What is ACDSee 8?

ACDSee 8 is software application developed by ACD Systems Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 51.62% of installations running this operating system. ACDSee 8's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 180 files. The most common release is 8.0.39 with 37.28% of all installations currently using this version.

ACDSee 8 is most popular in Germany with 35.83% of installations residing in this country.

ACDSee 8 adds 6 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, ACDSee 8 is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ACDSee 8?

ACDSee is a comprehensive software solution designed to serve as an image organizer, viewer, and RAW/image editor for Microsoft Windows. With a focus on speed and lossless RAW/image editing, ACDSee also offers image batch processing, as well as robust metadata management capabilities, including the ability to edit and embed metadata in image files. Additionally, users can efficiently rate, tag, and categorize their images, as well as take advantage of geotagging and GPS support. Rapid image caching, fast image/RAW decoding, and seamless toggle between zoom modes further contribute to the software's efficiency. ACDSee also offers extensive keyboard accessibility for professional users seeking to streamline their workflow.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

ACDSee Free.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Free\ACDSee Free.exe'.
ACDSee.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\ACDSee.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

ACDSee14.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BD8268E5-06AA-4A03-907E-A836C78344B0}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee15.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{75642DB7-BF1C-4F88-A8B0-138E2DA03F84}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee11.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ECFCA3CD-B2ED-492B-A41D-0A8B081551AF}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee12.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{142D5D49-FEB4-47E2-985A-D68120810766}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee9.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AD07C572-F3F8-47F7-9271-5412D8444B69}' (runs on registration).
ACDSeePro4.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E69BB5EE-B771-4B8D-A08B-FFF47AE5C259}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

acdIDInTouch2.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACSW17EN' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\17.0\acdIDInTouch2.exe".
ACDSeeSR12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeSR12' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\12.0\ACDSeeSR12.exe".
ACDSeePro3.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSee' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\3.0\ACDSeePro3.exe /tray.
ACDSeeSR.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeSRPro6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\6.0\ACDSeeSR.exe".
ACDSee12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSee' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\12.0\ACDSee12.exe /tray.