IrfanView PlugIns

IrfanView Plugins

Please always use the current IrfanView and PlugIn version.

How to install IrfanView PlugIns?

Download PlugIns, see below
Click on the PlugIn file (irfanview_plugins_XYZ_setup.exe)
PlugIns will be installed into IrfanView "PlugIns" directory

Note: Install 32-bit PlugIns to IrfanView-32 and 64-bit PlugIns to IrfanView-64 folder. DO NOT mix the PlugIns and IrfanView bit versions.

The current PlugIns version is: 4.70

Note: The normal IrfanView version includes the following (most important) PlugIns: Effects, Paint, Icons, RegionCapture, JPG-Transform, Video, VideoExport, Metadata, Tools, PSHost, Slideshow-EXE.

arrow image Check the 64-bit page for 64-bit PlugIns.

You can download remaining (32-bit) PlugIns as one large EXE (recommended): FossHub - download IrfanView plugins Installer
Alternative download site: iview470_plugins_setup.exe (19.2 MB, installer)
(SHA-256 checksum: fbaa225688d45217a809ac2695ebea2024214b3443bc4d2af90aa1a06c4cf1c2)
Or, you can download remaining (32-bit) PlugIns as one large ZIP (for experienced users!): FossHub - download IrfanView plugins ZIP
Alternative download site: iview470_plugins.zip (17.4 MB)
(SHA-256 checksum: 7945e0a26667ab74c5f8e5aa0fc1aca9280370c17c37cf20058d8094616e5284)

Special PlugIn: "IrfanView Shell Extension":

This PlugIn shows a Context menu for some IrfanView operations in Windows Explorer or other file managers.
You can select several files and: Play slideshow, Load files in Thumbnails window, Start JPG Lossless Rotation, Convert images to another format, Save filenames as TXT, Create multipage TIF or PDF, Create panorama image. (current version: 1.06)

Download: https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_shell_extension_plugin.exe (Installer)
(SHA-256 checksum: b9828e236b26626b46fe20ad31208140fc572819ba86c2cba75cbd2c7724ebef)

https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_shell_extension.zip (ZIP, for experienced users!)
(SHA-256 checksum: 2112f85a917b2eca90eaa047a8c3b22e0157f13e83971aee679d955b2ff1047d)

You can download the (32-bit) PlugIns as 4 separate ZIP files (for experienced users!):

iv_mmedia.zip. Contains these PlugIns: IV_Player, Med, Mp3, Burning, Nero, Quicktime, Real Audio, SoundPlayer.
iv_formats.zip. Contains these PlugIns: Awd, B3d, BabaCAD4Image, CamRAW, Crw, CADImage, Dicom, DjVu, Dpx, Ecw, Exr, Flash, Flif, Formats, Fpx, Hdp, Ics, ImPDF, ImPDN, JPEG2000, Jpeg_LS, Jpm, Mng, MrSID, PDF, PhotoCD, OptiPNG, Postscript, Sff, Svg, Wbz, WebP, Wsq, Xcf.
iv_effects.zip. Contains these PlugIns: Filter Sandbox, Film Simulation, Filter Factory.
iv_misc.zip. Contains these PlugIns: Lcms, OCR, Email, FaceDetect, Ftp.

PlugIns updated after the version 4.70:

Available PlugIns and current versions:

