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What It Is

Project Reader is a Microsoft Project Viewer provided by K-SOL SRL. It is designed to let users open, view, print, and export project plan files without installing Microsoft Project. It supports files from Microsoft Project 98 through 2024, and can read MPP, MPT, XML, Project Database format, and Microsoft Project Server plans.

Core Features and Integrations

The product is centered on reading and outputting project files. It offers six types of views: Gantt Chart, Tracking Gantt, Task Usage, Resource Usage, Resource Sheet, and Team Planner, all of which can be printed. Users can insert or hide columns, use custom tables, sort, perform smart search and filtering, and export tables, Gantt chart images, Excel spreadsheets, and Excel visual reports. For file sources, in addition to local files and HTTP URLs, it can also open files from Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive. The documentation also mentions OpenAI integration, which can generate a progress summary report for the current project.

Pricing and Licensing

No specific pricing is disclosed in the source text, but the licensing system is relatively comprehensive. It includes standalone perpetual licenses, concurrent licenses, and multi-license enterprise packages such as Company, International Company, Extended Company, and Extended International Company. Some licenses support either perpetual licensing or annual subscription. The product is available in Standard and Professional editions, with the Professional edition adding VBA Scripting and Excel Visual Reports.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are broad compatibility across Microsoft Project versions, comprehensive viewing, printing, and export capabilities, and suitability for distributing project plans to large numbers of read-only users. The 30-day trial without registration also lowers the barrier to evaluation. The limitations are that it is essentially a viewer: full project editing, online collaboration, permission management, and approval workflows are not demonstrated. Project Server support is listed only for versions 2000 to 2010. There is also limited information on security compliance, payment methods, and exact pricing.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is suitable for PMOs, project managers, IT departments, and enterprise employees who need a low-cost way to view MPP files—especially organizations that already use Microsoft Project to create plans but do not want to purchase full Project licenses for every team member. Access from China cannot be determined from the source text. Given that integrated services such as Google Drive and Dropbox may be restricted in mainland China, alternative solutions may be needed for related cloud storage features. Comparable options include Microsoft Project, ProjectLibre, Seavus Project Viewer, MOOS Project Viewer, as well as local project management tools such as 禅道, ONES, and PingCode.