Compared with XnView MP or nomacs, Honeyview keeps its scope narrow: it opens images quickly and stays small at 7.7 MB. It is a Windows photo viewer from Bandisoft.com, released as freeware at no cost. Version 5.53 is the current build in our catalog.
Bandisoft's small viewer and its current release
Honeyview is published by Bandisoft.com, whose site is en.bandisoft.com. It is listed in the photo viewers category, with the tags image and viewer. Version 5.53 came out on June 21, 2024, which is also its last update.
The license is freeware and the price is free.
EXIF with GPS, batch conversion and archive browsing
The viewer reads EXIF data from JPEG files, including GPS information. It also converts images in batches and can resize them during the conversion. Animated GIF and WebP files play inside the viewer.
Images inside zipped files open without extracting them first. The archive list covers ZIP, RAR, 7Z, LZH, TAR, CBR and CBZ, so comic archives in CBR and CBZ are included.
Supported image, RAW and animation formats
Standard formats include BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, PSD, DDS, JXR, WebP, J2K, JP2, TGA, TIFF, PCX, PGM, PNM, PPM and BPG. RAW support covers DNG, CR2, CRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, RW2, PEF, SR2 and RAF.
Animation formats are animated GIF, WebP, BPG and PNG. The platform is Windows.
What's new in 5.53
Version 5.53, dated June 21, 2024, fixed a vulnerability involving RAR files, tracked as KVE-2024-0290.
Honeyview pros and cons
Pros
- Small download at 7.7 MB
- Free under a freeware license
- Reads EXIF from JPEG, including GPS data
- Opens images inside ZIP, RAR, 7Z and other archives without extracting
- Covers many RAW formats such as DNG, CR2, NEF and RAF
Cons
- Last update was June 21, 2024
- Minimum Windows version is not stated in the data
- Last updated June 21, 2024
Is Honeyview safe?
Honeyview 5.53 is downloaded from bandisoft.app, the official Bandisoft server, and we keep no copy of the file. Bandisoft.com is the developer and the license is freeware. The June 21, 2024 release fixed a RAR vulnerability (KVE-2024-0290), which matters because the viewer opens archives directly. No independent scan result accompanies this version, so check the file yourself if you want extra assurance.
How to install Honeyview
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start Honeyview from the Start menu.
