IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 , 2008, Vista, Windows 7.

Changelog:

• New capture option: Region capture (Thanks to grebulon)
  (as option in Capture dialog or hotkey: CTRL + PrintKey)
• OCR Feature/PlugIn added (Options menu, Hotkey: F9, full image or selection)
  PlugIn download: http://rerecognition-download.ch/irfan/kadmos44/KADMOS.htm
   
• New command line switches for /capture
  4 = use region capture, 5 = start in capture mode using dialog settings
• New and re-arranged Properties dialogs
   
• New Color Management options in Properties->Viewing (new LCMS PlugIn needed)
   
• Burning PlugIn: can burn using Nero or Windows interface (WinXP or later)
   
• Support for JLS format (JPEG-LS, PlugIn by KATO Kanryu)
   
• Support for WBZ/WBC/WB1 formats (Webshots formats, PlugIn by V. Paramoshin)
   
• New display option: Use Resample for zooming (Menu: View->Display options)
   
• New fullscreen option: Use Resample for zooming (Properties->Fullscreen)
   
• Option to save changes on exit in now also used for image/file change
   
• New option in Batch-Scan dialog: Remember last scan counter
   
• Previous "Search files" dialog results showed again on next search
   
• Batch rename dialog: Last 15 rename patterns are saved
   
• New Thumbnails sort options: Sort by image DPI
   
• New placeholder: $p (image DPI)
   
• New buttons/options in File-Replace dialog for multiple files
   
• Resample bug with very special images fixed (TIF bug reported by Secunia, thanks!)
   
• The option "View->Lock zoom" works now with all display options
   
• Show PNG and TGA/DDS alpha color options merged (Properties->Viewing)
   
• New command line option: /reloadonloop
  Reload input source used in /slideshow when list is finished
• Command line, /convert: exit codes added: 0 = OK, 1 = load error, 2 = save error
   
• Support for TIFs with 12 bits per channel
   
• New option in Postscript PlugIn: Enable Antialiasing for better quality
   
• New button in EXIF dialog: Show in GeoHack-Wiki (for GPS coordinates)
   
• New help menu: Check homepage for updates
   
• Browsing hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + number (0-9), decrease file index by number
   
• Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions
  http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

Program Information Category: Multimedia Type: Free Version: 4.25 Size: 1.3MB Works on: Windows Product page: here