Foxit Reader 2.0 a lightweight PDF Reader

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17

Jul



If you are looking for a fast lightweight alternative to Adobes heavyweight pdf reader you might want to try foxit reader. A new version of foxit reader has been released a month ago and I decided to give it a try. Mainly because of the positive comments about it whenever I wrote an article about the Adobe Reader. So, why would someone want to use foxit reader 2.0 instead of the “official” pdf reader by Adobe ?

The most important factor for me personaly is speed. I don´t want a fancy program that does lots of useless stuff that I will never need. I want a program that loads fast, displays the pdf in an instant and does not lock my system for the time it loads. Foxit Reader 2.0 does exactly that. It displays pdf documents the way the Adobe Reader does but is faster and does not cluster your system with unnecessary registry entries, dlls and files that are loaded at system startup. Unpack it into a directory of your choice, start it from there and you are ready to go.

The Adobe Reader version that was installed on my system had a size of nearly 70 megabytes (including updates) while foxit reader only uses a little more than three and still has the same functionality. You can view and print pdf documents, edit documents that offer this option. It runs instantly without installation and is available for windows and Linux. You can install foxit reader on your system and check it out for yourself. If you think it is sufficient remove the Adobe Reader from your system to free up some disk space.


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Hornswaggled says:

I cant agree more. Adobe reader should do just that read! I remember working when i worked for a large bank and had an old box (computer). When they updated the software to adobe 6.0 the thing would CRAWL when opening any pdf. At the time i had to open probably 30 pdf’s per day and they all took at least 1-2 minutes to open. Such a waste of time.

I dont understand all the bloated software thats out there. More stuff doesnt mean more good. Winamp grew becuase it loaded fast and worked, now aol has its hands in it and its starting to suck.

Anyone else think simple and quick is best? Well id do

Martin says:

I agree, I want my programs small, fast and efficient. I don´t need all those gimmicks I´d never use anyway. I stick with winamp light all the time, no need for all those skinning and video stuff.

I uninstalled adobe reader, could not stand it anymore waiting for that thing to open..

Oliver Alexander says:

Foxit Reader is indeed very fast and seems to be operating more fluent, with less fuss. Nevertheless, two minor, resolvable, issues:

1. The toolbar tends to want to align itself in two rows. Alleviate this by disabling the “Help” Bar item, and moving the unremovable “Typewriter” icon not just up, but a position or two back.

2. The colorful advertisement on the menubar tends to clash with my general colour scheme, and I am not in the market for the rest of their product range. Simply grab “ResHack”er and delete the abaout half a dozen bitmaps in the file, and they are roger over and done with.

Cheers.

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