Viewers & File Utilities
Image, video, and 3D file viewers.
| Software | Description | License | Tags | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecter | Free and visual creative assets management for 3d, AEC and design professionals. | Free | ||
| DJV | Free professional image sequence viewer. | Open Source | Image Sequences · Film Pipeline | EXR/DPX playback, film pipeline |
| f3d | Fast 3D file viewer (glTF, STL, OBJ, USD, etc.). | Open Source | 3D Preview · USD Support | Quick 3D file preview |
| fre:ac | Free, open-source batch audio converter. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Conversion Tools |
Open Source | Audio Batch · Open Source | Batch audio conversion |
| glb.gallery | Interactive 3D model gallery builder from GLB files, embeddable. | Freemium | Embeddable · GLB | 3D portfolio, model showcase |
| HandBrake | Free, open-source H.265/AV1 video encoder. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Conversion Tools |
Open Source | H.265/AV1 · Open Source | Video encoding |
| Luminance HDR | HDR workflow. Merge brackets, tonemap, convert EXR/HDR/RGBE. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Conversion Tools, Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning |
Open Source | HDR Workflow · EXR | HDR workflow |
| mrViewer | Image sequence and EXR viewer. | Open Source | EXR Viewer · VFX Pipeline | VFX pipeline review |
| OpenEXR Viewer | Official EXR tools. | Open Source | Official EXR · ASWF | EXR inspection |
| OpenRV | Open-source media review and playback player. Foundation of Autodesk RV, donated to ASWF. | Open Source | Review Player · ASWF | Sequence review, dailies playback |
| Shutter Encoder | FFmpeg GUI with professional presets. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Conversion Tools |
Free | FFmpeg GUI · Pro Presets | Pro video encoding GUI |
| XnConvert | Batch image converter, 80+ actions. See also: Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Conversion Tools |
Free | Batch · 80+ Actions | Batch image conversion |
| XnView MP | Free image viewer and converter (500+ formats). | Free | Batch Convert · 500+ Formats | Batch conversion, texture browsing |
| xStudio | Open-source playback and review tool by DNEG. Notes, sessions, and pipeline integration for dailies. | Open Source | Review Player · ASWF | Dailies review, annotation |