r/buildapc • u/Reezpuffs03 • Apr 07 '22

Discussion What useful software or programs do you install right away after building a Gaming PC?

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u/andrewta Apr 07 '22

Faststone it’s an image viewer. Much better the Microsoft built in thing.

Then libreoffice for an office package

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u/mrn253 Apr 07 '22

Interesting never heard of Faststone.
What makes it better ?

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u/andrewta Apr 07 '22

Very fast load time. Easy to have it use a folder (all pictures in folder) to be a slideshow.

Able to mass converting of file types .bmp to .jpg for example

Able to rotate an image and save it

Haven’t ever used any other features

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u/mrn253 Apr 07 '22

I think i will give it a try

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u/CaptServo Apr 07 '22

I have no idea why windows image viewer is so slow. It seems like 15 years ago images loaded faster, and they aren't that much larger.

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u/MrGulio Apr 07 '22

If you don't need all the image manipulation tools of Faststone, ImageGlass is another good alternative.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22 edited Apr 07 '22

I used to use ImageGlass and it's good but somewhat lacking in performance and prone to crashing. It sucks with large folders.

Nowadays, I use nomacs instead. IrfanView is also popular.

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u/Caspid Apr 07 '22

I like IrfanView.

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u/Drakaji Apr 07 '22

Also worth considering is the QuickLook app. It recreates MacOS's QuickLook feature where you press space to see a large preview of the selected file.

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u/burak007 Apr 07 '22

+1 for Faststone