STDU Viewer: one-stop ebook reader for PDF, DJV, XPS, CBZ, CBR, TIFF, and TXT formats
STDU Viewer is a free, all-around edocument and ebook reader that supports PDF, Deja-Vu (DJV), Comic Book Archive (CBZ, CBR), TIFF, Text, and XPS documents. It offers a good range of functions including a tabbed interface for multiple document views, a powerful search function, user defined actions for double-clicking on any of the four quarters of the screen, navigate by thumbnail preview, bookmarking, and versatile layout/zooming options.
If you’re interested in a single-stop ebook and edocument reader check out STDU Viewer. It offers support for many ebook formats, including PDF, Deja-Vu, as well as the comic book formats CBZ and CBR, and is an excellent program to boot.
If you’re wondering if STDU Viewer is a good PDF reader the answer is yes. Very good in fact, and makes for a great replacement to Adobe’s reader. Here are my top ten SIX things I like about this program:
- One ebook reader to rule them all: I love the range of formats that it covers, which comprises the most common ebook formats on the internet.
- Tabs: are not just for Firefox anymore, and the ability to work with multiple documents simultaneously each on its own tab is not only fashionable, it makes for a good user experience.
Search: what’s cool about the search function is that, unlike other readers, it doesn’t just jump to the next instance of the text but actually presents a list of results (see screenshot to the right)- User-defined double clicking action: STDU Viewer will divide the page into four quadrants and allows you to define an action to be performed when you double click on each quadrant. For example you could set it up such that if you double click on the bottom right of the screen the program would perform a page down.
- Thumbnails: you could place page thumbnails and the left hand margin and use them to browse. Very cool (see screenshot at the top of this post). This applies to all formats and not just comic book archives.
- Bookmarks: if you’re reading a document you need bookmarks right? Right. STDU allows you to set bookmarks for later use. It does not store these bookmarks within the document itself.
Wish list:
- Support for: .LIT and HTML Help CHM files. This would REALLY make this program an indispensable install.
The verdict: a very nice program; install this one and use for all (or most) of your ebook / edocument reading needs.
I also like that the program is so well laid out from a usability point of view and that it is kept so simple and straightforward. Now if they would only extend their support to .LIT and .CHM files! Regardless, this reader is highly recommended.
Version Tested: 1.5
Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista.
Go to the program home page to download the latest version (approx 1.65 megs).
This is a good one.. I like the fact that it has tabs featured. Nowadays, all programs should have it.
(how about having tabs in Microsoft Word and Excel. Would make it so easy to work with multiple docs – I hope Microsoft Office guys are listening).
Another good software is OpenItOnline . It is a browser plugin that lets you open documents directly in your browser.
this is a great app! highly recommended!
I agree — it’s a great app. The only major problem is that it doesn’t support password-protected PDFs…
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
[...] pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list [...]
Has serious issues in Windows 7. Darn it. Will not install properly.
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
I don’t like it. The idea is good but PDF-x-viewer has the same search function and even better because you can search in all documents together. You can even search in a whole directory.
I noted also that the pdf viewer is of bad quality.
Foxviewer and PDF-x-viewer has a much better and clearer pdf display.
They have also TABS.
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
[...] thumbnails of pages in the sidebar, and allows for bookmarking in documents. As FreewareGenius points out, it also has a really nice text search tool that displays all the results in a list rather than [...]
It should be all-around for the great app with the converter between documents and PDF.Nemo PDF Converter 4.0 converts PDF to Word/RTF and Word/Excel to PDF for uses of different situations with speed and 100 accuracy. It keeps intact of the original files and supports batch conversion. You can either batch convert files from the converter or from the button integrated in your documents with ease. Moreover, its user-friendly interfaces will make you a veteran from a new user in minutes.
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