Foxit Reader: A Better Alternative to Adobe Reader



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Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 2.55 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

If you use Adobe reader to open PDF files, then you probably know that how much time does it take to download the huge setup file, then you have to go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document.

Now no need to use resource hungry Adobe reader. Foxit Reader is the best alternative to Adboe reader. Its light on resources, small in size and very fast in opening PDF files.

Following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader:

  • Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.55 M which is 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.

Foxit Reader itself is free. The critical add-ons are free while advanced add-ons have a reasonable cost.

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2 Comments

  • I got this via newsletter.
    I'm using Foxit for long time and I recommend to others. :)

  • Best of all, it supports multiple tabs.. less open windows :oops:

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