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Editors’ Review

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In a crowded market of PDF applications, the PDF Reader for Windows 7 is a tool that emerges as a compelling, free alternative to more resource-intensive programs. Designed specifically for Windows 7 users, this lightweight software promises a fast and efficient experience for handling your PDF documents.

In addition, PDF Reader for Windows 7 aims to provide comprehensive functionality for personal and home use, allowing users to open, view, review, print, and even convert PDF files into various image and text formats with ease, making this tool an effective tool for your usual workflow.

An overview of features and performance

PDF Reader for Windows 7 boasts a range of features that enhance the user experience. It supports fundamental functions like zooming in and out, page rotation, and a convenient PDF slide show mode. The inclusion of a smart bookmark feature and mouse wheel scrolling further streamlines navigation through documents, making it a comfortable tool for daily use. A significant advantage of the software is the lightning-fast loading and opening times.

A key selling point is its specialized reading modes designed to alleviate eye strain, including low blue light, night, and airplane modes. These thoughtful additions enhance comfort for prolonged reading, whether during the day or night, or even on a flight. However, it's explicitly tailored for Windows 7, which may raise questions about its compatibility and performance on newer operating systems, potentially limiting its audience.

This offers a unique Citrix mode, a specialized restriction setting that ensures safe and effective use within Citrix terminal server environments. This feature underscores its utility in specific professional settings, though its primary free offering remains for personal and home use only, meaning businesses cannot freely deploy it without seeking commercial licensing, if available. The comparison to a PowerPoint deck emphasizes its presentation and viewing features rather than manipulation.

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  • Pros

    • Lightning-fast loading and opening of PDF files
    • Offers multiple eye-friendly reading modes
    • Capability to convert PDFs to various image and text formats
    • Easy copying of text and graphics from documents
  • Cons

    • Does not have many advanced features

Bottom Line

A reliable free option for Windows 7

PDF Reader FOR Windows 7 is presented as a robust and efficient solution for managing PDF files, particularly for those still operating on Windows 7. Its emphasis on speed, a variety of viewing modes to reduce eye strain, and the convenient ability to extract text and graphics makes it practical. While it may not offer the comprehensive advanced editing features of professional software, its core functionality and user-friendly design serve basic users.

What’s new in version 2.0.1.2696

  • Bug fixes


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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.0.1.2696
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
4,425,236
Downloads Last Week
113

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Developer’s Description

Open, view, edit, and convert Adobe PDF files.
Open, read, view, review, edit, and print Adobe PDF files, and convert PDF to TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, WMF, EMF, EPS with this lightweight yet full-featured free PDF viewer. The software supports zoom in and zoom out, page rotation, and PDF slide show, and it can be added to Windows 7 as a baked-in PDF browser. Designed and certified for Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, this PDF reader loads itself in a lightning fast way, and opens almost all PDF files in a split second. It's an ideal PDF viewer for Microsoft Windows 7, and you can even associate the software with the PDF file type on your system. One special feature of the PDF reader is slideshow. You can browse your PDF document in the way just as you show your Microsoft PowerPoint slides. The other special feature is to copy text and graphics out of any PDF file. PDF Reader for Windows 7 is backward compatible with the following operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000. You can also install the PDF Reader on a server operating systems for terminal users, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, and Microsoft Home Server.

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