Universal Viewer V5.4.4    Suggested by dasfx - Updated by Checker on 25 Aug 2010 12MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (10026) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (15) - Post comment - Permalink

Posted comments:

 Raphael: Single function app incorporated in most filemanagers. No need. [2006-12-08 03:42]

 adamh: sounds neat. Though..from browsing the authors' site, it seems to rely on "Plugins"...unless only for PDF viewing? hmm. Think it's easier just to pack Portable AbiWord/OOo + FoxIt PDF Reader ;) But that's just me.

Also, FYI, microsoft has some "viewer" apps available too, from microsoft.com, I remember using a PowerPoint Viewer app years ago from there. [2006-12-08 06:14]

 qbs: extremally usefull, no problem while opening Large files >30MB [2007-01-24 03:13]

 a: really good at opening big files. too bad you can't edit them. [2007-07-12 11:25]

 Strange one this: How is this a multi viewer?
It seems to open my .doc in word my .pdf in foxit is this any good at opening binary files on a system that doesn't have a reader installed? [2007-08-26 19:31]

 Thomas: I must say that I don't quite see the point in this. I like the idea of having a one-viewer-fits-all solution for various file types. However, it apparently opens .doc-files using MS Word, pdfs using Acrobat Reader... This isn't any faster than using the associated programs in the first place. I also prefer Foxit and Sumatra PDF to Acrobat Reader, although it's not any more as slow as it used to be. With Word files, there's even a Windows security alert asking me if I want to open the "potentially dangerous" file "from the internet"... :o [2007-09-14 06:43]

 mary ann: thank you, h. lector, for the tip about the true free version in their website! otherwise, i wouldn't have known, and get worried that it would expire after 14 days!
i like it a lot. windows xp doesn't have the old quickview, all we want is a right-click one which will save us time.... [2007-09-27 00:40]

 mary ann: and i like this webpage, can post comments without having to register etc. thank you very much. i thnk i spent one whole day looking for just this type of viewer, simple, and can do graphics too. all that i need-just a simple right-click text and jpeg viewer [2007-09-27 00:44]

 Rarst: Universal Viewer is not really standalone program, it is much better as lister (built-in viewer) replacement for Total Commander file manager. Being able to work on it's own is secondary for this program. [2007-09-30 03:09]

 Gutmann: @Rarst... you are right. Try to use it as lister in Free Coomander as you use it in TC. [2007-12-11 06:51]

 handsome: It is good enough for a free and portable application. It seems to use existing installed file for pdf and word. Hope similar viewer which doesn't need pre-installed programs. I like the idea of universal viewer any way [2007-12-11 19:39]

 Hansman: Universal Viewer seems like single app, that can open 4Gbyte file instantly. Oh, also Total Commander can do this, but it is shareware... I may miss some other viewers though... [2008-01-25 01:53]

 moroni: If all you need is an app that can open huge files instantly, try LTFViewer:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=693 [2008-02-27 05:57]

 gamiras: Unicode path names don't seem to be supported in graphics no matter how you configure graphics. [2008-04-08 00:27]

 GI Joe: Lister is available as an freeware external viewer. Completely portable.

http://www.ghisler.com/lister/ [2008-07-02 14:35]

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