- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: July 19, 2009
- Total Downloads: 48,884
- Downloads last week: 686
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 26 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on September 03, 2009
Cool PDF Reader provides users with a fast and easy way of viewing PDF files. With simple controls and some added benefits, this program is a fine alternative to more popular programs like Acrobat.
The program's interface shouldn't take too much work to understand, since its tightly packed command icons all come with descriptions when the mouse rolls over them. This is fortunate, since the program's online Help file is a confusing maze that we could never sort out. The program begins with users selecting a PDF by using a standard file tree search method. The document opens on the screen clearly, with a single page view. We were pleased to discover zooming in and out, as well as cycling the pages forward and backward was a single mouse click operation on the main screen, though we could not input a specific page to jump to (users must go into a menu for that function). One interesting aspect of the viewer was its Slide Show option, which automatically turns the pages for the user. Overall, the program functioned as we wanted, providing a comparable alternative to Acrobat. The program's most useful feature was its ability to convert PDFs to a number of other formats. To do so, users simply Save As and choose between TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WMF and more file types.
By offering a fast and simple way to view and convert PDFs, this freeware program is certain to find fans among users looking for an alternative to Acrobat.
Publisher's description
From PDF2EXE Software :Cool PDF Reader is the world's smallest PDF viewer and PDF reader to view and print PDF files, and convert PDF's to TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WMF, EMF, EPS. It is only 650KB to download and doesn't need lengthy installation, just download, unzip, and run. Features View and Print PDF Convert PDF to BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WMF, EMF, EPS Extract PDF to TXT Support PDF's of all versions Zoom in and Zoom out Rotate page displays Slide show PDF document.
Version 3.0.0.128 adds support for mouse drag and pan view, and is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit).
What's new in this version:
Version 3.0.0.128 adds support for mouse drag and pan view, and is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
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- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 26 votes
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Version: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.0.128
Pros: It works and it converted pdf to jpeg file.
Cons: none at the present
Summary: I needed a converter to convert pdf files created by my word processor
to a jpeg file to be edited in another program and be used in my web site
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Version: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.0.128
Pros: Lite weight
Cons: PDF to TXT don't work, slideshow don't work
Summary: I tried to save a 99% text pdf file to text. The resulting text file is empty - no error. Also tried to run the slide show, it doesn't do anything except maximizing the app to screen size. Then, if you hit escape, the whole app died. Yes, Acroreader... read more >>
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Version: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.0.128
"PDF to JPG, worked like a charm"
Pros: Did what I needed it to do in no time at all
Cons: converts the file into whatever size it is when you are looking at it, just had to zoom in on my file and then save as jpg and worked superbly
Summary: Does what is says it will do, for me at least, and no watermark and it's free.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.0.128
Pros: It's bailed me out enough times when I needed to save various pdfs to png.
Cons: I'm not sure.
Summary: Great PDF viewer with lots of options
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Version: Cool PDF Reader 3.0.0.128
"Native support for Windows XP or higher."
Pros: The software works with virtually all Microsoft Windows operating systems. A required component by the software is GDIPLUS.DLL, which should be already shipped in Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7.
Cons: For Windows 98, you have to download a GDIPLUS.DLL file and copy this file to your C:\Windows folder before you launch Cool PDF Reader. GDIPLUS.DLL can be acquired online from Microsoft KB957096 free of charge.
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