AltaLux - (version 1.09): allows IrfanView to use AltaLux image effect
AVIF - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read AVIF files
AWD - (version 2.0.1): allows IrfanView to read Artweaver files
B3D - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to read BodyPaint 3D files
BabaCAD4Image - (version 1.3.2): allows IrfanView to to read DXF and DWG CAD files
BURNING - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to burn slideshow to a CD/DVD/BD (Windows XP SP3 or later required)
BURNINGOLD - (version 4.36): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to burn slideshow to a CD (Windows XP or later required, Nero option can burn Data DVD and VCD)
CADImage - (version 15.0.0.1): allows IrfanView to read DXF/DWG/HPGL/CGM/SVG files (Shareware, third party plugin)
Newest 32-bit versions under: https://www.cadsofttools.com/download/irfanviewplugins.zip , newest 64-bit versions: https://www.cadsofttools.com/download/irfanviewplugins_x64.zip
CamRAW - (version 4.67.2): allows IrfanView to to read Digital Camera RAW files
(formats: DNG, EEF, NEF, ORF, RAF, MRW, DCR, SRF/ARW, PEF)
CRW - (version 4.58): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to read Canon CRW/CR2 files (high resolution image version)
Note: this PlugIn requires additional Canon DLLs. You can download these DLLs with the Canon ZoomBrowser program: https://www.canon.com/ or try here: https://www.irfanview.info/plugins/canon_crw.zip (check "Readme.txt" for instructions and install!)
DICOM - (version 4.60): allows IrfanView to read Dicom formats (DCM, ACR, IMA)
DJVU - (version 4.67.1): allows IrfanView to read DJVU format
DPX - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to read DPX/CIN (Digital Picture Exchange/Cineon) format
ECW - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read/write ECW files (Enhanced Compressed Wavelet)
EFFECTS - (version 4.70): contains image effects
EMAIL - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to send images as emails
EXR - (version 4.67.1): allows IrfanView to read EXR files
FACEDETECT - (version 2.00): allows IrfanView to use the Face Detection feature from Thumbnails window
If you have a modern graphic card which can be used for additional calculations, you can try the GPU version of the plugin: https://www.irfanview.info/plugins/facedetect_gpu.zip
FILM_SIMULATION - (version 1.0.0.0): allows IrfanView to apply some Film Simulation effects
Note: this PlugIn needs additional CLUT files, download/install from: https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_film_sim_plugin.zip
FILTER_FACTORY - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to use Filter Factory 8BF files (Photoshop PlugIns)
FLASH - (version 2.2.0.1): allows IrfanView to read Flash/Shockwave/FLV format
FLIF - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read FLIF (Free Lossless Image) format
FORMATS - (version 4.67.4): allows IrfanView to read some rare image formats
(formats: PCX, QOI, PSP, DDS, G3, RAS, IFF/LBM, BioRAD, Mosaic, XBM, XPM, GEM-IMG, SGI, RLE, WBMP, TTF, FITS, PIC, MAG, WAD, WAL, CAM, SFW, YUV, PVR, SIF and old/retro formats from Amiga, Atari, C64, ZX Spectrum etc.)
FPX - (version 4.56): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to read FlashPix files
FTP - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to transfer files from Thumbnails window using FTP
HDP - (version 4.56): allows IrfanView to read Jpeg-XR/HDP/WDP (Microsoft HD Photo) files
ICONS - (version 4.30): additional icons for IrfanView file associations
ICS - (version 4.56): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to read ICS files (Image Cytometry Standard)
IMPDF - (version 0.90): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to write PDF files (Portable Document Format)
IMPDN - (version 1.16): allows IrfanView to read PDN files (Paint.NET File Format)
IRFANVIEW_SANDBOX - (version 1.3.0.14): allows IrfanView to use JewelScript Effects/Filters
IV_PLAYER - (version 4.54): allows IrfanView to play video/sound/audio-cd files using Windows Media Player
JPEG2000 - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to read/write JPEG 2000 files
JPEG_LS - (version 4.67): allows IrfanView to read/write JPEG-LS files
JPEG_XL - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read/write JPEG-XL files
JPEGQS - (version 1-20240129): allows IrfanView to read JPG files using QuantSmooth method
