MaxView - an Open Source Linux PaperPort-like app

Discussion in 'Hardware and Software Tips and Suggestions' started by Jason, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member


    I have been a big fan of Paperport over the years, although
    there is no lack of PDF tools now for
    storing/viewing/combining/edting/searching PDF. Various file viewers
    and browsers (such as XnView) also allow one to add comments about a
    file for searching. Just to mention there is a open source equivalent
    of Paperport called Maxview, and I use it. It is much less capable
    than real Paperport, but it has some key features that make it handy
    for me.

    <u>Key Features of MaxView</u>
    1. Programmed in C and very fast
    2. Saves to the old .max format -- compact, and will view some of your old .max files from real Paperport
    3. Has the same desktop, combine/burst/delete thumbnails motif as Paperport
    4. Prints to ps, easy to convert to pdf
    5. Very fast scanner function, so works well as a copy/scan to desktop
    6. Only works on Linux, need qt (from KDE) libraries to work.
  2. Jerry

    Jerry Administrator Staff Member

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