NXPowerLite Desktop Edition radically reduces the size of Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and JPEG images. Files remain in their original format, with no discernible loss of quality – and there's no need to unzip before using them.

It's incredibly easy to use. Simply select a file, choose your optimisation level and click the 'Optimise' button.

If you use Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail, it's even easier. NXPowerLite Desktop Edition will automatically optimize email attachments as they are sent. File recipients don't need NXPowerLite to open or edit the attachments.

Overview

Key benefits

At home

Makes it easier to use, store and share your large Word, Excel, PowerPoint and JPEG files.

At work

Improves your productivity, unblocks congested inboxes and enables the delivery of large email attachments.

For businesses

Slows email storage growth, eases network traffic and reduces data transfer, postage and courier costs.

For government & defence

Accelerates the transfer of mission-critical information and minimises network overheads.

Key features

  • Fast, effective and easy to use
  • Automatically optimises email attachments
  • Optimises files stored within ZIP archives
  • Choice of optimisation levels
  • Batch processing
  • Fully integrated with Microsoft Office
More features

Product review

We were impressed by the product's ability to reduce the size of image- and object-laden files while maintaining the quality of these documents.

eWeek

More reviews

Features

Simple user interface

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition is fast, effective and incredibly easy to use. The simple user interface will feel instantly familiar and you'll be optimising your Word, Excel, PowerPoint and JPEG files within seconds.

Email add-in

NXPowerLite integrates with your email client to automatically optimise attachments. If you ever decide that you don't want to optimise an attachment, it's easy to temporarily disable the optimisation (it will be re-enabled next time you send an attachment).

ZIP archive optimisation

You can even optimise files when they're stored within standard ZIP archives. NXPowerLite will look inside your .zip files and optimise any Word, Excel, PowerPoint or JPEG files it finds.

Choice of optimisation levels

You can optimise for screen, print or mobile devices – or select your own custom settings. Whichever you choose, you'll find that NXPowerLite is far more effective than ZIP compression on image-heavy files.

Batch processing

You can optimise multiple files in one sitting – simply drag them onto the NXPowerLite window to build a list of files to optimise. If you add a folder or standard ZIP archive to the list, NXPowerLite will search through it and optimise the Word, Excel, PowerPoint and JPEG files it finds.

Microsoft Office integration

NXPowerLite is fully integrated with Microsoft Office, so you can optimise your current file from within Word, Excel or PowerPoint. You can also optimise a file by right-clicking it in Windows Explorer.

Screenshots

Main NXPowerLite window

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition screenshot

Results window

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition screenshot

Microsoft Outlook integration

Microsoft Outlook integration screenshot

Reviews & testimonials

Reviews

Any user who frequently works with large Microsoft Office files should give this simple, effective application a try.

CNET

Doesn't exactly compress files, it wrings them out, shaking shaking unneeded bytes out of graphics and included objects to radically reduce their size without affecting their appearance.

Information Week

An invaluable tool that will easily pay for itself a million times over in recovered productivity.

Lockergnome

Awards

  • Computer Shopper Hit
  • Softpedia Pick
  • C3 Best of Show Finalist
  • Tucows: Five Cow Rating

Testimonials

Everyone is overjoyed that we purchased the software.

Bayer Cropscience

I've used NXPowerLite for years and recommend it to everyone I encounter.

General Dynamics

It's simple, it works and it saves hours of fuss.

L'Oreal

We're simply amazed at the results. Simply put, this is one of the best pieces of software I have ever used.

Manulife Financial

System Requirements

Minimum requirements

Certified for Windows Vista

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition 4.1.2 is compatible with PCs running Microsoft Windows 2000 or later.

Microsoft Office integration requires Office 2000 or later.

Mac user? Contact us to register your interest in an OS X version of NXPowerLite.

Supported email clients

  • Lotus Notes
    (Notes 6.0-8.0)
  • Microsoft Outlook
    (Outlook 2002-2007)
  • Outlook Express / Windows Mail
    (OE 6.0+ (32-bit) / Mail (32-bit))

File types optimised

  • Microsoft Word documents
    (Word 97-2008)
  • Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
    (Excel 97-2008)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
    (PowerPoint 97-2008)
  • JPEG images
  • Standard ZIP archives containing any of the above

Also optimises files created in other office productivity suites (such as Google Apps, iWork, Lotus Symphony, OpenOffice or StarOffice), providing they are saved in the Microsoft Office formats.

Deployment

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition is supplied as a Windows Installer .MSI file. This makes it easy to install and register automatically, for example via Group Policy. It's also available as a stand-alone application that requires no installation – ideal for use in locked-down environments. Default settings and behavior can be set automatically using the simple Registry scripts available on request.

Languages

Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish.

Current version

NXPowerLite Desktop Edition 4.1.2 ( 1 Jun 2009)

  • Now optimises JPEG images and ZIP archives
  • Improved user interface
  • Simpler optimisation settings
  • Adds support for Outlook Express and Windows Mail

Download the free trial | Upgrade to version 4.1.2
Download earlier versions

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NXPowerLite File Server Edition

NXPowerLite File Server Edition automatically replaces the Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on your servers with smaller, optimised versions. Why not deploy both solutions to maximise your return on investment?

Learn more about NXPowerLite File Server Edition