.pdfPDF thumbnails and previews in Windows File Explorer
See the first page of every PDF in the folder itself, and a larger view of the one you select in the preview pane. No Acrobat, and no browser tab for each file.
No account, no card · Everything unlocked · Windows 10 and 11
Drag the divider. The same folder, before and after Design Previewer.
Why PDF thumbnails do not show in Windows
Windows only shows PDF thumbnails when a PDF program provides them. The option in Adobe Acrobat Reader is off by default and often stops working, which leaves every PDF with the same icon.
Design Previewer shows the first page of each PDF as its thumbnail, whichever PDF reader you use.
First page, drawn for you
A PDF needs no preview saved inside. The page is drawn with the PDF engine built into Windows.
Fast on large documents
Only what the first page needs is read, so a 300 MB PDF takes a few megabytes.
Preview pane included
Select a PDF and press Alt+P for a larger view beside the folder, without opening a reader.
No Adobe Reader required
Nothing else has to be installed or switched on, and PDFs still open in whatever program you prefer.
Two minutes to set up. Yours for good.
Install it
Download and run. Everything unlocked for the length of your trial, no account, no card.
Open any folder
Your design files already show previews. There is nothing to configure.
Enter your serial
Buy by card, the serial is emailed instantly, type it in once. Done for good.
PDF files on Windows, answered
One install covers all of these
Stop opening five files to find one
Install it in two minutes and see every design file in the folder. Everything is unlocked while you try it.
- No account, no card
- Never changes your files
- Clean uninstall