5 Free Alternatives to Adobe Reader
The PDF format has become very popular now a days. Adobe Reader is the preferred software for viewing PDF files but i don’t like viewing my files in Adobe Reader. First of all, it is very slow and takes a lot of time in opening the files, and the latest version of Adobe Reader uses a lot of system resource while running. Though it has got some nice features, there are some very good alternatives available which are not only fast, but they are also lightweight. Here i will mention 5 Adobe Reader Alternatives that you can use.
The first name that comes to my mind when i think about any alternative to Adobe Reader is the Foxit Reader. Its popularity can be judged from that fact that it has got 50 million users around the world. Apart from being free, it has got a small size and is very fast. It also offers some Basic as well as advanced PDF form operations. It has got many features which you will find in Adobe Reader and it is very small and lightweight.
Cool PDF Reader is the world’s smallest PDF viewer. It is just 626Kb in size and you can use it to view and print PDF files and even convert it to different formats like BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG etc. It is a slim little reader and does what Adobe Reader does but it is faster and uses less resource.
PDF-XChange Viewer is another free and feature rich PDF viewer. It offers very smooth scrolling and offers a lot of features like extracting text and images from PDF files, adding comment and annotations, fill forms and it also includes plugins for Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Sumatra PDF is a free PDF reader with a minimalistic design. The focus is more on simplicity and performance than on features. It is very lightweight and fast.
Perfect PDF Reader is free PDF Reader and it has got a nice interface along with some good features. You can use to it to export your PDF files to different formats or work with the forms and it also supports digital signatures. Its interface is very nice, similar to Office 2007.
If you know any other, please share them with us in comments.
I have use Foxit PDF reader and its really a nice alternative to Adobe.
[...] Sumtra PDF is way smaller, faster and works just as well (including browser integration). Other options are Foxit Reader, Cool PDF Reader, Perfect PDF Reader and PDF-Xchange. To create PDF’s, check [...]
Freeware Calibre and Sony reader library are also great ebook and PDF viewing program. Sony reader library has a fantasying user interface and you can download ebooks directly from its book store.
What is the wonderful PDF-XChange Viewer! The best of all from this list. After several years trying others now I don’t want them. With PDF-XChange I have nice work with pdfs. And now I’m much appreciated for OCR.
For Windows PC users: I have been using PrimoPDF for a couple of years. It works through your normal File > Print function. I have tested in out on programs like Photoshop, Word, Excel and seems to work fine
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Love PDF-XChange Viewer. Really worthwhile thing.
I find that PDF-XChange Viewer and Foxit are the best alternative to Adobe Reader but probably we must look careful when you install Foxit
http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/security/update-foxit-reader-vulnerable-critical-remote-code-execution-flaw-210600
I find that PDF-XChange Viewer and Foxit are the best alternative to Adobe Reader but probably we must look careful when you install Foxit