I'm not sure I am a huge fan of Adobe's Reader. The PDF reader seems quite bloated and very intrusive on my PC with its extra updater software as well as its annoying attempt to install the Google Toolbar.
I just realized there is a free and lightweight PDF reader, called Foxit Reader, that offers an alternative to Adobe. Haven't yet tried it, but the features and description look pretty compelling as a no-nonsense PDF reader. Per the website:
- “Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is just a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
- Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
- Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
- Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
- High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.”
I haven't use it yet personally, but if you are in the market for a free PDF reader as an alternative to Adobe's PDF reader, Foxit Reader may just be the ticket.
Learn mor about Foxit PDF Reader here.
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David Hayden
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