| Version | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Crayon Software |
| Release date | Nov 8, 2008 |
| Date added | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Os requirements | Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows XP, Windows NT |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 39,457 |
| Downloads per week | 3 |
| Price | Free to try |
Description
MagicViewer is a powerful digital-photo organizer with an extensive set of tools that help you manage, enhance, and share photos in one user-friendly interface. The Batch wizard lets you convert file formats and color modes, resize, rotate, add file comments, and rename a group of images in one quick step. The Thumbnail browser lets you preview images at various sizes, sort by name, type, size, and date, and view slide shows with smooth transitions. You can share images by sending optimized picture e-mails, instantly creating a Web photo gallery, and making high-quality prints and contact sheets.
MagicViewer lets you process images and GIF animations using features such as flip or rotate, fill with a color or pattern, emboss, sharpen, blur, add text and drop shadows, crop, and resize.
Review
This multipurpose imaging tool offers some decent features, but the trial version's restrictions mean we can't wholeheartedly recommend it. The smooth interface lets you browse your PC for images, then quickly displays thumbnails that are sortable by name, type, size, and date. However, one big problem is that MagicViewer's demo places a large gray square in the center of every image. Although its editing tools aren't as extensive as those of some competitors, you can rotate, crop, apply a few simple effects, sharpen, remove red-eye, and add captions. We appreciate the tools for batch converting images, generating simple slide shows, and uploading galleries to the Web, but the trial version will only let you process five shots at a time. The demo also disables features such as save, print, copy, and cut. MagicViewer looks promising, but it's not too exciting in its current form.