Preview Window is an window inside of main PowerArchiver interface that lets you preview archives, images, movies, text documents and more, without opening archive or file. It works both inside archives and while browsing the hard drive. It is very useful when looking for particular picture or any kind of file.
Classic interface: You can turn it on by going to View> Windows> Preview window. Modern interface: You can turn it on by going to Options tab and clicking on Preview window.
There are several different options for preview window. Options shown are dependent on what type of file are previewing.
Preview window has several different viewers for different types of files that you are viewing. You can change these defaults by going to Configuration> Preview, Command line> Preview File Extensions. You can also manually change these options during the preview.
You can set preview to operate in 3 modes:
Expands preview window, suitable for use when viewing images and documents.
PowerArchiver Preview supports WLX plug-ins created for popular utility called Total Commander. Ones that you can use with PowerArchiver, you can find on our forums. You will find instructions on how to install plug-ins there as well.