4.6 KiB
Loupe
An image viewer application written with GTK 4, Libadwaita and Rust.
Installing
The latest version from the main branch is available from the build artifacts.
Download bundle for:
Bundles will not be automatically updated after installation.
Features
- Fast GPU accelerated image rendering with tiled rendering for SVGs
- Extensive support for touchpad and touchscreen gestures
- Build-in support for more than 15 image formats
- Accessible presentation of the most important metadata
- Sleek but powerful interface developed in conjunction with GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
Supported Formats
| Format | View | Optional | ICC | CICP | EXIF | XMP | Animation | Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIF | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | libheif-rs + libheif (C++) |
| BMP | ✔ | ✘ | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| DDS | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| farbfeld | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| QOI | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| GIF | ✔ | ✘ * | — | — | ✘ | ✔ | image-rs | |
| HEIC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | libheif-rs + libheif (C++) |
| ICO | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| JPEG | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✘ | — | image-rs | |
| OpenEXR | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| PNG | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | image-rs | |
| PNM | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| SVG | ✔ | ✘ | — | — | ✘ * | — | librsvg | |
| TGA | ✔ | — | — | — | — | — | image-rs | |
| TIFF | ✔ | ✘ | — | ✔ | ✘ | — | image-rs | |
| WEBP | ✔ | — | — | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | image-rs |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| * | Unclear if used in practice, needs research |
| ✘ | Supported by format but not implemented yet |
| ？ | Unclear if supported by format, needs research |
| ✔ | Supported |
Building
GNOME Builder
GNOME Builder is the environment used for developing this application. It can use Flatpak manifests to create a consistent building and running environment cross-distro. Thus, it is highly recommended you use it.
- Download GNOME Builder.
- In Builder, click the "Clone Repository" button at the bottom, using
git@gitlab.gnome.org/Incubator/loupe.gitorhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/Incubator/loupe.gitas the URL. - Click the build button at the top once the project is loaded.
Installation
Depending on how you want it installed instructions can differ. If you used GNOME Builder to build it, clicking the bar at the top window will open a submenu with "Export Bundle". This will create a flatpak bundle, which can be installed on any system that supports flatpak.
In order for the Loupe flatpak to be able to read the directory images are installed in, you must install a bundle. Once you have a bundle installed, development builds will work properly.
Contributing
Conduct
Loupe operates under the GNOME Code Of Conduct. See the full text of the Code Of Conduct here.