STDU Viewer
{{Short description|Document viewer}}
{{Infobox software
| name = STDU Viewer
| title =
| logo = Stdu-viewer-icon.gif
| screenshot =
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = STDUtility
| released = {{Start date and age|2007|09|13}}
| discontinued =
| latest release version = 1.6.375
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2015|04|27}}
| latest preview version =
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| programming language = C++
| operating system = Windows
{{cite web
| url = http://www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html
| title = STDU Viewer
| year = 2012
| publisher = STDUtility.com
}}
| platform =
| size = 2.1 MB
| language = English, Russian, French, German
| genre = Universal document viewer
| license = Proprietary, free for non-commercial use
| website = {{URL|www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html}}
}}
STDU Viewer is computer software, a compact viewer for many computer file formats: Portable Document Format (PDF), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), DjVu, comic book archive (CBR or CBZ), FB2, ePUB, XML Paper Specification (XPS), Text Compression for Reader (TCR), Mobipocket (MOBI), AZW, multi-page TIFF, text file (TXT), PalmDoc (PDB), Windows Metafile (EMF), Windows Metafile (WMF), bitmap (BMP), Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), JPEG-JPG, Portable Network Graphics (PNG), Photoshop Document (PSD), PiCture eXchange (PCX-DCX).
{{cite web
| url = http://tweakers.net/meuktracker/25433/stdu-viewer-15632.html
| title = STDU Viewer 1.5.632
| author = Bart van Klaveren
| date = April 4, 2011
| publisher = tweakers.net
| language = nl
{{cite web
| url = http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/stdu-viewer-opens-different-types-of-documents-in-tabs/
| title = STDU Viewer Opens Different Types Of Documents In Tabs
| author = Farshad
| date = April 5, 2011
| publisher = addictivetips.com
}} It works under Microsoft Windows, and is free for non-commercial use.
STDU viewer is developed in the programming language C++.
Features
STDU Viewer has a tabbed document interface.
{{cite web
| url = http://lifehacker.com/5375469/stdu-viewer-is-an-impressive-tabbed-document-reader
| title = STDU Viewer Is an Impressive Tabbed Document Reader
| author = Adam Pash
| date = October 6, 2009
| publisher = lifehacker.com
| access-date= September 8, 2010
{{cite web
|url = http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/10/05/stdu-viewer-one-stop-reader-for-pdf-djv-xps-cbz-cbr-tiff-and-txt-ebookedoc-formats/
|title = STDU Viewer: one-stop ebook reader for PDF, DJV, XPS, CBZ, CBR, TIFF, and TXT formats
|date = October 5, 2009
|publisher = freewaregenius.com
|access-date = September 8, 2010
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120509061352/http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/10/05/stdu-viewer-one-stop-reader-for-pdf-djv-xps-cbz-cbr-tiff-and-txt-ebookedoc-formats/
|archive-date = May 9, 2012
}} Current versions allow users to save and restore sessions manually. It displays thumbnails of pages, it can create users' bookmarks, make color adjustments,
{{cite web
| url = http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/STDU-Viewer-Review-102240.shtml
| title = STDU Viewer Review
| author = Raluca Burlacu
| date = February 5, 2009
| publisher = Softpedia
| access-date= September 8, 2010
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ixbt.com/soft/util0909.shtml#4
| script-title=ru:Обзор небольших утилит. Сентябрь 2009.
| author = Юрий Меркулов
| date = September 30, 2009
| publisher = iXBT.com
| language = ru
|trans-title=Overview of small utilities. September 2009.
| access-date= September 8, 2010
}} The program supports three types of search algorithms and all the search results can be displayed in a list.
The rotation to 90 degrees option is useful for the portrait orientation of monitors.
{{cite web
| url = http://stdu-viewer.software.informer.com/
| title = STDU Viewer Review
| author = Maria José Carrasco Zamora
| year = 2010
| publisher = Software Informer
| access-date= September 8, 2010
}} The opened document pages can be exported to text or image.
Version history
The first STDU Viewer was version 1.0.60, released on 13 September 2007. It supported three formats: PDF (including hyperlinks embedded), DjVu, and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).
Version 1.0.76 introduced Unicode character support. Version 1.4.7 introduced the Print document function.
Critical reception
STDU Viewer was appreciated for its feature to read a wide range of ebook formats and can be considered as a replacement for Adobe Acrobat’s reader.
{{cite web
| url = http://download.cnet.com/stdu-viewer/3000-2248_4-10825578.html
| title = STDU Viewer
| author = CNET staff
| date = September 3, 2010
| publisher = cnet.com
}}
STDU Viewer was included in the list of top 50 freeware of 2009
{{cite web
| url = http://www.clubic.com/article-316598-10-meilleurs-logiciels-gratuits-2009-clubic.html
| title = Les 50 meilleurs logiciels gratuits de l'année 2009!
| author = Michaël Monnier et Stéphane Ruscher
| date = December 27, 2009
| publisher = Clubic.com
| language = fr
| access-date= September 8, 2010
}} and best software for students.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.clubic.com/article-297850-1-top-logiciels-etudiants-lyceens-rentree.html
| title = Rentrée : Top des logiciels étudiants et lycéens !
| author = Michaël Monnier et Stéphane Ruscher
| date = September 6, 2009
| publisher = Clubic.com
| language = fr
| access-date= September 8, 2010
}}
The program doesn't support formats for online help Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM), Microsoft Reader (LIT), document (DOC), and HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
{{cite web
| url = http://stdu-viewer.softonic.fr/
| title = STDU Viewer 1.5.326 "PDF, XPS, CBS... Un lecteur pour tous!"
| author = Matthieu Gagnot
| date = December 2, 2009
| publisher = Softonic.fr
| language = fr
| access-date= September 8, 2010
}} When printing PDF document, a large temporary file is created, so the printing process is slow.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html}}
{{STDUtility}}
{{Ebooks}}
{{PDF readers}}
{{XPS software}}