--- title: "File Viewer Plus Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of File Viewer Plus. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if File Viewer Plus is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/file-viewer-plus-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Document Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/category/722-document-management/) / [File Viewer Plus](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/file-viewer-plus-profile/) / File Viewer Plus Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/file-viewer-plus-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/file-viewer-plus-profile/alternatives/) # File Viewer Plus User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.4/5 - Total reviews: 174 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.3/5 - Customer support: 4.4/5 - Value for money: 4.2/5 - Functionality: 4.3/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 114 reviews (66%) - 4 stars: 34 reviews (20%) - 3 stars: 17 reviews (10%) - 2 stars: 4 reviews (2%) - 1 star: 5 reviews (3%) ### Most mentioned pros - File Viewer easily and seamlessly opens and extracts all doc, docx, xml, zip, rar, etc. and media file formats and is even able to convert it to other formats! - I was able to access very unusual file types that other programs could not open which was a huge benefit for me and then I could save them in a different format that I could share with others. - Content Management, File Conversion, Workflow Management, etc., were all very helpful in keeping up in our fast paced environment. ### Most mentioned cons - Also this survey is poor as many of the fields do not have a "zero option" necessitating a meaningless fake entry just to proceed. - Alot of my files couldn't be viewed I keet getting the file format isn't supported error - That there are some files that it can't even point me to where I need to be in order to view document ## File Viewer Plus customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 174 (page 1). ### Great software - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Joy A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Apparel & Fashion - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for free trial - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It was pretty easy to use and I had a smooth time using it. #### Cons There’s no issues I had really, anything I couldn’t understand I figured out --- ### A must have on all devices and PC's for those who - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros File formating, script codec, and file compression #### Cons There wasn't a translation of Hex coding --- ### Doesn’t live up the advertised claims - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Software - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Disappointing. For me it simply didn’t work most of the time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros It seemed like a good idea…it claimed it could open multiple formats, file types, convert content and other functions. #### Cons It simply didn’t work most of the time, didn’t do what it stated on the ‘box’. Most files couldn’t be viewed or converted. It was much less capable than I hoped. #### Reasons for choosing File Viewer Plus Ease of upgrade path, cost and claims of functionality. #### Reasons for switching to File Viewer Plus This seemed like an upgraded product. It performed much worse than what it claimed to upgrade. #### Vendor response Thanks for the feedback. File Viewer Plus can open over 400 file formats, but the program does not support certain proprietary file types. In these cases, the app provides as much information as possible about the file, including header info, metadata, and a description of the file format. If you were unable to open specific files, please let us know what formats File Viewer Plus could not open, and we'll do our best to support them in a future update. Replied August 2023 --- ### Product User - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience in using the app is medium #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like most Document view and content management #### Cons It is okay. Nothing is at least about File Viewer Plus. --- ### File viewer plus - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jessica H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civic & Social Organization - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience with file viewer has been very positive and helpful and great for organizations. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I like the most about file viewer is it simplifies my life and helps organize everything. #### Cons There is nothing I can think of that I don't like about file viewer. --- ### Slow - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Medical Devices - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very negative. I haven’t uninstalled yet, but only because I paid for it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Most important is that it needs to open MANY file formats. #### Cons VERY SLOW! Software needs to be reengineered and optimized for speed. Also it didn’t view several file formats that I think it should have (I didnt keep a list). Definitely not worth paying money for! #### Vendor response Thanks for your feedback. We've made several improvements to speed up the installation and operation of File Viewer Plus, so it should not feel slow. Please let us know if there are specific tasks in which you encounter slowdowns and we'll be happy to investigate. Replied April 2023 --- ### File viewer - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Accessibility and easy of use is what I like most about file viewer plus #### Cons Be able to open different kinds of files. --- ### One of the better programs - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Translates files well #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Simple, straightforwardly explained and good #### Cons Difficult for easy product to find And not always so easy to figure out #### Vendor response Thanks for the nice feedback. It's great to know you've found File Viewer Plus to be simple and easy to use. Replied April 2023 --- ### Worth the money - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Staffing and Recruiting - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Coverting files and editing. Formatting my novel. #### Cons HTML was not easy for an inexperienced user. --- ### Excellent product - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros An easy to use product, very useful specially for users who not very technical. #### Cons All the features are useful depending on users requirements --- ### Gift card wanted - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ethan L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Not really sure what I’m supposed to say here, but you can’t say I didn’t say something #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the user friendly interface of the software #### Cons Well, I don’t like paying for it but I do see the need for a charge --- ### File Viewer works for my company - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jeremiah T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Construction - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I get unusual file types that need conversion and archiving. