Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Foxit reader alternative to Adobe Reader

Foxit reader—the most popular alternative to Adobe Reader

There is no doubt, as we can image, that Adobe Reader is still the preferred choice for people who want to view PDF files. And as I have said that, Adobe Reader is relatively slowly while loading PDF files. In order to manage it, here I would introduce a slight PDF reader—Foxit reader, which is one of the most populaer alternative to Adobe Reader. And it is also free.
So now, let's talk about Foxit Reader.
Foxit Reader is notable for its short load time and small filesize, and has been compared favorably to Adobe Reader. Actually, It not just a PDF reader, as it can do more than just reading PDF files. More features of Foxit Reader are as follows: (the newest version 4.3)
  • Easy-to-use review and commenting tools
  • Some editing tools include Typewriter, Callout, Textbox, and Measure tools
  • Fill PDF forms
  • Spell checker for comments
  • Multimedia Support: Add Images, Movies, Links and file attachments to any PDF document
  • View the whole text content of a PDF file.
  • Convert a whole PDF document into a simple text file
  • Easily modify the bookmarks in a PDF file
And also some features in Adobe Reader are not available in Foxit Reader. For example, It is not able to read PDX files (searchable catalogs), which limits its utility for use with document collections, and it does not handle the text ligatures correctly during text search and copy.
Here is the general review of Foxit Reader, the most popular Adobe Reader alternative i've ever seen.

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