Question 1

How do I open a DOCX file without Microsoft Word?

Accepted Answer

Download EleViewer — it opens Word documents (.docx) for free with no Microsoft Office required. EleViewer is a portable .exe file that requires no installation and no admin privileges. Just download, double-click, and drag your .docx file in.

Question 2

How do I open an XLSX file without Microsoft Excel?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer opens Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx) for free without needing Microsoft Excel installed. It renders your spreadsheet data in a clean table view with column headers and formatting preserved. Download the portable .exe and open your .xlsx files instantly.

Question 3

Is there a free PowerPoint viewer for Windows 10 and 11?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Microsoft discontinued its official PowerPoint Viewer, but EleViewer opens .pptx presentations for free on Windows 10 and 11. It displays slides with text, images, and formatting in a clean slide-by-slide view with text-to-speech support.

Question 4

How can I read a PDF aloud on Windows for free?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer has built-in Read Aloud using the Windows speech engine (SAPI). Open a supported document, select a passage if you want to hear only that section, and press F9 to show the reader controls. Supported Windows voices can work offline with no internet connection required.

Question 5

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Word Viewer and Excel Viewer?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer is the best free alternative to the discontinued Microsoft Word Viewer and Excel Viewer. It opens DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, Markdown, CSV, HTML, and TXT files in one portable app. Unlike LibreOffice, it requires no installation — just download and run the single .exe file.

Question 6

Can I browse the web inside EleViewer?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Press Ctrl+T to open the built-in web browser panel and browse side-by-side with your documents.

Question 7

Is EleViewer truly free and open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes. EleViewer is free, GPLv3 licensed, portable, and requires no account or installation.

Question 8

What file types can EleViewer open?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer opens DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, Markdown, CSV, HTML, and TXT files in one portable app.

Question 9

Does EleViewer support PDF text-to-speech?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on Windows 10 and 11. The built-in PDF reader uses the Windows speech engine to read documents aloud so you can study hands-free.

Question 10

Can I use EleViewer offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. EleViewer runs fully locally on Windows 10 and 11 without an internet connection.

Question 11

Is there a free portable PDF reader for Windows with no install?

Accepted Answer

Yes — EleViewer is a portable .exe that opens PDFs, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, Markdown, and more with no installation. Run it directly from a USB drive or a shared lab computer.

Question 12

Can EleViewer run on a school or university computer without admin rights?

Accepted Answer

Yes. EleViewer is a single portable .exe that requires no installation and no admin privileges.

Question 13

Does EleViewer work without an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Fully. EleViewer runs 100% locally on Windows 10 and 11.

Question 14

What is the keyboard shortcut to search inside a file in EleViewer?

Accepted Answer

Press Ctrl+F to open Find in any open document. Press Ctrl+H to open Find & Replace.

Question 15

How do I open my course folder in EleViewer?

Accepted Answer

Press Alt+V to toggle the Vault sidebar, then point it at your course folder in settings.

Question 16

Does EleViewer save my files automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes. EleViewer has a built-in autosave that runs in the background at a configurable interval.

Question 17

Is EleViewer safe to download? Will it trigger antivirus warnings?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer is fully open source (GPLv3 licensed) — you can read every line of code on GitHub. Click 'More info' then 'Run anyway' if Windows SmartScreen appears.

Question 18

Is EleViewer a good alternative to Sumatra PDF?

Accepted Answer

EleViewer and Sumatra PDF are both free and portable. The key difference is that Sumatra only opens PDFs and ebooks, while EleViewer also opens DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV, HTML, Markdown, and TXT — plus it has text-to-speech, a file vault, and a built-in web browser.

Shortcut	Action	What it does
Ctrl + Q	Quick Search	Instantly search for any file in your folder.
Alt + V	Sidebar	Hides or shows the folder sidebar on the left.
Ctrl + N	New Note	Make a brand new note right now.
Ctrl + S	Save	Saves your current file manually (though we auto-save anyway).

Shortcut	Action	What it does
Ctrl + T	Open Web	Opens the side-by-side web browser.
Ctrl + W	Close Tab	Closes whatever you're looking at.
Ctrl + Shift + T	Undo Close	Accidentally closed a tab? Press this to bring it back exactly how it was.
Ctrl + Alt + B	Bookmarks	Opens the bookmarks menu on the right.

Shortcut	Action	What it does
F9	Read Aloud	Makes the laptop read your reading out loud.
Ctrl + D	Bookmark	Saves your exact spot so you don't lose it.
Ctrl + F	Find	Search for a specific word on the page.

Shortcut	Action	What it does
Alt + E	Quick Note	Press this from ANYWHERE on your computer to instantly open a scratchpad to write something down.
Alt + S	Settings	Change your theme, colors, and folders.

Cheat codes (Keyboard shortcuts)

Finding files

Managing tabs

Reading & Studying

App controls