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Wide range of file types available for archiving and conversion #### Cons No real problems, as I use it in conjunction with other products. #### Reasons for choosing File Viewer Plus It works much better on differing files #### Vendor response Thanks Jeremiah! We designed File Viewer Plus to be a "universal file viewer" that opens as many files as possible. It can definitely serve as an alternative to LibreOffice, but it's great to hear you've been able to open many other file formats as well. Replied April 2023 --- ### Handy Dandy - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Fred A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Information Technology and Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Positive, should use more of the feature #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros File conversion tools. This reduces the number of additional software I need to purchase #### Cons Printing sometimes doesn't completely show options for a printer, ie duplex printing. Not a showstopper #### Vendor response It's great to learn that File Viewer Plus has reduced the number of other software programs you need to purchase. That's one of our primary goals. Replied April 2023 --- ### Reader of all types of files - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ali W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Farming - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I can easily use it to read all the files that come to me, with the possibility of copying easily, and its cost Not expensive #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros You can use it to open all kinds of files in a professional way, and on more than one device #### Cons Improve the appearance of the application, and remove unnecessary tools #### Vendor response Thanks for sharing your feedback and suggestions! We're glad to hear File Viewer Plus has enabled you to open most of the files you receive. Replied April 2023 --- ### My opinion matters - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: James W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use and easy to install navigate through #### Cons Uses a good amount of data for my phone it takes up some storage --- ### Save time with technology - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ann H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Writing and Editing - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Saves an extraordinary amount of time #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Most love the ability for File Viewer Plus to translate/open content (from writing to images) that may have been created in a program I don't have, and or for some reason isn't working. In the past these glitches would cause hours of fiddling around that just wasted good time. #### Cons It looks a little clunky but works like a dream, so you can't ask more than that. #### Reasons for choosing File Viewer Plus the product stood out as the most likely to help with the problems zi would encounter on a daily/ weekly basis #### Vendor response We appreciate the positive feedback! We designed File Viewer Plus to be a convenient all-in-one solution for opening files, so it's great to hear it has helped you work more efficiently. Replied April 2023 --- ### Commentary from a sole user who is retired - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Henry D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Mainly pleased with features offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of use and versatility. As I have already mentioned, I am retired and use this program for my own use therefore there is little I can add to meet your content minimum. #### Cons unable to switch from file to file. Having to re-activate program to go to another file --- ### The file viewer to reach for when nothing else works! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: George P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. This is a program that fills a gap in dealing with files that your standard program might not operate. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Viewer is easy to use. When you have some questionable file, just hit this icon and the program will either open it right away or tell you it can't. I just tried to open some email files and it told me that it could not open those. I didn't really think it could open them, but I just gave it a try anyhow. #### Cons There is really nothing that I can think of. The program either works and opens the file quickly or it doesn't. It is not able to open every file there is like Dicom for example. Some security file are made to be opened only by the company that made them. #### Vendor response We're glad to hear you found File Viewer Plus easy to use and have been able to open a wide range of file formats with it. Like you mentioned, if the file format is not supported, the utility does its best to provide as much information about the file as possible. Replied May 2023 --- ### Thank you - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Kella P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Individual & Family Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like them all there great its the best file veiwer iv used #### Cons Time to figure it all out with how it works was kinda hard --- ### File Viewer Plus is the bomb! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Gloria G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Machinery - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use, navigate, view other formats with just a quick click. #### Cons it doesn't allow you to view step files and STL files. --- ### File viewer plus review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Erika C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Individual & Family Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I would say no real experience would be fairly well and delightful #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Yeah, opportunity to review such a product and be able to see its functionality and know that it is used for its intended purpose #### Cons I would say that first beating process is always a learning curve #### Reasons for choosing File Viewer Plus Shows it first functionally and easy temperate --- ### File Viewer Plus Handy Simple Detailed - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Carle S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer & Network Security - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It's been a useful tool #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Concise description enough information but not overwhelming. Nice layout. Covers MANY file types (even some obscure ones!) #### Cons Should be USB/Portable faster (overall load time) for large files a "popout window" would be useful. --- ### Real Comment on File Viewer Plus - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Martina C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Legal Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I used this product to open and export files that my computer would not and could not naturally process without an additional program. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The drag and drop feature and the ease of exporting the completer document. #### Cons There were no features that were ineffective. I overall love the program. #### Reasons for choosing File Viewer Plus Ease of use and very cost efficient. #### Vendor response Thanks for the excellent review Martina! We know legal professionals work with a lot of different file types, so it's great to hear File Viewer Plus has simplified your workflow. Replied April 2023 --- ### File Viewer is well worth to be your choice - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Eddy V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Sports - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros You can use it every day, some days every hour, to hanfle your every day data content. #### Cons Something missing in Fileviewer? Pls tell me? I have no idea. For me all satisfactory. #### Vendor response Thanks for the positive feedback, Eddy! We're happy to hear File Viewer Plus has become your go-to app for opening files. Replied April 2023 --- ### File Viewer Plus Praise - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Iceley L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I had a very pleasant stress free time using File Viewer Plus. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love the import and export. I love the price. It's easy and convenient for file storing. It pulls my files up easy. #### Cons I love all the features some I have not used yet ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cms/file-viewer-plus-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- File Viewer Plus Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice