PST Viewer is a free tool which you can use in order to access and read information which is stored inside the PST file format, both healthy and damaged. This format is used by several different Microsoft applications, the most famous ones being Microsoft Outlook, Windows Messaging, and Microsoft Exchange Client. With the help of the PST format you can export and save messages that contain attachments, events and task lists and so on from these Microsoft applications. Now with PST Viewer you can easily open PST files without having Outlook installed on your computer.
In the image above, you can see the interface of this free PST viewer. As you can see it’s very simple, with only a very basic menu available at the top. Down below you can see a large empty area where the actual PST documents are gonna be opened and where they can be viewed. PST Viewer works independently of Microsoft Outlook, which is where this file type is used the most. You may also try Kernel PST Viewer reviewed by us.
Key Features of PST Viewer are:
- Access and view data stored in PST Microsoft Outlook files.
- Easy to use and very light on the system resources.
- Access messages, attachments, contacts, calendars, appointments, tasks, etc.
- Tries to open and let you access damaged PST files.
- Small and free alternative to large, clunky, and expensive Outlook.
Note that PST Viewer allows you to only open and read PST files, you will not be able to actually edit them. As I mentioned earlier also that even damaged files can also be opened, which were for example corrupted during saving, for example. Here’s how you can open and read PST files with PST Viewer.
Reading and Viewing PST Files with PST Viewer:
Opening PST Outlook files and viewing them with PST Viewer is very easy, the only thing that you need to do would be clicking on the Open button in the top left corner of the screen. A standard Open File dialog will appear. Select the files that you want view and you should see something like this.
PST files contain the entire structure of the Outlook account that you’ve exported. All the messages are divided up into their folder as well the standard mailboxes like Inbox, Sent, Junk, and so on. On the right, you’re gonna see the list of messages as well as attachments that are saved inside them. Clicking on messages will open up the messages, so that you can actually read them.
Conclusion
Reading and viewing PST files without Outlook is very useful when you for example have a problem with Outlook installation or in case if it’s not at all working. It’s also very useful for quick access to PST files during presentations. Just find and locate PST files and select them, that’s all you need to do. PST Viewer will do the rest. Everything is clearly laid out, and you can even try and access damaged PST files that normally do not work to recover at least some of your information. Download and try PST Viewer here.
