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File Viewer Plus 5


Version 5 has been rebuilt from the ground up with a brand new modern interface and and faster 64-bit performance. It's the most powerful version yet, and it's optimized for Windows 11.

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Open dozens of different document formats, such as PDF and Microsoft Office files, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Edit text documents with the built-in word processor.

View over 100 different image formats, including JPG, PNG, and GIF. Edit images and save your changes using the built-in image editor.

Decompress several different archive formats, including ZIP, 7Z, RAR, and JAR.

Open and play dozens of audio formats, including MP3, M4A, AAC, and WAV. Convert audio files to different formats with the built-in converter.

Open and play dozens of video file formats, including MP4, MOV, AVI, and WEBM. Convert video files with the built-in converter.

Open many other file types, including Microsoft Visio files, Project files, and several different email file formats. View and edit source code files with the built-in source code editor.

The essential Windows utility

File Viewer Plus is a single app that opens over 400 file formats. View dozens of common file types, such as Office documents, PDFs, and image files. Play audio and video files with the built-in media player. View and export CAD drawings. Decompress archives with the file decompression tool.

View Microsoft Project and Visio documents. Open source code files with syntax highlighting. Open email attachments and downloads. If you have unknown files on your PC, File Viewer Plus is the solution.

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More than just a file viewer

Not only can you open hundreds of file formats with File Viewer Plus, you can also edit, save, and convert files.

Edit a Word document and save it as a PDF. Crop a raw image from a digital camera and export it as a JPEG. Convert thousands of files at once with the built-in batch converter.

NEW in version 5: Create new documents and spreadsheets.

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File Viewer Plus Document Editor
File Viewer Plus File Browser

Browse better

The built-in file browser provides an easy way to navigate folders and files on your PC. Open folders and browse directory contents within File Viewer Plus.

Quickly scan through hundreds of files and preview them directly in the file browser using the convenient split-view mode. Save your favorite locations for quick access.

NEW in version 5: Open an image file and scroll through all the images in the current folder, without leaving the image viewer.

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Browse files and folders

View your PC's entire directory tree and select any folder to display its contents. Sort the contents of any folder.

Display file thumbnails

View thumbnail previews of your files, including many thumbnail formats not supported by Windows Explorer.

Preview before opening

Select a file and preview the file contents in the file browser's resizable preview pane.

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