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Project Reader is a Microsoft Project Viewer provided by K-SOL SRL. It is designed to let users open, view, print, and export project plans without having Microsoft Project installed. It supports MPP, MPT, XML, MDB/MPD, Oracle/SQL Server database formats, as well as Project Server 2000–2010, with file version coverage from Microsoft Project 98 through 2024.
The product offers views such as Gantt Chart, Tracking Gantt, Task Usage, Resource Usage, Resource Sheet, and Team Planner, all of which can be printed. At the table level, it supports inserting/hiding columns, custom tables, sorting, smart search, task/resource filtering, and saving preference settings. For exports, it supports XML, CSV, Excel, Gantt chart images, and Excel Visual Reports. The Professional edition also includes VBA Scripting/Object Model, making it suitable for automation and integration. It can also open projects from Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, HTTP URLs, and local files, and provides an OpenAI progress summary report feature.
Project Reader comes in two editions: Standard and Professional, with a 30-day free trial available. Perpetual single-machine licenses start at 25 EUR/29 USD for Standard and 35 EUR/40 USD for Professional, with tiered pricing based on the number of installations. For Terminal Server/Citrix environments, concurrent licensing is available, with both perpetual and annual subscription options. Company licenses cover 25 to 400 installations as well as unlimited installations, while international company and extended company licenses are suitable for multinational or affiliated companies. Some options require a quote.
The advantages are its broad compatibility with Microsoft Project formats, comprehensive viewing, printing, and export capabilities, licensing models that cover standalone use, concurrent use, and enterprise-scale deployment, plus support for command-line and VBA automation. The downsides are that it only supports Windows and is not a full project management collaboration system. There is limited information on team permissions, real-time collaboration, auditing, and mainstream security compliance certifications, and its cloud storage integrations are more focused on opening files than deep collaboration.
It is suitable for PMOs, engineering delivery teams, project managers, and organizations that need to view large numbers of MPP files in read-only mode, especially in scenarios where reducing Microsoft Project licensing costs is a priority. The text does not specify accessibility from mainland China. If relying on external services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive, actual availability may be affected by the local network environment.
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