Foxit Reader 3.0 for Windows

An exclusive small and fast PDF Reader!

Overview

Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

In the past, you've had to download a huge PDF reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain software.

Now with Foxit Reader, you don't have to endure such pain any more. The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader:

• 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.

Foxit Reader for Windows

Awards & Honors

• Foxit Reader listed in PC Worlds "Special List Issues" as one of the "50 Tools to Speed Up Your PC".
  PC Worlds editor Preston Gralla writes, “Strictly speaking, this isn’t an optimization tool, but it does eliminate a cause of system slowdowns for many people: the bloated Adobe PDF Reader software”. “The free Foxit Reader is smaller, loads quickly, doesn’t take up unnecessary memory, and has no instability issues”.
  
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• Foxit Reader was named to PC World's '101 Fabulous Freebies' list in Tune Up (Utilities and System Tools).
  "...Adobe Reader isn't your only option for viewing PDF files. Foxit Reader requires no installation--just run the executable--and it launches in about 1 second. Plus, it includes some desirable tools that Adobe lacks, such as a 'typewriter' that lets you edit any text in the PDF, not just in form fields." written by Dylan Tweney, an author of PC world. "In our experience, when it comes to viewing PDF files, Foxit Reader beats Adobe Reader hands-down."
  
  The article is featured in the May 2008 issue of PC World, on newsstands April 15.Click here to learn more about the article on PC world.
  
  
• Foxit Reader, was voted by PC Magazine as one of the best free software programs.
  "Perhaps the fastest PDF reader around, Foxit includes a free annotation tool. Add-ons enable support for new file formats and UI languages." commented by Eric Griffith and PC Magazine staff, the author of the article.
  
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• Foxit Reader shown on PCWORLD.ca "Pick from the Pros: 3 Great Downloads", Foxit Reader was # 1 on the list of 3 Great Downloads.
  "…This little ray of sunshine is a PDF's best friend. It technically is a standalone application (meaning no install), but has been given a simple installer to place the files and give file associations. The main feature Foxit Reader has is speed, and it has lots of it, PDF's load in mere seconds! What's more, the memory (RAM) footprint of the application by itself is only 6-7MB making it ideal for older more memory restricted computers as well as laptops. It also supports forms and advanced editing/commenting tools, making it a surprisingly fully featured and well rounded PDF viewer. It will definitely make a believer out of you, and makes you wonder why Adobe doesn't hire these guys to make the reader for them. Anyone who reads PDF's should have this."
  
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• CNET gives Foxit Reader a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
  "Foxit Reader is everything that Adobe Reader isn't: lightweight, effective, and streamlined. Foxit's main purpose is to read PDFs, but it also has annotation tools. The interface mimics Adobe's, so you won't have to change your reading habits. Text readability is nearly the same, and the 1.6MB Foxit starts surprisingly fast compared with Adobe. It's a nice touch that it opens PDFs from the Internet in their own Foxit window, instead of sucking resources from within the browser."
  
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source: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/