Mapivi

Qu’est-ce que Mapivi ?

Mapivi is a small, efficient program that lets you view and sort photos without the overhead of a full‑featured gallery. It was first released in 2013 and has been maintained in the Debian and Ubuntu repositories ever since.

The tool is aimed at users who want a quick way to browse images and create simple collections. It works well for photographers who need to tag and group photos but don’t require advanced editing.

Compared with ACDSee on Windows, Mapivi is noticeably lighter and faster, but it lacks many of the advanced cataloging and editing features that ACDSee offers.

Idéal pour : Users who need a quick, no‑frills image viewer and organizer on Linux.

Fonctionnalités clés de Mapivi

• Fast image preview
• Tagging and rating
• Folder browsing
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Export to ZIP
• Supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP

Conseils pour les utilisateurs de Windows

If you’re coming from ACDSee, you’ll find Mapivi’s file format support limited to common raster types; it does not handle RAW files. Keyboard shortcuts are similar to other Linux viewers: Ctrl+O to open, Ctrl+N to create a new collection, and arrow keys to navigate. Workflow is simpler: open a folder, tag images, then export or move them to another location. There is no built‑in editor, so you’ll need another tool for image adjustments.