Open-source tools — Desktop windows

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QuickImageViewer (qIV)

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A tiny, fast native image viewer for Windows built as a lightweight, open-source alternative to bloated legacy viewers — portable, no install needed.

Nothing to installOpen source
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How it works
A portable, sub-10 MB image viewer for Windows built with native C++ and Win32 APIs, supporting modern formats like WebP and JPEG XL, with self-healing registry integration.
What's different
Positioned as a lightweight, hardware-aware alternative to bloated legacy image viewers, with no install required.
Best for
Windows users who want a fast, minimal image viewer instead of a heavier default app.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Seminay

Live

A lightweight, open-source Windows voice assistant that runs in the system tray and lets you talk to Google's Gemini Live API and hear its responses.

Open source
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How it works
Speak to Gemini through a system tray app and hear the response in real time; built with Python.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 11d ago

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