# Introduction

## What is &kappname;

&kappname; is a fast and easy to use image viewer for KDE.

Gwenview features three main modes: Browse, View, and Full Screen. Browse Mode lets you navigate through your computer showing thumbnails of your images, View Mode lets you view images one at a time, and Full Screen lets you make quick slideshows.

Image loading is handled by the Qt library, so &kappname; supports all image formats your Qt installation supports. &kappname; correctly displays images with an alpha channel (transparency) as well as animations.

&kappname; supports the displaying and editing of EXIF comments in JPEG images. Lossless JPEG transforms such as rotations and mirroring are also supported.