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FloatViewer
Ultra-minimalist, borderless macOS native image viewer
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Ultra-minimalist, borderless macOS native image viewer
166 followers
FloatViewer(Formerly FloatPic) is the ultra-minimalist macOS native image viewer. Borderless floating window, native gestures, blazing-fast loading, supports 30+ image formats. Make the software disappear, let images float.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I built FloatViewer(Formerly FloatPic) because I was tired of bulky image viewers that clutter my screen with borders and windows. As a creator/developer, I just wanted my reference images to "float" cleanly on top of my workspace without getting in the way.
FloatViewer is designed to disappear. It’s an ultra-minimalist, macOS-native image viewer that supports over 30+ formats, responds to native gestures instantly, and runs blazing fast.
I’d love to hear your thoughts! What features would make your workflow even smoother? Thank you for the support! 🚀
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@curiouskitty
Thanks for the thoughtful question! 🐱
The philosophy was simple: the viewer should disappear, and you're just looking at your image — but when you need to dig deeper, one keystroke brings up any pro tool instantly. No menus, no panels, no chrome. Just the image.
Scope decisions were driven by our own daily workflows — EXIF and histogram for photography, OCR and color tools for design/development work. Every feature has a single-key shortcut: H for histogram, ⌘I for EXIF, T for OCR, C for color picker, P for palette, W for compare. They appear when you need them and vanish when you don't.
The surprise hit? Color palette extraction. We expected EXIF to be the main "pro" draw, but designers and devs consistently tell us they love hitting P on any image and getting a usable 6-color palette they can copy in HEX/RGB/HSL. It turned FloatViewer from "nice viewer" into something people keep open all day as a reference tool.
Foyer
The borderless, floating approach is interesting for reference work, where you want an image pinned on screen while you work in something else without it fighting for visual space. Curious whether it respects macOS Spaces or stays on all desktops, and whether you can pin multiple images at once without them stacking awkwardly. That second part is usually where "minimal" viewers quietly fall apart.
@fberrez1
Great observations — those are exactly the edge cases we focused on.
Spaces: FloatViewer panels use canJoinAllSpaces, so each floating image appears on every desktop/Space automatically. Combined with the optional floating-on-top level (togglable in Settings), the image genuinely stays pinned above your work regardless of which Space you're on.
Multiple images: Currently FloatViewer uses a single-panel approach — opening a new image replaces the one in the existing floating window, and you navigate between images in the same directory with swipe or arrow keys. This was an intentional tradeoff: for the "pinned reference image" workflow, one clean floating frame is usually what you actually want. That said, we're actively considering multi-panel support for scenarios where you need two images visible side-by-side (and the compare mode already handles that for images in the same folder).
Fair point on where minimal viewers fall apart — we'd rather do one window really well than half-support a feature that creates the stacking chaos you described. Appreciate the thoughtful feedback!
Update Alert: Version 1.1 is live!
A huge thank you to our early adopters for the incredible feedback since our launch. We’ve been listening closely and working hard to smooth out your experience. This update focuses on the most-requested stability and workflow fixes:
What’s New:
• ✅ Fixed "Open With" Bug: Images now display perfectly when launching the app directly from your system menus.
• ✅ Bulk Drag & Drop: Resolved an issue where only the first file would load; you can now drop multiple images at once seamlessly.
• ✅ Navigation Stability: Fixed the freezing issue when browsing through photos within granted folders.
We’re just getting started, and your input is what drives us. Please keep the feedback coming, and thank you for being part of our early journey!
Say hello to FloatViewer! 👋 (Formerly FloatPic)
To carve out a more unique path for our independent image-viewing tool, we’ve decided to move forward under this new and refreshed name.
We are still hard at work bringing you the best high-performance Mac view experience. Stay tuned for the upcoming updates!
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@madalina_barbu Thank you for the kind words! Highly appreciate the support.