EdgeView on Mac
EdgeView is a Swift-native image viewer for macOS aimed at large local libraries, comics, and archives: it opens folders, ZIP/RAR/CBZ/CBR files, and network volumes without extracting first.
How you use it
The app combines an image viewer and file browser in one window. Side-by-side trees show size and dates; color cues mark added, changed, or missing files. Keyboard shortcuts, the scroll wheel, and trackpad gestures move through images quickly. Comic-oriented modes include two-page spread, continuous scroll, and right-to-left reading. Animated GIF, PNG, WebP, and HEIC sequences play with on-screen controls.
Formats and workflows
EdgeView handles JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, PSD, RAW, PDF, AI, OpenEXR, HDR, TGA, JPEG-XL, and AVIF (Ventura+), plus nested and encrypted archives over 4 GB. A built-in browser reaches local disks and AFP, SMB, or FTP shares; Quick Look extensions generate archive thumbnails in Finder. History restores zoom, position, and orientation when you reopen a file.
Version 5.9.0
On the Mac App Store the product is listed as EdgeView 3, while the build number shown to users is 5.9.0. This May 2026 update fixes JPEG-XL metadata reading and a crash tied to the loading progress indicator. It requires macOS 11.5 or later on Intel or Apple Silicon Macs and sells as a one-time App Store purchase with Family Sharing.
Mount the image and launch Open Gatekeeper Friendly.
Press Enter to bypass Gatekeeper in the Terminal window.
Drag the application to the Applications folder.
The application is ready to use.
Compatibility
macOS 11.5 and later
Architecture
ARM, x86 (64-bit)