<s>
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
LVP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
bitmap	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
for	O
computers	O
running	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Leonardo	O
H	O
.	O
Loureiro	O
,	O
who	O
owns	O
the	O
copyright	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
LView	B-Application
registered	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
is	O
distributed	O
by	O
CoolMoon	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
LView	B-Application
software	O
,	O
1.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
in	O
early	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
based	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
pioneer	O
web	O
browser	O
Mosaic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
product	O
by	O
MMedia	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
versions	O
of	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
2.0	O
and	O
newer	O
,	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LView	B-Application
quickly	O
gained	O
popularity	O
and	O
was	O
frequently	O
ranked	O
above	O
Corel	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
Shop	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
McAfee	B-Operating_System
VirusScan	I-Operating_System
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
on	O
CNET	O
's	O
Download.com	B-Application
list	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
downloads	O
in	O
all	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
versions	O
of	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
started	O
being	O
titled	O
using	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
-	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2006	O
-	O
is	O
labeled	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
12-year	O
run	O
with	O
MMedia	O
Research	O
,	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
CoolMoon	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
12-year	O
run	O
with	O
CoolMoon	O
Corp	O
,	O
registration	O
fees	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
LView	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
2006	O
were	O
waived	O
by	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LView	B-Application
software	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
pioneer	O
JPEG	O
viewer	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
versions	O
2.x	O
(	O
2.0	O
to	O
2.85	O
)	O
featured	O
more	O
extensive	O
editing	O
capabilities	O
(	O
brushes	O
,	O
selections	O
,	O
histograms	B-Algorithm
,	O
gradients	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
commercial	O
titles	O
like	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
