The software has been ported by third parties to support XP, Vista and 7.[4]
On 1995-04-03, InfoSoft International, Inc., announced the acquisition of Systems Compatibility Corporation,[5] and the renaming of InfoSoft International, Inc. to Inso Corporation.[6] Inso Corporation later developed Quick View Plus products.
Quick View Plus is a commercial variant based on Inso Corporation (later IntraNet Solutions, Inc., Stellent Inc., Oracle)'s Outside In technology.[7][8]
The Windows 3.1 version of the product was originally named Outside In for Windows 3.1 before it was renamed to Quick View Plus for Windows 3.1.[9] The Outside In name was reused as the viewer engine for Quick View Plus products.
The distributor was later changed to Avantstar, Inc., founded by Stellent's close associates in 2001.[10]
Quick View Plus for UNIX
It is a version of Inso Corporation QVP supporting Sun Solaris for SPARC, HP-UX, IBM AIX.
New file formats include: Microsoft Word 97 and Excel 97, Lotus 1-2-3 97, Freelance 97, Portable Network Graphics
New file formats for Netscape Navigator plug-in include Adobe Acrobat, Apple QuickTime, AVI Player, Corel CMX, Shockwave Director, Softsource DWG.
New application integrations include Microsoft Outlook 97, Eudora for Windows 95 and NT 4.0, and Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 3.1. Also if you are running on Magento than it good to use extension like Magento 2 Quick View.
New and improved integration includes support for Outlook 98, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Exchange, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator 5, Eudora 4, America Online, Lotus Notes, Lotus cc:Mail 8.1, Norton Navigator, and Spry Mosaic. Support for additional file formats include Microsoft PowerPoint 97 files, Lotus Word Pro 96 and 97, and RTF 1.5.
5.1
File format support was increased to over 200.
5.11
File format support was increased to over 225.
6.0
Quick View Plus Enterprise Edition was released on 2000-06-07.[21]
QuickCompress: QuickView Plus can now compress any combination of files and folders, allowing you to create new ZIP files or add to existing ZIP archive files
Auto Zip Email attachments: QuickView Plus can now be configured to automatically compress files overs a specified size when sending attachments via Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes
New file navigation pane: QuickView Plus now provides an explorer-like navigation interface. It emulates your directory structure and allows to quickly see the contents of folders by merely scrolling through a display of individual files. For zip files, an additional pane displays the list of files in archive, with a view of each individual file displayed in a separate pane
New software integration: Adobe Acrobat 4.x Reader, Lotus Notes 5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, Netscape Communicator 4.5/4.6/4.7
New format support: Adobe PhotoShop 4 (PSD), AutoCAD (DXF versions 12, 13, 14), Corel Draw (Versions 6-8), Corel Perfect Office 2000, Just Systems Ichitaro (versions 5 and 6), Kodak FlashPix, Micrografx Designer, Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project (text view), Outlook Message (MSG), Progressive JPEG, Microsoft Visio (preview)
New software integration: AOL browser versions 7-9, CC:Mail 8.5, Eudora Pro 6, Lotus Notes Client R6, Microsoft Outlook Express 6, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Netscape 7
New format support: Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), Corel WordPerfect Office 11 (WordPerfect, Presentations and QuattroPro), Microsoft Project Files (2000, 2002 - text view only), AutoCAD files (2.5 through 2002)
Enhanced Features: Enhanced file navigator, ability to print full path name on documents, enhanced viewing and printing options for spreadsheet files
9.0
Minimum operating system was changed to Windows 2000.
New format support: Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Corel WordPerfect X3, Corel QuattroPro X3, Corel Presentations X3, OpenOffice Writer 2, StarOffice Writer 8, OpenOffice Impress 2, StarOffice Impress 8, .MSG and .PST.
New software integration: Mozilla Firefox 2, Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.
New supported operating system includes Windows Vista.
