ACDSee Free

Free is a Windows file browser for viewing and organizing media stored on a computer. It is intended for people who need to inspect photos and other supported files without first importing them into a separate library. Built by ACDSee, it is especially relevant to users who work with RAW image files alongside common image formats.

Free connects directly to computer drives, allowing users to search, sort, and view photos from their existing storage. Its image support includes formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, DNG, and camera RAW formats including ARW, CR2, NEF, ORF, RAF, and SRW. RAW files can be viewed in the same browsing workflow as other supported image files.

Beyond images, Free can read archive formats including ZIP, RAR, TAR, CAB, and GZ. It can also read audio and video formats such as MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV, AVI, and WMV, and view documents including DOCX, PDF, PPTX, XLSX, and XPS. These format groups make it suitable for browsing mixed media collections from one Windows application.

The product incorporates SendPix, a free media sharing app built by ACDSee, so selected media can be sent to family and friends. This sharing function complements the core use case of finding and viewing files on local drives, while the direct-drive approach avoids a required import step. MirrorNest links directly to the official release rather than mirroring the software, and the license status is unknown.