Compact NFO Viewer

1.5.6 for Windows

Popular viewer for text files containing ASCII Art - Screenshot of Compact NFO Viewer
User interface - Screenshot of Compact NFO Viewer
Compact NFO Viewer screenshot

Compact NFO Viewer is a freeware NFO viewer app and text editor developed by CubicDesign for Windows, it's portable and efficient.

The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Compact NFO Viewer to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this NFO viewing program.

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Small program which can view NFO files and open URLs inside them

Compact NFO Viewer is a fast viewer for NFO files that can turn URLs inside of NFO files in to clickable links. It integrates in to the Windows shell so that it can open files from the context menu.

Compact NFO Viewer is the most popular utility designed for viewing text files containing ASCII Art (e.g. nfo files), and it proved itself to be handy.

Features of Compact NFO Viewer

  • Compact, light, simple and flexible.
  • Customizable appearance. You can set text/background colors and text font.
  • Embedded help system (help as tooltips).
  • Instantly load and display NFO files.
  • Shell integration: the viewer can be set as the default application to open files with .nfo and .diz extensions.
  • URL detection: The viewer automatically extracts hyperlinks addresses and shows them as clickable items.
  • Unlimited file size. While other similar programs are limited at 512K, Dark NFO Viewer can open files on any size.

Compatibility and License

Compact NFO Viewer is provided under a freeware license on Windows from text editors with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 1.5.6 is the latest version last time we checked.

What version of Windows can Compact NFO Viewer run on?

Compact NFO Viewer can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.

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  2. Free Text Editors
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Compact NFO Viewer has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Compact NFO Viewer 1.5.6 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.