: PSD Files: Quick Preview without opening Photoshop? I have a lot of PSD files in many random directories. Sometime I need to view many files quickly without loading into Photoshop. I am looking

@Alves566

Just install Irfan Viewer and problem is solved, no matter your OS use.

Hope this washelpful.

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@Deb5748823

I like to use adobe bridge. It't not lightweight, but it's light enough. Kind of like picasa. Also it comes with the Adobe Suite, and has some other useful tools built in it to work with Adobe files.

You can it use it to browse, and select the files you need at the same time, and you can also zoom in the preview, which is pretty useful.

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@Moriarity648

I usually use Picasa and it's free. But sometimes it can't preview the PSD - usually if the size is big, say like over 200mb.

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@Karen819

You didn't state OS, so I am assuming Windows in my answer.

If you prefer to view them in Explorer etc. you can install this little (free) utility that will display thumbnails for PSD and a bunch of other formats. It's for Win XP, win 7 (32/64 bit):
www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/SageThumbs.shtml

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@Caterina889

For the Mac OS, just hit the space bar with the file highlighted.

You can also use Preview on the Mac to view .psd files.

And if you have Photoshop, you have Bridge. You could easily view (very large) thumbnails of everything in Bridge.

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@Merenda852

IrfanView can view PSD files, among many others. It probably requires that the file contains the Image Preview, but it's on by default in Photoshop, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Also, installation includes Thumbnails software, which might be helpful for browsing through the directories.
www.irfanview.com/

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