LeafView

LeafView is a minimalist image viewer designed for fast navigation. It uses web technologies like Electron and Leaflet.js to provide smooth zoom and pan controls.

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• Image viewing. Displays common image files with sharp rendering. Supports standard formats such as JPEG, PNG, WEBP, and GIF.
• Folder navigation. Explore directories hierarchically with quick access to contained files.
• Thumbnail view. Shows a grid of previews for quick image selection.
• Zoom controls. Implements smooth zoom with quality preservation via interpolation.
• Keyboard shortcuts. Includes key combinations for frequent operations like navigation and zoom adjustment.
• Trash integration. Allows deleting files directly from the interface, moving them to the system trash.
• Localizable interface. Supports multiple languages via localization files.
• Fullscreen mode. Maximizes the viewing area by hiding control elements.
• Multiplatform support. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux with consistent behavior.
• Navigation history. Keeps a record of visited files for back and forward navigation.
• Drag and drop. Allows opening images by dragging them from the file explorer.
• GPU rendering. Uses graphics acceleration for better performance with large images.

The LeafView project was started by sprout2000 and is developed using Electron with Leaflet.js. It is available under the MIT license since its first release on GitHub in 2021. The application is written primarily in JavaScript with HTML/CSS components for the graphical interface.

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