Best pdf reader?

**Erik** · June 12, 2006, 04:25 PM

To make a short story ultra short:
I'm fed up with Adobe Acrobat reader.
It's too slow, too big and the auto-upgrade is extremely inconvenient.

So my questions are:
-What .pdf reader do you use? and how is it?
-What's the best (free) reader out there if you just want to view .pdf files?

**Amroth** · June 12, 2006, 04:32 PM

I just downloaded Foxit. Haven't used it for very long, but it seems fast & reliable, plus it is free.

**fatsheep** · June 12, 2006, 04:37 PM

I'm downloading that now. My only disappointment is that, while the reader is free, the editor costs $$$.

**Erik** · June 12, 2006, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by -apocalypsis-

I just downloaded Foxit. Haven't used it for very long, but it seems fast & reliable, plus it is free.

That's also what I'm using now.
My first impression is positive, but I though it couldn't hurt to ask the community.

Originally Posted by fatsheep

I'm downloading that now. My only disappointment is that, while the reader is free, the editor costs $$$.

That's no problem for me because I'm not interested in editing.

**Amroth** · June 12, 2006, 04:57 PM

I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of the community, as well.

**General Sun** · June 13, 2006, 07:42 PM

I don't think it's so much the reader as the format's big and slow. So if you want to use pdfs at all, you would need to live with thebig and slow. However, if pdfs are too much for you, then you might need to consider a computer upgrade.

**Proximus** · June 15, 2006, 08:45 AM

I have used Foxit for several months now and haven't had any grievances at all, it didn’t even have any problem with displaying a 600+MB pdf file. :original: