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To put it gently, Adobe Reader is a real pain in the hindquarters.
It's monstrously large, slow to load, and includes many features most users will hardly ever need. Foxit PDF Reader 2.0 omits these widgets and throws in some neat features, such as annotation tools, while still allowing you to read PDF documents.
The interface mimics Adobe's, so you won't have to change your reading habits. In our test, the text readability wasn't much inferior to Acrobat's. The 1.6MB program starts surprisingly fast compared to Acrobat. You might need to fiddle a bit to get it to work with your Internet browser, but you can find help on Foxit's support forums. It's a nice touch that it opens PDFs from the Internet in their own Foxit window, instead of sucking resources from within the browser.
Foxit's biggest flaw in the old version was hogging memory and that has been corrected. We did find it incredibly irritating that URL hyperlinks were unclickable, and that some features were secretly blocked in the evaluation copy.
Foxit Reader - Open, view, and print any PDF file- Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From Foxit Software:
Foxit PDF Reader is an alternative viewer/reader for PDF documents. Foxit PDF Reader is only 1.5MB to download and doesn't need lengthy installation (just download, unzip, and run). It works with all types of PDF documents you might have, with high display quality. It supports different languages, including most Asian languages. You can zoom in/out or rotate page display, copy text information to other applications, search text in PDF documents, or print PDF documents.
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All versions:
4.1 starsout of 1,826 votes
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Current version:
4.4 starsout of 78 votes
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"Great, but not fully compatabile"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
Opens quickly, nice features
Cons
won't open some docs - need Adobe reader for those
Summary
Use it, even make it your default, but don't to toss Adobe! You'll still need it often enough
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"Very Good, even does .PDPs!"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
It alsoreads .PDPs!
Cons
Nothing!
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"Fast and efficient!"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
Has all the basic pdf functions. Loads much faster than Adobe. Recommend for slow computers.
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"basic"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
all necessary and basic things about pdf reader is here. like i almost do,. read, navigate, copy text, zoom,. that doesn't need to have more codecs.
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"There is better freeware PDF viewer."
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
Light and fast. Works on U3 drives.
Cons
Features are limited in free version. It puts evaluation watermarks if you save files w notes, highlights, etc.
PDF XChange viewer is more stable, has more features and completely free. No paid version. It lets you save altered files without limitation. It is not as fast but much more useful. Unless you need a PDF reader on a U3 drive, PDF XChange is a better choice.
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"Good"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
maybe....very good.
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"Good Bye Adobe... your Flash.oxc made my Windows XP run slow and then crash!"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
Very light and simple. Nothing heavy in the download. Perfect for opening and reading PDF's. Adobe used to be great until they loaded it with so much garbage that the average person doesn't need or use.
Foxit Reader is wonderful. No more worries about the Adobe Flash Player add-on crashing my system through Internet Explorer.
Cons
Easy to navigate. Nice clean look. Opens fast without any delays. Does everything a person needs to work with PDF documents.
Thank You!
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"Ver satisfactory- better than Adobe reader"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
quick and it DOESN'T keep upgrading like Adobe did.
Cons
occasionally, it can't open a pdf file.
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"Like a reader should be"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
I don't understand how this Adobe/pdf business ever got off the ground in the first place, nor why some people like to piddle about with it. I'd become so fed up of waiting for Adobe Reader to load that it got so that I would not open any web page links or anything else that had to be viewed in pdf.
Thank goodness for Foxit Reader. Ten times smaller, ten times faster and just as good as the abominable Adobe heavyware.
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"Excellent and better to Adobe's Own"
Version: Foxit PDF Reader 2 build 1316
Pros
Quick and painless install and usage, it is clean, did I mention it is fast? It also lets you click links and javascript if contained in the document. If not, goto help > check for updates... > and choose the javascript one.
Cons
Some documents make it crash in Vista, will not display 100% of all PDFs, about 98.76% IMO but still very good.
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