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Softonic Rating:
Not bad610
License:
Free
Added:
June 27, 2007
Updated:
June 17, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
1.8 MB
Downloads:
2,485
Elena Santos

“Browse through online pictures in full screen”

by Elena Santos

This Firefox extension enables you to view online photos in a full screen slideshow with a single click. It displays images in a neat interface without having to browse multiple pages or click on several links to get to the photo itself. It's particularly useful when browsing images from a search query, online photo albums or specialized photo websites such as Flickr or Picasa Web Albums.

However this apparent utility is quickly pushed into the background due to the program's slowness. PicLens loads quite fast but takes ages to move along the thumbnail strip and show pictures in full screen. Besides it seems to use a generous portion of system resources, so in the end it may not be the most useful way to view web photos.

Languages:

English

OS requirements for PicLens:

  • OS: WinXP/Vista

Minimum requirements:

  • Firefox 2.0 or higher
Pros
  • Innovative photo browsing system
  • Nice interface
Cons
  • Very slow
  • Hogs system resources
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From the publisher of PicLens

PicLens provides an immersive full-screen experience for viewing photos on the Web. It can be used on Flickr, Facebook, and image search results from Google and Yahoo, and any page that supports Media RSS.

To use the software, move your mouse over an image and click the PicLens button that fades in. With one click, the image expands into full screen mode, where you can browse through the photos on the page in high resolution. You can jump between photos or start an automatic slideshow by using the buttons at the lower-left. You can also press the space bar to play and pause the slideshow, and the arrow keys to move between photos. Pressing any other key will take you back to your browser.

You can click on a thumbnail in full screen mode to jump directly to that image. If there are more images than fit on the thumbnail strip, you can use the arrows to the left and right of the strip to scroll.

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Softonic Rating:Not bad
8/10

User Rating

3 ratings
Usability
  • Currently 9/10.
Stability
  • Currently 8/10.
Installation
  • Currently 8/10.
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  • Currently 7/10.
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  • Currently 8/10.

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