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Document reader to open and view Windows-based files. Version 6.0.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Document reader to open and view Windows-based files
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
Cisdem Document Reader is a proprietary multi-format document viewer and converter for macOS. It focuses on opening legacy and Windows-oriented formats and can print, search, extract images, or export supported documents.
Project history
Cisdem records Document Reader for Mac 2.0.0 in March 2015. The product developed as a multi-format macOS viewer with printing, searching, image extraction, and conversion or export capabilities for formats including WordPerfect, WPS, XPS, DjVu, Visio, and winmail.dat.
Adoption history
Cisdem distributes Document Reader directly for macOS and it is also available through Homebrew Cask. Cisdem's company history reports recognition for the product as a WordPerfect viewer, reflecting its niche as a compatibility utility for formats not handled natively by many Mac applications.
How it is used
Users open or drag documents into the application, then read, search, print, bookmark, extract images, or export supported content. It is primarily a viewer and conversion bridge rather than a full editor for the source formats.
Why package nerds care
Document Reader is a classic utility-cask package: proprietary software with a narrow compatibility purpose that becomes easy to install and inventory through Homebrew. It is especially relevant when a Mac workflow encounters legacy or Windows-centric document formats without warranting a Windows virtual machine or a full authoring suite.
Timeline
- 2015: Cisdem lists Document Reader for Mac 2.0.0 among its early Mac products.
- 2020: The dated official user guide documented activation, importing, viewing, exporting, printing, extraction, and updates.
- 2026: The supplied Homebrew Cask record distributes version 6.0.0.
Related projects
- Cisdem Document Reader belongs to Cisdem's document-solutions portfolio alongside PDFMaster and PDF Converter OCR.
- Native or vendor-specific Windows applications overlap with its supported formats, but Document Reader provides a consolidated macOS viewing workflow.
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security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cisdem-document-reader. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version6.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.cisdem.com/document-reader-mac.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cisdem.com/document-reader-mac.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:cisdem-document-reader |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cisdem-document-reader |
| Homepage | https://www.cisdem.com/document-reader-mac.html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.cisdem.com/document-reader-mac.html |
| Source archive | https://download.cisdem.com/cisdem-documentreader.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | cisdem-document-reader |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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