Sumatra PDF for Windows

User Reviews

• excellent small footprint pdf reader

  malkmus100November 30, 2017

  Pros

  very small memory footprint and processor load efficiently manages even very large files

  Cons

  none really; fairly basic user interface but that is just what a small footprint application should have

  Summary

  excellent, resource efficient pdf reader

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• Very fast and convenient

  peterungarMay 20, 2017

  Pros

  It is very fast. I frequently search for words in a 484 page pdf and it is practically instantaneous. It opens such a document in a few seconds. Another important feature for me is that one can open one or more additional documents and one can jump from one to another instantaneously. It also remembers where I was last time I opened a document.

  Cons

  I can't think of any cons.

  Summary

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• Very fast and reliable

  ttony_gOctober 2, 2016

  Pros

  After many years of frustration with Adobe Reader finally I got something which is trouble free (so far), fast and reliable

  Cons

  None yet, if I have some I will update this review

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• Best PDF viewer by far

  February 2, 2016

  Pros

  Fast, intuitive in use, minimalistic design (the left, right panel and head toolbar of acrobat DC is really ridiculous... no space left for the document itself!!!!). Also good choice of default font size for menus and table of contents. No crashing.

  Cons

  I couldn't find anything

  Summary

  Get rid of acrobat reader DC now. Make your life easier....

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• Fast Simple

  jstrocAugust 13, 2015

  Pros

  Does exactly what I wanted; it reads pdf files without crashing.

  Cons

  None that I can think of.

  Summary

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• Fast and simple PDF viewer

  ErnieCableSeptember 26, 2014

  Pros

  Loads very fast small file size simple

  Cons

  can't think of anything

  Summary

  If you want to read/view PDF files this is a great choice. It's fast, easy to use, does exactly what you want a PDF viewer to do. If you want to edit PDFs, make highlights and so on then you should look for another program (maybe FoxIt PDF). I set up sumatra as my default PDF viewer - it's so much faster!

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• This is a good choice

  weronorewSeptember 18, 2014

  Pros

  Before writing this review I tried to download and use different kinds of pdf viewer, but so far this is what I experience with this software: ? ultra-lightweight and extremely fast ? quite convenient for quick pdf viewing ? easy navigation like n/p for next/previous page ? has the basic tools such as zoom, book mode, presentation mode, and fullscreen

  Cons

  ? I really don't see any. Well it doesn't have unnecessary graphics to make it look good.

  Summary

  I really like this software because it doesn't use so much memory and cpu process. If you're the kind of person who just needs to view pdf files quickly, fast, and without any fancy graphics then this is the ultra-lightweight pdf viewer for you.

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• Not malware - a standard, lightweight PDF reader

  emptyhead411September 17, 2014

  Pros

  Went through the pain of registering here just to counter the ill-formed other review. Not sure what this person was talking about. Perhaps they downloaded the non-installer version, which doesn't install and therefore doesn't need an uninstaller as you simply delete the folder. I've downloaded the installer version and it has an uninstall right there in control panel. The program itself is nice and lightweight with all the options I need (zooming, toggle-able contents tree, rotation, full-screen mode) plus a few others I haven't needed yet, but no extra fluff. Fast and even installer has an option to add pdf reader to some browsers which i found very useful. Brilliant little reader. My new favourite. Used STDU viewer before this.

  Cons

  Can't think of any. Perhaps looks a little dull because there's no extra fluff. Oh the opening screen has an awful colour choice.

  Summary

  Excellent app that does what it's supposed to very well. Disregard other review calling it malware as I would hazard the person was not very au fait with using computers. I haven't used it enough i suppose to see if it corrupted PDFs, but as it has no save option and only a save as... and seems to perform no writing operations to the original, I would guess this to be nonsense too and would venture a guess that the 'Malware' review author maybe didn't know what they were doing.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Sep 17, 2014<p/>Meant to give 5 stars but can't seem able to change that

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• MALWARE ALERT

  rigst4June 3, 2014

  Pros

  Can read pdf files

  Cons

  Can't uninstall, damages some pdfs, creator website does not offer any assistance on uninstalling this virus/malware-like app. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this one.

  Summary

  Do yourself a favor and stay away from this one.

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• The FASTEST Pdf-Reader!

  lefreakMay 7, 2014

  Pros

  I have tried a few readers, even the original Adobe Acrobat 10 years ago... but this one is incredibly FAST, with no need to install it if you don't want. Forget the bullshit Adobe Reader, you will not need it in 98 % of the cases and your PC will thank you.

  Cons

  No pdf-Forms can be filled out.

  Summary

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