewing and light editing, and not duplicate the Explorer.

Anyway, I've grudgingly upped my rating to 4 stars... 3.6 actually.

radiomaffia reviewed v5.2 Alpha 6.0 on Apr 30, 2008

Using ACDSee 3.1 still and FastStone Image Viewer, but this viewer will certainly can become my favorites! Thankyou for beiing freeware

bekaye reviewed v5.2 Alpha 1.0 on Feb 20, 2008

Nice!
Little!

Can't argue with that.

RWW reviewed v5.2 Alpha 1.0 on Feb 19, 2008

Nice little viewer. I'm a solid Irfanview user but after ninjeratu I might have to try it to spite him.

bobad reviewed v5.1 on Jan 26, 2008

This is a nice free viewer. Since FastStone is widely acknowledged as best Freeware picture viewer, the following review compares it relative to FastStone.

With a little tweaking, one can set WildBit up to somewhat emulate FS. It has pretty good setup options, but keyboard control is unconventional and not customizable. It's billed as "compact and fast", but it's considerably larger and slower. It has far fewer features, and the default configuration isn't nearly as useful or intuitive. Also the editor is weak, but I don't downgrade a viewer for lack of editing features.

Compared to FS, I rate it a 3. If FS did not exist, I would rate it close to a 5. If I was a world class programmer, and wanted to create a popular Freeware program, an image viewer is the last thing I would tackle. That's because FS has such a solid lock on the genre. However, I encourage the Dev. to keep up the good work. It's not entirely impossible to catch up to FS.

DKDude reviewed v5.1 Beta 3.0 on Dec 31, 2007

Very nice viewer, light and does what it's expected, thanks.

@ninjeratu
Envy is a bad thing.

horsecharles reviewed v5.1 Development on Oct 16, 2007

Ninjeratu... that's 49 more friends than I have... LOL... actually 69 and counting now. Speaking of, I actually only need just one-- in order to... tango, if you will...

kbsoftware reviewed v5.1 Development on Oct 9, 2007

Well ninjeratu, you and I will do not agree.
I like this program because it's not bloated, well not yet anyways. Plus it does what it claims.

Of course my main image viewing program is FastStone Image Viewer, this one is still very good.

ninjeratu reviewed v5.1 Development on Oct 8, 2007

Very basic. How can this be version 5?
Feels like a school programming exercise.
Nothing anyone except the author would seriously use on a daily basis.
Absolutely not worth 5/5, author and 50 of his friends probably voted for it.
I give it 1 because the author is voting 5 for his own product. Lame.

Promitheas reviewed v5.1 Development Build on Sep 28, 2007

It's a simple, nice viewer and very light too! Excellent for beginners and those who don't like "heavy" programs like ACDSee Pro. It's free and easy-to-use that's why i give to it 5 stars!

anomoly reviewed v5.0 on Sep 17, 2007

I beg to differ. It is simple and capable and portable as well as free. Faststone as a comparison is great but I much prefer the simpler gui of wildbit which as far as I know also has no payed versions.
It does not need to be like all the rest to be user friendly. And if it were what comparison is that?

darthbeads reviewed v5.0 on Sep 17, 2007

I have a difficult time believing this is really a 5.0 product. Frankly, it feels more like a .70 product. It works, sure, but it's very rough around the edges....

bobad reviewed v5.0 on Sep 17, 2007

Nice picture viewer, but primitive compared to FastStone. Borrowed ACDSee's icon. Default options for viewing feel dyslexic. Feels heavy and slow. Uses cursor keys to toggle between pictures instead of space bar, as all other viewers use. Mouse wheel magnifies instead of toggling between pictures. Setup options are sparse. I will follow the progress of this app. It has a long way to go, but has promise.

mhieta reviewed v5.0 Development Build on Aug 2, 2007

poopcutter,

1. Check WildBit Viewer Homepage, there is separately download (you can download ex. Slide Show only)
2. Post your issue to support. I don't suffer slow downs at all.
3. Slide Show itself is not slow. Check your Transition Settings.

bufftbone reviewed v5.0 Development Build on Aug 1, 2007

The pimps have spoken! This is the best out there hands down. Word on the streets says John likes it and that's cool with me. When i view my pics, it's all fast and stuff. Nice and small and tight on my system.

Remember, it's the best!

poopcutter reviewed v5.0 Development Build on Aug 1, 2007

This sucks,
1. it requires install.
2. its SLOW, dont know what the * its doing but its using up my cpu,
so i then try the slideshow.exe
3. even slideshow is SLOW, and theres no antialiasing = jagged edges on the jpgs,

Patnet reviewed v5.0 Development Build on Jul 23, 2007

High rating? Yes, I'm impressed because aside from the usual file formats, it can also faithfully read Nikon NEF files! I've tried a number of free viewers but all of this in a 'Development Build alpha'! I can't wait for the final build.

mhieta reviewed v5.0 Development Build on Jul 16, 2007

Animated gif support and multipage tiff support is there :)

anomoly reviewed v4.9 on Jul 2, 2007

on my slow pc, irfanview has gui issues, and both faststone and xnview have lockup issues. Very straightforward, easy to use, and seemingly portable application viewer.

Dsfargeg reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 26, 2007

The alternatives at least don't have that serious flaws. A viewer which doesn't even support the most basic features and in that regards is even worse than the crappy viewer included with Windows is absolutely worthless.

mhieta reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 22, 2007

There is no flawless software. If you want perfect environment then you should have two or maybe more viewers installed.

Dsfargeg reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 21, 2007

Not having animated gif support is absolutely ludicrous.
Heck, even the "Widows Picture and Fax Viewer" supports animated gif!

Since it's seriously lacking even besides this, don't waste your time with this primitive junk.

mhieta reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 14, 2007

It shows only first frame if you have animated gif.

anomoly reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 7, 2007

No animated gif support?

mhieta reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 6, 2007

Check what filter you are using. It will support Camera RAW. Cause I can view crw and cr2 images.

bufftbone reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 6, 2007

Well newest build still needs raw support.

Dsfargeg - this reads more formats then the internal windows viewer plus has browsing support.

mhieta reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 2, 2007

Just tested with 21601 x 10801 bitmap
File size is about 227 megs. And it loads fine, about 61 s in my machine.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v4.9 Development Build on Jun 2, 2007

chokes on bitmaps
too beta for me

bufftbone reviewed v4.9 Development Build on May 31, 2007

horsecharles,

"Well, there goes the single exe then........ grin...."

I agree. If they can manage RAW support then I'd be ok without the basic editing.

Dsfargeg reviewed v4.9 Development Build on May 30, 2007

Too simplistic for my tastes. Hardly does anymore than the crappy Windows-internal viewer, so it's pretty pointless.

I'll stick with the FastStone Image Viewer which works just fine for me.

horsecharles reviewed v4.9 Development Build on May 30, 2007

bufftbone: ... I've been looking for a better alternative. This one fits the bill. It is strictly an image viewer and not much more else. It's not bloated software but instead just a single exe file. One thing that There are two things I'd like to see. Camera RAW support and some real basic editing...
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Well, there goes the single exe then........ grin....

bufftbone reviewed v4.9 Development Build on May 29, 2007

I've been a loyal user of Fast Stone Image Viewer. That program lately has been bogging down and even locking up my system. I've been looking for a better alternative. This one fits the bill. It is strictly an image viewer and not much more else. It's not bloated software but instead just a single exe file. One thing that There are two things I'd like to see. Camera RAW support and some real basic editing and nothing else more. It's a 5 for me.