Best PDF Reader?

Which program is best / do you use for your Portable Document Format needs?

 

It's just easier to use Adobe.

 

I second that Adobe is where it's at

 

I use Adobe to read them, but I use CutePDF to make them.

 

I have found that a lot of formatting is not displayed properly if you don't use Adobe to read PDFs.

 

Foxit is okay on modifying PDFs...though for some reason I always get those little popups for notes...get's in my way a lot.

 

As for the best reader, I would go with Foxit (as it seems to use much less resources than the Adobe counterpart).

I've only had it not work one time, when a website would not let me access the pdf file because it could not detect Adobe on my system.

 

90% time foxit , sometimes adobe.

 

I use CutePdf as my default printer when I'm using laptop out of the house.

I could use Abode Pro as default, but CutePdf is faster.

I use Adobe to view them, and sometime Adobe Pro to make them from scratch. (ie: like a fill in sheet to be e-mailed back to me)

I used to hate Adobe back in the Windows ME days when I only had 128MB and a P3. But with Multi Core and 2GB Adobe is just as fast to me as any other app I've used.

 

Foxit to read the, CutePDF or OO.O to create them.
I hate Adobe Acrobat Reader with a passion.

 

I thought Adobe was the only one.

 

I prefer to stick with Adobe. Since 7.0, they've slimmed it down so much it's actually pretty decent, and it's the only program where you can be sure everything is showed correctly...

For making pdf's, I just use Latex

 

voted for foxit ,because of its speed .
adobe is a little bit slow

 

It just seems easier to use Adobe, for me.

 

I prefer my software for simple things like viewing a freakin text document not take a 150mb install, have an auto-update process run in the background nagging, and not use 100mb of ram thank you very much. *shakes fist at adobe*
foxit for me.

 

I use Adobe. I don't see why not, its almost defaulted already, and its not like there's a problem with it (as in Internet Explorer is default, but its just bad ).

 

Foxit best reader for me as well, because its fast (reading Adobe?!)

x2 hate Adobe with a passion.

 

I used to use Adobe, but Foxit is my choice now. It's so fast.

 

Adobe loads way too much extra crap. Foxit is fast and sweet. And doesn't bother me with new "updates" every month or so. Also, I've never run into any formatting problems using Foxit.

 

how much space should Adobe Reader Take up anyways?

50MB?

 

Foxit to read

LaTex or sometimes OpenOffice to make

 

I disagree. Last time I tried Adobe's Reader, it tried to install a toolbar. Not only that, but it was slow and bloated and constantly wanting to restart with updates. Foxit gets my vote.

 

I installed Acrobat Reader 8.0, and it works fine. No lag.

That said, just like Yahoo IM and other such products (even the JVM now) always select the custom install option. That way you can deselect toolbars and other crap they try to push on you.

 

evince... fast, GTK integration, give 'er

 

Sounds about right - for Windows OSes.

What do you mean by Adobe loads up extra crap? Any Adobe product you install installs just that product - no ad-ware or anything. Adobe's too big of a company to mess around with that. If you are talking about the "fast loader" for Adobe Reader, you can turn that off.

Interesting. I will look into it. I know the basic Document Reader for GNOME doesn't do even a decent job - the formatting is all wrong. I think it renders PDF documents in Acrobat 5.0 or something primitive like that.

 

23MB when idle according to my computer. I, however, did not have a PDF open, just the application.

I use Adobe because there isn't a solid reason not to. As Jalf said, they've slimed down the memory usage in 7.0 and I've heard even more in 8.0. Also, it displays every PDF correctly because, guess what? PDFs are made to be displayed in Adobe Reader, not its non-proprietary equivalent.

Matt

 

That is a very "Microsoft" way of thinking, but unfortunately true.

Some things do not display correctly in Foxit, but I use it anyway. At any rate, Foxit does continually update the software for fixes.

BTW, did anyone happen to notice that Foxit's update application looks identical to Adobe (aside from the color)?

 

Yes, I guess it is. I usually fight proprietary software (such as the infamous IE), but with Adobe... there isn't really a good reason to.

Matt

 

i usually like to open pdf documents with adobe
though i dont use the PDF format alot
i was shooed away at first from earlier versions due to the huge memory allocation needed but the new one seems a bit well eaasy on the system and clean too not to meantion easy

 

Just found PDF-XChange PDF Viewer.



Seems good but didn't have the time to test it properly. Tabs is a nice feature; can't remember if adobe has it...

 

I was a fan of Foxit, but I've found that increasingly, many current PDF docs found on the net are rendered very poorly. I've gone back to Adobe Reader. Version 8 is actually very good.

 

It's Adobe for me, don't really create alot files using it so there's no reason to have any other at this point.

 

I'm still with Foxit, and have not had any problems lately (several versions later).

 

Foxit is my choice for reading; I'll agree with the sentiment here that adobe reader 7 is a huge improvement over previous readers, but the update process is cumbersome.

I use PDFcreator for making PDF's.

 

i just use adobe to read the files but now that i have office ultimate 2007 i can create the pdf files in word which is a great bonus.

 

I was using Foxit for a while but then switched back over to Adobe.