JPG_TRANSFORM - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to support lossless JPG operations (rotation/crop/cleaning, EXIF date editing, EXIF thumb update)
JPM - (version 4.67.1): allows IrfanView to read/write JPM files
LCMS - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to use color management
METADATA - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to handle EXIF/IPTC/Comment information from compatible files
MNG - (version 4.57): allows IrfanView to read/play MNG/JNG files
MP3 - (version 4.52): allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 files
MRC - (version 3.70): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to read MRC files
MR-SID - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to read LizardTech's SID files
Note: this PlugIn needs additional DLLs (for IrfanView 32-bit only), download/install from: https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_mrsid_plugin.exe (Installer) or https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_mrsid_plugin.zip
NERO - (version 4.20): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to burn slideshow to data or Video CD, using Nero Burning ROM software
OCR - (version 4.67.4): adds OCR features to IrfanView PlugIn, requires Tesseract OCR from: https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki
OCR_KADMOS - (version 4.4y): adds OCR features to IrfanView PlugIn download: https://www.irfanview.info/plugins/kadmos/
Note: the OCR PlugIn works only with IrfanView 32-bit.
OPTIPNG - (version 4.68): this PlugIn allows optimized PNG saving
PAINT - (version 0.4.13.63): allows IrfanView to to paint lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc.
PDF - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to read/save PDF files (Portable Document Format)
PHOTO-CD - (version 3.00): allows IrfanView to read Kodak PCD files (high resolutions)
POSTSCRIPT - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read EPS/PS/PDF files (using Ghostscript, take the 32-bit (!) EXE installer, like "gs9100w32.exe") or Ghostscript 64-bit for IrfanView 64-bit (like "gs9100w64.exe").
PSHOST - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to load Adobe Photoshop 8BF filters
Note: some nice (fixed menu) Adobe 8BF Plugins/effects (32 bit) can be downloaded/installed from: https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_adobe_8bf_plugins.exe (Installer) or https://www.irfanview.net/plugins/irfanview_adobe_8bf_plugins.zip
Note: some older/special 32-bit 8BFs may require additional system DLLs: Msvcrt10.dll and/or Plugin.dll. You can download these DLLs here: https://www.irfanview.info/plugins/8bf_tools.zip (check "Readme.txt" for instructions and install!)
Note: If you want to use 32 bit 8BFs in IrfanView 64 bit, use the custom menu/folder option in: Properties->PlugIns.
QUICKTIME - (version 4.56): allows IrfanView to play/read Apple Quicktime files
REAL-AUDIO - (version 3.37): allows IrfanView (32-bit) to play Real-Audio RA files
REGIONCAPTURE - (version 2.4.3): allows IrfanView to capture a rectangle area of the screen
SFF - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to read SFF (Structured Fax) Files
SLIDESHOW - (version 4.66): allows IrfanView to create presentations in EXE or SCR format (standalone executable/screen saver)
SOUND_PLAYER - (version 4.39): allows IrfanView to play OGG files (Ogg Vorbis)
STUB_LOADER - (version 1.2.5): allows loading of old (32 bit) PlugIns in IrfanView 64 bit (used also for scanning in IrfanView-64)
SVG - (version 0.90): allows IrfanView to read SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) files
TOOLS - (version 4.68): contains some additional functions/features for IrfanView
(and some special formats, like: HEIC, AVIF; with installed codecs/extensions)
VIDEO - (version 4.67): allows IrfanView to play many video/sound formats
VIDEO_EXPORT - (version 4.63): allows IrfanView to save slideshow as MP4 video
WBZ - (version 1.01): allows IrfanView to read WebShots (WBZ/WBC/WB1) files
WEBP - (version 4.68): allows IrfanView to read/write WEBP (Weppy Format) files
WPG - (version 3.1.2): allows IrfanView to read WPG (version 1) files
WSQ - (version 2024.06.30): allows IrfanView to read WSQ (Wavelet Scaler Quantization) files
XCF - (version 0.1.5): allows IrfanView to read XCF files

For developers: If you want to write your own plugins for IrfanView (support for new image formats or effects (please no private formats)), please send me an email for details.