When running MapInfo Pro in Viewer (subscription) mode, you are connected to your Precisely account upon start-up. Each MapInfo Pro account is assigned to a Viewer subscription plan which identifies the set of features available to you in MapInfo Pro. Currently there is only one plan - Viewer. In future, we may offer other free or paid plans with different levels of functionality. In addition, which features are available in each plan can change over time as features are added or removed from the plan.
MapInfo Pro Viewer supports all languages supported by MapInfo Pro.
Features and Limitations
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MapInfo Viewer (subscription) mode allows you to open and view any MapInfo Pro workspace (.wor) file. In addition you can open MapInfo .tab files and other supported formats (such as geopackage, csv, excel, sql server, postgis, etc.) in order to view and understand your data.
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Editing of data is not supported (restricted). Saving of any changes to the workspace is also not allowed.
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Limited analysis is allowed such as queries, selections, browsing data, turning map layers on/off. Printing (and exporting to pdf) of Maps and Layouts are allowed.
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Limited editing of Layout text and image frame are allowed before printing.
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Only a limited set of Tools are allowed to run. Running a MapInfo Pro Add-in or program (.mbx ) is prohibited.
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Bing basemaps and search functionality is only allowed if your organization has a Bing Key, which can be entered on the Backstage Licensing Tab.
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It is expected that some users in your organization will have a fully licensed version of MapInfo Pro and can create workspaces to share and be viewed by other users running only the MapInfo Pro Viewer.
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Technical Support for MapInfo Viewer is limited to installation issues. To contact support for your location, refer to the support section on our website.
Styling
The Viewer uses a subdued gray theme, while MapInfo Pro has been updated to use a little more colorful blue theme.
If for any reason the old styling for Pro is desired you can change the "OverrideDefaultStyle" key to "true" in the styles\MapInfoProStyle.xml file under the MapInfo Pro installation folder.