Glance - Media Viewer
Simple & Fast Media Viewer
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Glance - Simple, Fast Media Viewer for macOS
Glance is a clean, simple media viewer designed to do one thing well: let you view your photos and videos quickly and beautifully. It's a fast, lightweight app with a clean interface that gets out of your way. All files stay on your device — no tracking, no ads, no subscriptions, no accounts.
What It Can Do:
• View images and videos in many formats, including professional RAW files
• Set Glance as your default image viewer in one click
• Support Live Photos with full animation
• Extract text from any image (OCR) — entirely on your device
• Resize and export images to different formats
• Smooth zoom and pan with intuitive gestures
• High-quality image rendering with proper color space support
• Native video playback with standard controls
• Browse with sidebar view or focus with filmstrip view
• Explore rich metadata (EXIF camera data, GPS coordinates, video codecs)
• Search and sort files instantly
• Navigate with keyboard shortcuts and drag-and-drop
Why It Exists:
Glance was built to provide a clean, fast way to view your media without the bloat. No subscriptions, no accounts, no online services. Just a simple, well-designed viewer that respects your privacy and your time. The few smart features it does include — like text extraction — run entirely on your Mac, so nothing ever leaves your device.
Features:
Media Supported:
• Images: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, GIF, WebP, TIFF, BMP
• RAW formats: CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, RAF, ORF, RW2, and 15+ more
• Videos: MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, MKV, WebM
• Live Photos: Full animation support
Clean, Simple Viewing:
• Smooth zoom and pan with intuitive gestures
• Pinch to zoom or use scroll wheel (configurable)
• Pixel-to-pixel zoom for precise inspection
• Native video playback with optional looping
• Light and dark mode support
• Fast loading and smooth navigation
Set as Default:
• Make Glance your default viewer for JPG, PNG, and HEIC in one click
• Double-click any image in Finder to open it instantly in Glance
Flexible Navigation:
• Sidebar view: Browse your media collection with a traditional file browser
• Filmstrip view: Focus on your content with a bottom filmstrip for quick navigation
• Auto-hiding filmstrip: Keeps your view clean while providing quick access
• Watch folder for changes: Automatically show new files added to the folder you're viewing
Tools:
• Text Extraction (OCR): Pull text from any image — fully on-device, nothing leaves your Mac
• Resize: Quickly resize images while preserving aspect ratio
• Export: Convert images to JPEG, PNG, or WebP with adjustable quality
Metadata:
• EXIF camera data: ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length
• GPS coordinates: See where your photos were taken (if available)
• File information: Size, dimensions, creation date, modification date
• Video details: Codec, bitrate, frame rate, duration
• Color space and bit depth information
Organization:
• Instant search: Find files quickly with real-time filtering
• Flexible sorting: Sort by name, date, or size in ascending or descending order
• Keyboard shortcuts: Navigate efficiently with ⌘O, ⌘N, arrow keys, and more
• Drag and drop: Open files by dragging them into the app
Performance:
• Intelligent image caching for fast thumbnail loading
• Configurable cache size (100 MB to unlimited)
• Customizable scroll wheel behavior (zoom vs. cycle photos)
• Video loop option for continuous playback
• Native macOS optimization for quick performance
Glance is free, ad-free, and built with care. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no tracking, no accounts. Just a simple, fast way to view your media on macOS.
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Rotate photos
- Straighten sideways or upside-down shots with Rotate Left and Rotate Right, right from Quick Tools. Changes save straight back to the file.
Distraction-free video
- Videos now play clean — the controls and window buttons quietly fade away while you watch and come back the instant you move the mouse. A new Full Screen button and a "fit the window to the video" button let you frame vertical clips with no black bars.
Make Glance your default viewer
- New options in Settings let you open images and videos in Glance from Finder — each one separate, so you choose exactly what Glance handles.
Also in this update
- Files added to or removed from the folder you're viewing now update instantly
- Fixed sorting photos by name in the sidebar and filmstrip
The developer, Ankit Patel, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ankit Patel
- Size
- 3.9 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 26.1 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 26.1 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 ApApps