The program name and icon have some extra text in the 64-bit version for better distinguishingĭownload IrfanView-64 English (Version 4.62, Self extracting EXE file, 4.04 MB).

For example: install the 32-bit version in your 'Program Files (x86)' folder and the 64-bit version in your 'Program Files' folder (install 32-bit PlugIns to IrfanView-32 and 64-bit PlugIns to IrfanView-64, DO NOT mix the PlugIns and IrfanView bit versions)

You can install both versions on the same system, just use different folders.

Command line options for scanning (/scan etc.) work only in 32-bit ( 64-bit TWAIN drivers are rare => in case of problems, use IrfanView-32 for scanning).Some old 32-bit PlugIns work only in compatilibilty mode in IrfanView-64.All PlugIns will work: not all PlugIns are ported (yet) to 64-bit (like OCR) and some 32-bit PlugIns must be still used in the 64-bit version, some with limitations (see the 'Plugins32' folder).Loads all files/images for normal needs (max.Runs 'only' on a 64-bit Windows (Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10, Win11)Īdvantages of IrfanView 32-bit over 64-bit version:.Faster for very large images (25+ Megapixels, loading or image operations).It can load VERY large files/images (image RAM size over 1.3 GB, for special users).Starting with IrfanView 4.40 there is also a 64-bit version available.Īdvantages of IrfanView 64-bit over 32-bit version:

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