📄 Document Reader

A lightweight Python GUI application for reading .docx and legacy .doc files. Built with tkinter — no heavy frameworks required.

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Features

• Open and read .docx and .doc files through a clean dark-themed GUI
• Threaded file loading — UI stays responsive on large documents
• Word and line count displayed in the status bar
• Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+O to open, Ctrl+Q to quit)
• Fallback chain for legacy .doc support (antiword → LibreOffice)

Screenshots

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• tkinter (included with most Python installations)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/zrnge/doc-reader.git
   cd doc-reader

2. Install Python dependencies:

   pip install python-docx

3. (Optional) For legacy .doc file support, install one of the following:

   Linux:

   sudo apt install antiword

   Windows / macOS:

   Install LibreOffice and make sure it is available in your system PATH.

Usage

python doc_reader.py

Click Open File (or press Ctrl+O) and select a .docx or .doc file. The content will be displayed in the text area.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + O	Open file
Ctrl + Q	Quit app

Project Structure

document-reader/
├── doc_reader.py   # Main application
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

How It Works

Format	Method
.docx	Parsed with python-docx
.doc	Extracted via antiword CLI, with LibreOffice headless as a fallback

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Fork the repo, create a branch, and open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.