MxD Browser

MxD Browser is a light-weight utility for assisting novice users in previewing and launching ArcMap documents.

When pointed at a directory that contains MXD and/or PMF files, MXD Browser displays the thumbnail images associated with these documents. The user may then double-click on a thumbnail to launch the document in it's appropriate application. For this simple capability, ArcCatalog seemed like over-kill.

MxD Browser relies on several ArcObjects components. As such, it will only function on machines that have ArcGIS desktop installed on them.