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Eye of GNOME Image Viewer

Introduction — Welcome to the Eye of GNOME Image Viewer.

Supported image formats — The image viewer can display pictures in a wide range of image formats, including PNG, JPEG, and TIFF.

View pictures

Open a picture — Pictures open in a new window.

Slideshow — Click Slideshow to show all of the pictures in a folder as a slideshow.

View all pictures in a folder — Press Left and Right to flip between pictures, or use the image gallery to show them all.

Zoom — Enlarge the picture on the screen.

Edit pictures

Convert to a different file format — You can convert pictures from one image format to another. You can do this in a batch for multiple pictures.

Copy and paste a picture — How to copy/paste from the image viewer into another application.

Edit or delete a picture — Click Open With to edit a picture using an external image editor.

Flip or rotate pictures — Horizontal/vertical, clockwise/counter-clockwise

Formats supported for saving pictures — JPEG, PNG, BMP and others.

Rename many pictures at once — Automatically rename and number batches of pictures.

Print pictures

Print a picture — Click Print… and then use the tabs to change print settings.

Add extra features

Plugins — Install plugins to access extra features.

Change fullscreen background color — Enables changing background color in fullscreen mode.

Full-screen with double-click — Activate fullscreen mode by double-clicking a picture.

Send pictures by email — Easily send pictures by attaching them to a new email.

Slideshow shuffle — Show photos in a random order when playing a slideshow.

Upload photos to PicasaWeb — Easily upload pictures to PicasaWeb directly from the Image Viewer.

View detailed information about a picture — View information such as camera settings and histogram, geolocation, and date.

Zoom to fit picture width — Adjusts the zoom to fit a picture's full width into the window.

Advanced

The command line — The eog command can open any number of images in various modes.

Keyboard shortcuts — A list of all keyboard shortcuts.

Python console — The Python console can be used to add extra functions and run scripts in the image viewer.

Frequently asked questions

Copy and paste a picture — How to copy/paste from the image viewer into another application.

Open pictures in the image viewer by default — Make image viewer the default application for viewing pictures.

Tips and tricks

Copy and paste a picture — How to copy/paste from the image viewer into another application.

Make the current picture your desktop background — Set your favorite picture as your desktop background/wallpaper.

Preferences — Image view, slideshow and plugins.

Get involved

Help develop — Improve the Image Viewer

Help translate — Localize the Image Viewer

Help write documentation — Join the Documentation Team.

Report a problem with the image viewer — File a bug against the image viewer.

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