V - File Viewer for Windows

Features

Below is a list of some of V's main features. To view a screen shot, just click on the corresponding Screen Shot link (each screen shot is about 15K in size). Alternatively, take the Guided Tour.

Main Features Dual Pane & Thumbnails Mode

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V is fast.
Handles large files with ease - and large really does mean LARGE!
A Dual Pane interface lets you view directories side-by-side.
Folder Tabs allow you to view favorite directories with a single click.
Makes full use of keyboard shortcuts and right-click menus.
Files can be viewed in Greenbar mode.
The contents of the clipboard can be viewed as if they were a file.
V can be extended through use of User Commands.
File Renaming - allows you to easily rename a group of files.
File Tailing will automatically refresh a file if it is modified while you are viewing it.
Files may be fixed at a column position so anything to the left of the column will not scroll.
Wrap long lines to the screen or to a fixed length.
Columns of text may be copied to the clipboard. Numerical columns can be summed.
A formatted directory listing can be copied to the clipboard.
Selections may be appended to the clipboard.
Regular Expression searching and GREP.
Support for 4DOS descriptions.
Extensive command line support.
Available in a U3 version.
and much more ...
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Dual Pane Mode allows you to display 2 directories side by side, or one on top of the other. Each of the directory listings can (optionally) have an Explorer tree associated with them.

In Thumbnails Mode, thumbnails are displayed for the most common graphics file formats (like JPG and BMP). It is also possible to display thumbnails for several other non-image files (like videos, and even HTML/PDF). The appearance of the thumbnails (size, colors, ...) can be customized.

When you move the mouse over an image thumbnail, an InfoTip will pop up displaying some information about the thumbnail (like image dimensions). If the image contains EXIF data, some of this data will also be displayed in the InfoTip.

Commonly viewed folders can be saved as FolderTabs, allowing you to view them with a single mouse click (or key press).

EBCDIC Files Ruler, Line Numbers and Grids Hex Viewing

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V will automatically recognize most EBCDIC files and will display them accordingly.

The most common RECFM formats are supported (RECFM=V/VB/F), as is carriage control (CCTYPE=A/M/Z).
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Files may be displayed together with a ruler and line numbers. The ruler may be dragged to any position of the file, making it easy to determine the exact position of the data.

Grids can be created which consist of vertical lines and column headings, and behave just like a ruler. They can be displayed at the top of the file and can also be floated over any part of the file.
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V's hex mode is great for looking at binary files

Search for binary data as well as text strings
Extracting small sections from large binary files is a breeze

Searching Alternate Data Streams (ADS) ZIP File support

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You may search for files based on several criteria (name, size, date/time and attributes) as well as search for files containing specified text (GREP).
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NTFS file systems support "Alternate Data Streams" (ADS). These are basically "invisible" files that attach themselves to existing files.

Windows does not provide a way to list/view the ADS - but V does.
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V's ZIP file support allows you to:

View/print the contents of ZIP, CAB, TAR, RAR and GZip archives without having to extract the files first.
Extract ZIP file contents just like any ZIP file manager.
Install ZIP files which include a setup program (like most shareware) without extracting.

Printing Customizable Headers and Footers 2UP Printing

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V provides extensive printing support, including:

Customizable headers and footers
2UP mode
Line numbers can be printed
Long lines can be wrapped
Text Only printing
Raw/Binary printing

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Customize the header and/or footer text with:

File Name / File Path
Current Time / File Time
Page number
Ruler

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Save paper by printing in 2UP mode.

The file is printed in Landscape mode with two pages being printed (side by side) on each sheet of paper. This is ideal for program listings, hex dumps and README files.

EBCDIC Files	Ruler, Line Numbers and Grids	Hex Viewing
Screen Shot V will automatically recognize most EBCDIC files and will display them accordingly. The most common RECFM formats are supported (RECFM=V/VB/F), as is carriage control (CCTYPE=A/M/Z).	Screen Shot Files may be displayed together with a ruler and line numbers. The ruler may be dragged to any position of the file, making it easy to determine the exact position of the data. Grids can be created which consist of vertical lines and column headings, and behave just like a ruler. They can be displayed at the top of the file and can also be floated over any part of the file.	Screen Shot V's hex mode is great for looking at binary files Search for binary data as well as text strings Extracting small sections from large binary files is a breeze

Searching	Alternate Data Streams (ADS)	ZIP File support
Screen Shot You may search for files based on several criteria (name, size, date/time and attributes) as well as search for files containing specified text (GREP).	Screen Shot NTFS file systems support "Alternate Data Streams" (ADS). These are basically "invisible" files that attach themselves to existing files. Windows does not provide a way to list/view the ADS - but V does.	Screen Shot V's ZIP file support allows you to: View/print the contents of ZIP, CAB, TAR, RAR and GZip archives without having to extract the files first. Extract ZIP file contents just like any ZIP file manager. Install ZIP files which include a setup program (like most shareware) without extracting.

Printing	Customizable Headers and Footers	2UP Printing
Screen Shot V provides extensive printing support, including: Customizable headers and footers 2UP mode Line numbers can be printed Long lines can be wrapped Text Only printing Raw/Binary printing	Screen Shot Customize the header and/or footer text with: File Name / File Path Current Time / File Time Page number Ruler	Screen Shot Save paper by printing in 2UP mode. The file is printed in Landscape mode with two pages being printed (side by side) on each sheet of paper. This is ideal for program listings, hex dumps and README files.