If what you need is to carry out operations with the images of your device in a simple way, this Shell that is incorporated in Windows Explorer can come in handy. Thanks to XnShell, with just a few clicks we can trim, rotate, convert among other things.
XnShell is a simple program that is incorporated with Windows Explorer, and allows us to perform several actions, all concerning the treatment of images.
If you are a person who is constantly using images to carry out projects, work or other activity, this Shell can be very useful. It is distributed as ” Freeware “, so it is free.
XnShell functions
As we can see in the following image, XnShell is perfectly incorporated into the menu of our Windows Explorer, so that with just right click on the image and go to XnShell we have all its functions.
View images
One of its functions is to visualize images , as we can see in the following example. In it we have a “list view” of the images, and if we want to view them we can right click> XnShell and the first option shows us a preview.
Convert images to another format
Another function that incorporates, and which is very interesting, is to convert our images to another format. Within the conversion possibilities are the GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, PCX, TIF, TGA formats .
With just one click the image is converted to the selected format, and is saved in the output folder in which the other image was stored.
Convert and resize
The “Convert” option unifies two options, which are to convert the image to another format and to resize the image. We indicate both options if necessary, and save it in the destination folder we prefer.
Reset image to preset size
We have a unique and simple option, which resets the image to the desired size, or reduces it by a percentage. It can be useful to reduce the weight of our image.
In addition, with just one click the image is converted and saved in the output folder, where we had contained the image that we have readjusted, and the previous image is intact.
Rotate the image
We have an option to rotate our image according to the indicated degrees. It also allows us to flip it horizontally and vertically . Option widely used for rotating images captured with mobile devices.
Modify image metadata
Very useful option if we want to add watermarks, or keep track of our images. In this option we have many possibilities when adding information about the image.
It allows us to add:
- State
- Date hour
- Origin
- Various
- Legend
- Keywords
- Categories
- Credit
As we have seen, it is quite useful for photographers to upload these images to the internet and include information that stands out to him and the image.
Set wallpaper with effect
Windows incorporates an option to add a wallpaper, but with this tool we can add wallpapers with effects, among those effects are; Centered and mosaic.
It also allows us to adjust this image to the size of our screen, depending on the image there may be black bands or “Best desktop setting” that enlarges that image, so that there are no black bands in the background.
As we can see this Shell is complete for editing and handling our images, being able to adapt very well for certain people who make continuous use of the IPTC option, or who need to continuously resize images.
If we want to download XnShell we can do it from its website: Download
