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    adobe reader alternative

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bin, Feb 25, 2009.

  1. bin

    bin Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,
    Are there any good alternatives? The adobe one seem to be too "bulky".
    Thanks.
     
    bin, Feb 25, 2009
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  2. xenon2k9

    xenon2k9 Notebook Evangelist

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  3. HerrKaputt

    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    Foxit Reader.
     
    HerrKaputt, Feb 25, 2009
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  4. McGrady

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    yes, foxitreader
     
    McGrady, Feb 25, 2009
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  5. ivar

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    I have been using foxitreader for long time, and also tried several other alternatives (e.g. Sumatra). However, I found recently STDUviewer and it seems to be the best alternative in terms of speed, resources, and quality:
    http://www.stdutility.com/stduviewer.html . "STDU Viewer supports TXT, TIFF, PDF and DjVu documents format."
     
    ivar, Feb 25, 2009
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  6. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Love foxit reader plugin for FF.
     
    McGrady, Feb 25, 2009
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  7. ivar

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    STDUviewer does the same on me (I use Opera) and it seem to open faster than foxitreader, though I haven't done detailed comparisons. :p
     
    ivar, Feb 25, 2009
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  8. gary_hendricks

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    for reader..Adobe Reader CS3/CS4 is more than enough.
    anyways, there are other alternatives as mentioned above.

    also, if you need to write PDFs,
    try CutePDFWriter.
     
    gary_hendricks, Feb 25, 2009
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  9. qhn

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    FoxitReader is my choice, but with Reader9 out there, Adobe is getting much better and I would not call it "bulky" as with previous versions.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Feb 25, 2009
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    I used Foxit, tried Adobe 9 which I liked, but got a deal on Adobe 8 Pro. Seems fine to me.
     
    Hiker, Feb 25, 2009
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  11. Arki

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    Foxit portable, no need to install. Download the zip file on the official site.
     
    Arki, Feb 25, 2009
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    I've always used Adobe reader but I should look into an alternative.
     
    Thibault, Feb 25, 2009
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  13. Cin'

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    I have FoxIt Reader..easy install, ease of use :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Feb 25, 2009
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  14. Nebelwand

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    PDF-XChange Viewer portable (download link at the bottom of that page).
    12 MB of disk space, no shell extensions/background processes/updater service or other common annoyances, can save filled out PDF forms, somehow manages to display PDF files that Adobe Reader can't or won't (shows just empty pages).

    The default toolbar setup *is* pretty cluttered, but spending two minutes disabling them and clicking together a custom one with the features you need is worth it.
     
    Nebelwand, Feb 25, 2009
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  15. ivar

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    STDUviewer takes 1.8M :)
     
    ivar, Feb 25, 2009
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