11.0
Standard Edition was released on 2010-08-09.[26] It adds support for following products:
Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit version)
Microsoft Office 2010 file formats (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
New and expanded file format support including Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint), IBM Lotus Symphony 1.2, Lotus Notes DXL, PDF 1.7, AutoCAD 2005, 2006 and 2007 (with limitations); RAR and JAR files
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla Firefox 3.5
New Windows and Microsoft Outlook integration include:
Ability to view files directly in the Preview Pane within Windows Explorer for Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista users.
Direct viewing of attachments within Microsoft Outlook 2007.
Professional Edition was released on 2010-08-09.[27] It adds with third-party program integration, metadata view, auto search, Microsoft Project Gantt chart support over standard edition.
64-bit versions were released on 2011-03-08.[28] It supports 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Outlook 2010.
12.0
Standard Edition was released on 2012-01-30.[29] It adds support for viewing and printing of 32 file formats including:
Adobe PDF (Package and Portfolio)
AutoCAD (2010, 2009 and 2008)
Corel WordPerfect X4
Open Office 3
Professional Edition was released on 2012-01-30,[30] which adds following to Standard Edition:
Viewing tracked changes in Microsoft Word documents
Viewing hidden rows, columns, and cells in spreadsheets
Viewing speakers notes in Microsoft PowerPoint files
Running Quick View Plus from a command line
13.0
Standard Edition and Professional Edition were released on 2013-08-20.[31][32]
Changes to both versions of Quick View Plus 12 include:[33]
Support for Windows 8 (64- and 32-bit), Microsoft Outlook 2013, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, Adobe Acrobat XI
Enhanced Persistence of Zoom Option
21 new file format support for total of over 300 (Adobe Acrobat X (PDF 1.7), Apple iWork 09 Keynote/Numbers/Pages, AutoCAD 2010 and 2012, Corel Presentations X5, Corel QuattroPro X5, Corel WordPerfect X5, Hangul 2010, Illustrator CS5 and CS6, Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 1-2-3+, Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 WordPro+, Lotus SmartSuite Freelance+, Microsoft Access 95-2000, Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Office 2003 XML (text only), Microsoft OneNote 2007-2010 (text only), Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, Microsoft Word 2013, Photoshop CS5 and CS6, SVG (XML display only. Content will be rendered as an XML file, not a multimedia file.))
Enhanced file format support:
Microsoft Outlook 2010: Now includes support for high encryption versions of .PST files.
RTF messages: Embedded HTML in RTF messages now renders more closely to the original file.
MSG and EML with digital signature: Digitally signed MSG and EML files are viewed in the same manner as unsigned MSG and EML files. Unencrypted, uncompressed opaque and clear signatures are supported. Self-signing is not supported.
Microsoft Project: Notes fields viewable within Microsoft Project
PDF: Enhanced font display for PDF documents
Product integrations: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5-XI, Corel WordPerfect Suite 9 and 10, Google Chrome, Lotus cc:Mail 8.5, Lotus Notes 6.5.x and 7.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5-10, Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002/2003/2007/2010/2013, Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0/5.5/6.0, Mozilla Firefox Browser 3.5-22, Windows Explorer
Changes to Professional Edition include:
View hidden text in Microsoft Word documents
View hidden text in PowerPoint presentations. Display comments in PowerPoint on a per slide basis in a separate pane to the right of the main view window.
Replace Generated Fields in Microsoft Word
Ability to bulk configure options during deployment
Configure MIME types. A network administrator can configure additional MIME types to be handled by the browser integrations in Quick View Plus or remove the ones that are configured by default via a deployment script.
Professional Edition adds following to Standard Edition:[34]
Viewing tracked changes and hidden text in Microsoft Word documents
Viewing speakers notes and Comments in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
Viewing cells in spreadsheets
2017
On July 18, 2017, Quick View Plus 2017 was released.
Quick View Plus Web
On Sept. 1, 2015, the web-based edition exploiting HTML5 of Quick View Plus - Quick View Plus Web was introduced at the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Conference. It integrates easily with eDiscovery and review platforms.[35]
