Design help documentation files for your software solutions from PDFs with the help of this streamlined and user-friendly application.
- soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader
- Version :8.0.2.8
- License :Freeware
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :soft Xpansion GmbH & Co.KG
soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader Description
There is no surprise that CHM files are the most commonly used files for software documentation on Windows, as they can be easily integrated within any app and do not require separate viewers to be accessed. Also, they are quite suitable for text organizing and have the advantage that the text reformats according with the app’s window size.
Despite their uncontested advantages, CHM files carry with then a slight potential security issue and can oftentimes be flagged by most antivirus solutions to date. An alternative to using CHM files would be to use PDF files for your app’s ‘Help’ section, as they are generally more secure, can support pictures of higher quality and are arguably easier to read.
But using PDFs for your help files does not come without is own set of problems, especially since some older versions of Windows do no come with native PDF viewers.
With an efficient solution comes soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader, a streamlined piece of software designed from the ground up to help you use PDFs for your in-app documentation section. In other words, the tool is a straightforward PDF viewer that can be easily integrate into your app.
Simplistic PDF viewer that can be easily included within your apps
This said, the tool is designed to be as lightweight as possible, so you should not expect to have a full-featured PDF reader on your hands. Basically, it makes it possible for you to open and view any PDF file, navigate within them using the designated buttons, zoom in and out, search for words and print the documents.
The utility’s interface is not what you would call stylish, but for a simplistic PDF viewer, it is not all that bad either. You only get a stripped-down toolbar that does a good job of providing you with access to the app’s minimal set of features.
Enables you to benefit from what PDF files can offer for your app’s documentation sections
Also noteworthy is the fact that soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader makes it possible for you to display any page of your PDF on start-up, so users can be directed to what you consider to be the most relevant part of the documentation.
While a direct comparison with other, more powerful, PDF readers out there would be out of context, we would have liked the utility even more if it made it possible for you to select the text from PDFs.
Use your PDF files for the ‘Help’ section of your app
All in all, it is quite hard for soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader to create much excitement, but there is no doubting the app’s usefulness, especially for programs dedicated to older versions of Windows, which do not have built-in PDF readers.
Choosing between what CHM and PDF files can offer for your app’s documentation is your decision, but if you do happen to choose PDFs, soft Xpansion Perfect DocuReader is not at all a bad choice.