Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.
- 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.
Change Log:
# New Features:* Supports viewing RMS-protected PDF files with the dynamic watermark.
* Added the option ¡°Tile Large Pages¡± to the print dialog box. With this new feature, users can tile pages that are larger than the selected paper size at a specified scale. The whole page content will be divided and printed on pieces of paper.
* Provides users with three update options, allowing users selecting the most appropriate upgrade method according to their requirements.
* Automatically changes the hand tool to the select text tool after moving the cursor to the text content.
* Supports controlling preference dialogue with the keyboard shortcuts.
# Improvements:
* Added the option ¡°Read from Current Page¡± to the Read Out Loud feature, which makes the system read out the PDF content from current page to the end of the file.
* Improved the user interface elements, including arrow comment, Facebook interface, etc.
* Added the toolbar mode switch icon to the toolbar, simplifying user¡¯s manipulation.
* Shows the progress bar before displaying the content when opening the PDFs in the web browser.
* Improved the accuracy of highlight location, enabling the highlight area more agree with the target text.
* In the Full Screen mode, places the toolbar in the location adjusted last time.
* Supports using arrowheads to switch the file tabs when opening multiple PDF files, which is convenient for users when the tabs cannot be arranged in a row.
# Bug Fixes:
* Fixed an issue where users cannot open the attachments of PDF files in XP and Windows7.
* Fixed an issue where the high screen resolution disordered the layout of the installation interface.
* Fixed an issue where note comments cannot move with the marked content when dragging the scroll bar to view a file.
* Fixed an issue where a large blank area appeared in the toolbar when reading PDF in web browser.
* Fixed an issue where users cannot use the arrow keys to view the search results.
* Fixed an issue where the system executed an action if user typed the shortcut key in the text input box.
* Fixed an issue where users can only selected the Snapshot area in the current visible area.
Developer:
Foxit Software - 13.95MB (Freeware)