LISTPICS

LISTPICS is an easy-to-use program that can generate an HTML list with all graphic files from a specified directory after automatically sorting them in alphabetical order.
It doesn't feature in-depth customization feature and comes in handy for putting together photo albums or other kinds of image collections.

Clear-cut installer and interface

The setup operation is a speedy and uncomplicated task that doesn't need too much attention, since it implements only basic options. Administrative privileges may be required to run the installer, though.
LISTPICS is wrapped in a plain and simple interface, which consists of a single frame with a few buttons and descriptions.

Customize output settings and view the HTML gallery

Using a tree view you can indicate a folder whose image files you want to take into account for processing, specify the maximum number of images for each file, ask the tool to show the photo size and resolution, as well as to list the HTML names in lowercase.
The supported file types include GIF, JPG, BMP and PNG. Once the image gallery is generated, LISTPICS offers to open it in the default web browser. Alternatively, you can view it by clicking a button. There are no other notable options available.

Evaluation and conclusion

Unfortunately, LISTPICS doesn't implement options for modifying the output directory (default is the same location as the source folder) or the HTML file name (PICLIST.HTM). Moreover, it doesn't give you the possibility to preview results or to apply image filters by file type.
It had minimal impact on computer performance, thanks to the fact that it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. No error dialogs popped up, and the application didn't freeze or crash.
Too bad that it hasn't been updated for a long time, since it lacks some much needed options. Nevertheless, LISTPICS offers an intuitive and speedy solution for generating HTML photo galleries from a source directory, and it can be handled with ease.