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tacentview

tacentview is an open-source video converters project written in C++ with 582 stars on GitHub.

The authors describe it as: “An image and texture viewer for tga, png, apng, exr, dds, pvr, ktx, ktx2, astc, pkm, qoi, gif, hdr, jpg, tif, ico, webp, and bmp files. Uses Dear ImGui, OpenGL, and Tacent. Useful for game devs as it displays information like the presence of an alpha channel and querying specific pixels for their co.”

Category
Video converters
Type
Open source
Platform
C++ project
Pricing
Free / open source
License
ISC
GitHub stars
582
Last updated
2026-08-10

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Frequently asked

What is tacentview?

tacentview is an open-source video converters project written in C++ with 582 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “An image and texture viewer for tga, png, apng, exr, dds, pvr, ktx, ktx2, astc, pkm, qoi, gif, hdr, jpg, tif, ico, webp, and bmp files. Uses Dear ImGui, OpenGL, and Tacent. Useful for game devs as it displays information like the presence of an alpha channel and querying specific pixels for their co.”

Is tacentview free?

tacentview is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.

What are the best tacentview alternatives?

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