How to install IrfanView PlugIns?

  1. Download all PlugIns, see below
  2. Click on the PlugIn file (irfanviewpluginsXXX.exe)
  3. PlugIns will be installed into IrfanView "PlugIns" directory

Note: A normal IrfanView version includes the following (most important) PlugIns:

  • Effects
  • Paint
  • Ansi2Unicode
  • Icons
  • Slideshow-EXE
  • RegionCapture
  • Tools
  • Video

What's New

  • Smaller fixes (Insert Text, Paste warning, Hex viewer, Auto adjust colors)
  • Separate overwrite option for Save/Save-As menus (Properties->File Handling)
  • The Insert Text dialog will remember the last screen position
  • New OCR PlugIn: requires Tesseract OCR (Properties->PlugIns)
  • See "i_plugins.txt" for infos (https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki
  • Support for PNG comment (Image->Info dialog or $C placeholder; reading only)
  • SFF PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Mateusz "LeftarCode" Lewczak)
  • EXR PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Minji Kim and Jaehun of WHS WWW Team)
  • PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
  • Loading issues in several PlugIns fixed (thanks to Trend Micro)
  • Fixed PlugIns: Formats, DPX/CIN, WSQ, MrSID, AWD
  • PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
  • PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
  • Download newest PlugIns version from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm