The IceViewer TIFF Server allows Terminal Server users to view, print, annotate, scan, batch scan, email, and edit any TIFF image, Fax, or other image files directly through the standalone user interface.
Along with the Standalone application, the IceViewer TIFF Server includes a Browser Extension and a Web Application for Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge. The IceViewer TIFF Server supports displaying Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI) annotations and Wang annotations.
Looking to add support for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and PDF files? Check out the IceViewer Server Pro Edition.
- View, print, scan, annotate, and edit TIFF, PDF, JPEG, and a variety of image types.
- Save images into searchable/vector PDF file format
- Open TIFF, FAX, and editable PDF documents
- German, French, and Spanish language versions are available
- Seamlessly navigate pages using Continuous scrolling and multi-page viewing
- Add Signatures or Initials to documents
- Place Text, Note, or Comment Annotations anywhere on a Document
- Redact and Whiteout documents
- Stamps, Time Stamps, Personalized Stamps, and more...
- Multi-page operation for rotating, deleting, flipping, document cleanup, and more.
- Auto Rotate documents to portrait or landscape
- Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge Browser Extension
- IceViewer Core Web Application
- Organize or Reorder TIFF documents by moving, inserting, and deleting, page(s).
- Drag and Drop pages between the IceViewers to organize documents
- Extract, Insert, and Split pages from TIFF documents
- MSI installer is available for IT managers for large scale deployment
- IceViewer Transferable licenses
- Context Menu for the Thumbnail View
- Undo for 16-step operations
- Thumbnail view to the IceViewer Browser Plugin
- IceViewer can display legacy MODI annotations
(Microsoft Office Document Imaging replacement) - IceViewer can display WANG annotations
- Print Preview
- Print TIFF documents silently with IceViewer from the command line!
- Customizable Ribbon
The IceViewer TIFF Server Standard Edition is ideal for viewing, editing, and printing TIFF and a variety of other image types. The IceViewer TIFF is commonly used by the Insurance, Banking, Medical, Medical Processing, Legal, Engineering, Transportation, and Government sectors.
Why use the Black Ice IceViewer TIFF?
15-Day Free Evaluation
The evaluation copy is fully functional for 15 days. Once the demo period is over you may purchase IceViewer TIFF, IceViewer PDF or IceViewer Pro edition or switch to the limited free edition. Order multiple copies or a site license at a discount, visit the Black Ice Online Store for details.
Update the IceViewer more easily while preserving the user settings
The update feature allows Administrators to seamlessly upgrade the IceViewer TIFF to the latest version on every computer while preserving the user settings such as View Modes, File Associations, Annotation, Stamp configurations, etc...
Supported Operating Systems
Servers
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop
VMware Horizon + ThinApp, VMware VCenter
Microsoft RemoteApp, Microsoft Hyper-V, Hyper-V VDI
For Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, please see IceViewer TIFF.
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View, Edit & Print
Page View Modes
The IceViewer TIFF offers a variety of view modes including multipage, fit-to-window, fit-to-width views, and more...
Zoom
Zoom in or out with ease to see every detail of the document.
Rotate or Flip Page(s)
Fix page orientation within your document with the page rotation and flipping tools.
Magnifying Glass
Focus on specific areas of your document with a simple click using the Magnifying Glass feature.
Print single or multi-page images or documents and utilize advanced printing options.
Print Preview
Navigate through your document and zoom in on details easily before clicking the Print button.
Merge or Split
Merge Documents
Combine multiple TIFF images easily with the IceViewer TIFF.
Merge Different File Formats
Combine TIFF images and PDF documents seamlessly. Added pages or documents will be converted to match the file format of the target document.
Split Documents
Split documents at any point in your document with the Split function.
Extract Page(s)
Extract specific pages from existing documents and create a new file with the extracted pages.
Organize
Reorder Pages
Keep your document organized, with the Move Tool or by moving the page thumbnails in the Thumbnail Sidebar.
Insert Page(s)
Insert pages before or after a specific page in your document with the Insert Page feature.
Copy, Cut, and Paste Page(s)
Effortlessly copy/cut and paste pages within and across documents.
Delete Page(s)
Remove unnecessary pages from your document with the Delete Page(s) feature.
Annotate
Sign
Add Initials or Signature to TIFF documents.
Highlight
Emphasize specific parts of the document with the Highlight annotation.
Redact
Protect sensitive information with the easy-to-use Redact feature.
Text, Comment, Note Annotation
Add customized comments and notes to your documents with the intuitive annotation tools. Learn more...
Comment and Note Replies
Comment and Note annotations allow users to collaborate while working on documents by using Replies.
Shape Annotations
Add customizable shapes (such as Rectangle, Ellipse, Arrow, and more...) to your documents.
Pencil
Freehand drawing on to documents.
Add Stamp or Watermark
Add Timestamp, Rubber Stamp, or custom Stamps/Watermarks to documents.
OCR & Search
Text Recognition (OCR)
Convert images and scanned documents to searchable text with IceViewer's powerful OCR technology. Learn more...
Search
Search through TIFF or FAX doucments using the OCR Search feature or use the more faster Text Search function on Searchable PDF documents.
Redact/Highlight Search Matches
Once a search process is complete, one can redact or highlight the current or all search matches. Learn more...
Scan
Scan
Scan, batch scan documents for easy distribution and storage.
Document Cleanup
Remove punch holes, black borders, black lines or black pixels from scanned documents or photos easily.
Deskew
Deskew scanned photos or documents automatically or by using a custom angle.
Convert
Compress TIFF
Reduce the exported TIFF file size with CCITT G4, CCITT G3 1D No EOL, CCITT G3 1D EOL, CCITT G3 2D, Pack Bits, or LZW compressions.
TIFF to FAX
Convert TIFF documents to Dialogic, GammaLink, Bicom/NMS FAX format.
TIFF to PDF
Convert TIFF images to Image PDF (non-searchable PDF) file format.
Save images into Editable PDF
Convert TIFF, JPEG, PNG, or other image-based documents to searchable PDF file format.
TIFF to JPEG
Convert TIFF documents to JPEG file format.
TIFF to PNG
Convert TIFF documents to PNG file format.
TIFF to BMP
Convert TIFF documents to BMP file format.
Share
Share your documents quickly, by sending them as email attachments directly from the IceViewer.
SharePoint
Upload documents to a SharePoint server with a single click directly from the IceViewer.
IceViewer TIFF Server is an annual subscription licensed per Server. One license is good for one terminal server. IceViewer TIFF Server can be used by unlimited users on the terminal server for the length of the subscription.
Black Ice Software offers different licensing models for corporate users and End Users. For more information, please visit the What license do I need? page.
For individual desktops, please see the IceViewer TIFF for Windows Desktops pricing.
IceViewer TIFF Server license | Subscription Price (Renewed Annually) |
Per Server License (Unlimited Users) | |
For multiple server licenses, please contact impactsales@blackice.com. |
* Prices subject to change without notice
** Subscription fee includes a support subscription.
*** Please see End User License Agreement for legal definition of the licensing terms
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- Automatic silent installation
- Automatic register/activate the IceViewer TIFF with a serial number
- Upgrade the IceViewer TIFF while preserving the user settings using the MSI installer
- Install the IceViewer TIFF for evaluation
- Configure installation target directory
- Install IceViewer TIFF with a transformation file
- Configure the registration of the IceViewer TIFF with Black Ice license server:
- 443 port with SSL (default)
- 80 port without SSL
- 3500 port without SSL
- 15000 port without SSL
- Configure the connection to the license server with proxy server
- Not using proxy server (default)
- Attempt to discover automatic proxy
- Use HTTP proxy
- Use SOCKS proxy
- Enables or Disables the Browser Plug-in for all users
- Install the IceViewer Browser Extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
- Pre-configure the IceViewer TIFF with configuration INI file during installation
- File association
- Tiff, Dialogic, GammaLink, Bicom/NMS (TIFF and TIF)
- Fax
- JPG
- Bitmap (BMP)
- PNG
- Cals
- ASCII (TXT)
- Viewer settings
- First Start
- Auto Rotate
- General settings
- File extension dialog.
- Display mode.
- Controls the getting started dialog.
- Enable the Thumbnail View for multi-page documents.
- Enable Save View Setting feature.
- Enable Auto Save feature.
- Enable Show Annotation Color Lost feature.
- Enable File Navigation feature.
- Enable Thumbnail Browser feature.
- Specifies the dithering method of monochrome (black and white) documents.
- Enable Send documents in Email feature.
- Enable Upload documents to SharePoint feature.
- Configures the Enable loading annotation file automatically option in the IceViewer TIFF General options.
- Enable or disable saving.
- Enable or disable memory file.
- Enable or disable "Burn annotation into the image when saving the document" option.
- Redirect saving.
- Save directory.
- Tools ribbon tab.
- Annotation
- Document cleanup.
- Options
- Annotation settings
- Shows or hides all annotations
- Selects the stamp type for the Default Stamp button on the Home ribbon.
- Selects the stamp type for the Rubber Stamp button on the Annotation ribbon.
- Shows or hides the date on the Timestamp.
- Sets the date format for the Timestamp.
- Shows or hides the time on the Timestamp.
- Sets the time format for the Timestamp.
- Shows or hides the minutes on the Timestamp.
- Shows or hides the seconds on the Timestamp.
- Shows or hides the time zone on the Timestamp.
- Specifies the text of the Timestamp.
- Specifies the position of text on the Timestamp.
- Specifies the alignment of the timestamp text relative to the date and time on the Timestamp.
- Printing configuration:
- Enables or Disables the Center the Image Vertically option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Enables or Disables the Center the Image Horizontally option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Enables or Disables the Scale to Fit Page Proportionally option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Enables or Disables the Use Image DPI option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Enables or Disables the Stretch to Fit Page option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Enables or Disables the Print annotations option on the Print dialog of IceViewer TIFF.
- Browser plug-in viewer settings:
- This option configures the default View Mode of the Browser Plug-In.
- Browser Plug-in printer settings:
- Enables or Disables the Stretched to Fit Page option in IceViewer Browser Plug-In.
- Enables or Disables the Center on Page option in IceViewer Browser Plug-In.
- Configures the Default Printing Mode in IceViewer Browser Plug-In.
- Scanning configuration:
- When this option is 1, the IceViewer TIFF will always remember and use the previously used batch scan directory.
- Specifies the default scan directory where the batch scanned documents will be saved.
- Twain data source manager selection allows users to select which data source manager version must be used for scanning.
- Assign to Computer (silent install)
- Assign to User (silent install)
- Publish
- Installation from command line (cmd.exe)
- .NET framework 4.0 or higher
MSI Installer for large scale deployment
The MSI installer for IceViewer TIFF designed for large scale deployment in Active Directory environments. With the IceViewer TIFF MSI installer System Administrators can create custom configurations for every User on the system and register or activate the IceViewer TIFF. The MSI installer will greatly simplify mess deployment and eliminates the need for customers to build custom installations.
The MSI installer is compatible with Microsoft SMS/SCCM, Zenworks, and Marimba.
The MSI install has the following installation features:
The following features of the IceViewer TIFF can be pre-configured:
For example:
msiexec /i "[PATH]\IceViewerServer64BitSetup.msi" /q TARGETDIR="C:\Black Ice\IceViewer Server" CUSTOMINI="[PATH]\IceViewer.ini" REGNUM=xxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx
Supported Installation methods using Group Policy Deployment;
Additional supported installation method;
Installing the IceViewer on VDI
The IceViewer can be installed on Azure VDI, AWS VDI, VMware VDI, or any VDI system from the master image.
The base requirement for licensing of the IceViewer is the IceViewer Special Installer with the licensing mechanism designed for VDI.
The MSI or Interactive IceViewer Special Installer can be requested from Black Ice Software Sales sales@blackice.com.
The Interactive or MSI IceViewer Special Installer for VDI is not available for a single license and is not available from the online store only directly from Black Ice Software sales.
Installing Black Ice products on Citrix VDI for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Installing Black Ice products on Azure Windows Virtual Desktop
Requirement;
For MSI Installer availability, contact sales@blackice.com.
Web Solutions
The number of cloud and web applications is more than ever. As more and more businesses are moving to the cloud, the need for a reliable and flexible web document viewer solution rises.
Black Ice IceViewer TIFF offers different solutions for viewing documents in a web browser.
Lightweight and Flexible Solutions
In most cases, we recommend our IceViewer Core Web Application, which is a lightweight and flexible solution with a rich feature set for viewing and editing documents in the browser.
Chromium-based Solutions
Ideal solution for viewing multi-page TIFF and PDF files from the web in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.
Legacy Internet Explorer Solutions
For legacy applications and environments, we offer our Browser Plug-In for viewing multi-page documents using MS Internet Explorer or MS Edge in compatibility mode.
Which web solution should I choose?
While our solutions for the web offer a similar feature set, there are significant differences between installation and integration. Please see the most important differences below:
IceViewer Core | Chrome / Edge extension | IE Browser Plug-In | |
Browser Support | Chrome, Edge | Chrome, Edge | Internet Explorer |
File Support | TIFF, PDF, JPG, BMP, PNG, TEXT, ICA, ZIP | TIFF, PDF, JPG, BMP, PNG, TEXT, ICA, ZIP | TIFF, PDF, JPEG, TEXT, ICA |
Easy Integration (IFRAME) Support | YES | YES | YES |
URL Parameter support for Easy Integration | YES | YES | NO |
Support Multi-Page Documents | YES | YES | YES |
OCR and Search | YES | YES | NO |
AI Assistant | YES | NO | NO |
Annotation Support | Full Support for Viewing and Editing | Full Support for Viewing and Editing | Only Viewing |
Open Files on New Tab | YES | YES | NO |
Open Files on New Window | YES | YES | NO |
Internet Connection | Not Required | Required | Not Required |
Installation | Easy – Installs with IceViewer | Intermediate – Installs with IceViewer, but users may have to enable it manually in the browser. | Easy – Installs with IceViewer |
Update to a new version | Updates with IceViewer | Partially updates with IceViewer, and partially from the Chrome Web Store automatically | Updates with IceViewer |
Large-Scale Deployment | Easy – MSI Installers and parameters | Intermediate – MSI Installers and parameters, and Group Policy settings for the extension installation | Easy – MSI Installers and parameters |
Uninstallation | Easy – Uninstalls with IceViewer | Intermediate – Uninstalls with IceViewer, but Chrome and Edge browsers must be closed and reopened to complete. | Easy – Uninstalls with IceViewer |
Technology | The latest ASP.NET Core Web Application | Chrome Browser Extension | Legacy IE ActiveX Plugin |
Environment | Self-Running Application | Inside Chrome / Edge | Inside Internet Explorer |