If you work on Linux, XnView is the runaway best choice (darn near the only choice) for pro level photo selection and metadata operations. And for anyone who prepares photos for use on the web but doesn’t need to edit thousand-frame takes, and, let’s face it, just isn’t going to shell out a hundred and fifty bucks for Photo Mechanic and hundreds more for Photoshop, it’s a top choice. It’s pretty good at opening corrupted files or files that have the wrong filename extension. Photo Mechanic notwithstanding, I have long recommended that every photographer and photo editor have XnView in their toolkit because it can open so many file types – over 500, according to the XnView website. For individuals, it’s FREE! XnView is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux systems.
You might consider it a poor man’s Photo Mechanic. It’s available at a price that suggests that there’s no reason not to have a good tool for working with metadata. It operates in a files and folders environment, like Photo Mechanic, and unlike Adobe Lightroom. XnView is a photo browsing/editing/metadata tool. Considering its power and low cost, XnView is a must-have It’s not hyperbole to call it “the poor man’s Photo Mechanic.” Here, the Properties pane pops up over the Viewer. XnView is a powerful photo browser, metadata editor, and batch conversion tool.
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