Comments on: Foxit Reader 3.0 Released

By: Raptor

Raptor — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:38:21 +0000

I use STDU Viewer for pdf-files and it’s best.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:43:04 +0000

Ryan wrote:
I use Adobe Reader 9 everyday at work, and it always takes like 10 seconds to start. It’s especially terrible when it’s configured to load a PDF in the browser, and freezes the entire browser until the PDF loads.
Is that the Reader or Professional? The latter starts much slower (editing package).

It's Reader. I don't know why it takes so long to load, but I've never really had very good luck with it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:21:18 +0000

Does anyone know how to turn off the advertising in the upper right corner? It used to stay off permanently after you shut it off about 10 times but it seems to stay on all the time now.

By: Change

Change — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:58:25 +0000

Ryan wrote:

I use Adobe Reader 9 everyday at work, and it always takes like 10 seconds to start. It’s especially terrible when it’s configured to load a PDF in the browser, and freezes the entire browser until the PDF loads.

Is that the Reader or Professional? The latter starts much slower (editing package). I've noticed the freezing until loading has completed before too, though not anymore with Reader 9. I prefer to open PDFs outside the browser every time, so I installed an extension for this anyway..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:27:45 +0000

Difference in size between Adobe & Foxit says enough for me, not even to mention the background silent online activity of Adobe.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:11:35 +0000

Change wrote:

I can start Reader 9 in under 3 seconds without using the preloader and in 1.5s from a warm boot. The difference in speed is negligible imo..

I use Adobe Reader 9 everyday at work, and it always takes like 10 seconds to start. It's especially terrible when it's configured to load a PDF in the browser, and freezes the entire browser until the PDF loads.

netster007x wrote:

It still do the watermarks whenever you edit and save a PDF? It’s for that reason that I solely use PDF-XChange Viewer (no watermarks on edits).

I'm sure it will always do the watermarks when editing to help promote their paid product. I don't do a bunch of editing so it doesn't bother me.

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:13:34 +0000

Yes, Adobe 9 is finally A-okay as a reader as far as performance goes. And to note, I’ve had troubles with Fox-It in the past being glitchy, hence I stick with Adobe.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:45:40 +0000

It still do the watermarks whenever you edit and save a PDF? It’s for that reason that I solely use PDF-XChange Viewer (no watermarks on edits).

By: MarcoMR

MarcoMR — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:29:16 +0000

I use it, but i agree on the above commentary regarding Adobe Reader 9.

Also Sumatra is a nice alternative.

If they start filling it with crap i will leave it for sure. It’s success comes from simplicity.

By: Change

Change — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:22:58 +0000

The fact that you can run Foxit from your USB drive is a selling feature for sure, but I don’t find that Adobe still has problems with the performance of their Reader. Version 7 was horrible indeed and a reason for many to switch to Foxit. Version 8 improved a lot in speed because of this, and version 9 is great again. I can start Reader 9 in under 3 seconds without using the preloader and in 1.5s from a warm boot. The difference in speed is negligible imo..