Large Text File Viewer for Windows

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Developer’s Description

By swiftgear.com

Perform high-speed complex text search.

Have you ever felt frustrated when you just want to look at the content of a large text file but it takes forever for Notepad or Word to open it? This program was designed for viewing large (>1GB) text files. It uses little memory and is able to open a gigabyte file instantly. Background file indexing makes browsing even faster. It allows the user to perform high-speed complex text search by means of plain text or regular expression. The regular expression syntax is slightly different from the standard ones.

Large Text File Viewer for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: January 22, 2006

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 4.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows 98
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 150,830

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.6/5

7 User Votes

It works, it's fast, it uses litle memory
gardogleeNovember 20, 2013
Pros
It works on large files (at least up to 5GB) It's very fast (5GB file opened within 6 seconds on Dell E6410) It uses little memory (15MB with 5GB file opened)
Cons
None that I can think of
Summary
This did what several other utilities could not, quickly, accurately with little memory constraint. 'Nuff said!
Excellent!
dgranquistSeptember 5, 2013
Pros
Opens LARGE text files. No observable bugs.
Cons
No cons yet.
Summary
Good/great for large file viewing, fast!
seeker01January 31, 2012
Pros
quick set up, no install few features, simple to learn
Cons
find string seems to not work when the string is a number (series of digits), says string not found... but, it may in the file; if you use the button to search backwards it will find it
Summary
see above
Opened a 4 gig log file inside of 2 minutes!
buddyb129June 7, 2010
Pros
Opened a 4 gig log file immediately. Had the entire file available to me (20 mil lines) inside of 2 minutes. TextPad wouldn't touch it. Notepad++ thought about it, Notepad?..forget it. Does search well and I like the split screen option too.
Cons
Not real intuitive for beginners and the inexperienced and no installation - just an .ini and and .exe but that's all you need anyway. Like the previous reviewer said, "But then again, why would an inexperienced user need it?"
Summary
Very helpful in reading large log files. I highly recommend it!
Great tool for large text files
jlechemJanuary 21, 2010
Pros
Small, fast, and does what it says. I need to open large files (>200MB) routinely and this tool does the job.
Cons
Complex, not for the average user. No installer package, just a zip file You have to set a background image, I would like this to be blank on startup.
Summary
Good tool, but not for beginners.
Came in handy at the time I needed it Free but powerful
aeciolemosApril 29, 2009
Pros
Lightweight, no install, no frills, good interface and a touch of humor
Cons
Screens are a bit complex for inexperienced users. But then again, why would an inexperienced user need it?
Summary
I needed to open a 1GB text file. This program saved me valuable time and possibly money. It is a free program, but don't let that dissuade you. It is a powerful program that can read large files and page through them with ease. The search feature is fast and keeps you entertained during long searches with different animated characters each time. All in all, 4.5 stars in my opinion.