Overview
Foxit Reader is a small, fast, and feature rich PDF viewer which allows you to open, view, and print any PDF file. Unlike other free PDF readers, Foxit Reader also includes easy to use collaboration features like the ability to add annotations to PDF, fill out PDF forms, and share information with social networks.
Foxit Reader has a small footprint that starts up instantly, renders PDF files quickly and uses very little memory, which is especially important with today's mobile devices. The Foxit Reader is packed full of convenient and easy to use viewing, commenting and printing features that make document collaboration simple. Foxit Reader's PDF secure platform insures worry free operation against malicious virus and provides a secure and reliable digital signature verification platform for PDF documents without putting the user at risk from falsified documents.
Foxit Reader now offers new integrations with social networks Facebook and Twitter, Read Out Loud, and many usability enhancements. With over 130 million users, has gained significant new functionality, helping Foxit maintain a clear lead in features and functionality among competitive PDF reader offerings:
- Integrate PDF with Your Social Networks
For Facebook and Twitter users, Foxit Reader provides integration to your social networks. Foxit Reader users can log into their account, select text from a PDF document, and share it as Facebook or Twitter status. Users can also take a snapshot of a region of a document and share it as a picture on Facebook or Twitter. Also, users can share the current document, or select a document from Windows Explorer, and share the document using Foxit’s OnDemand CM file sharing capability as a link from their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- Listen to PDF Documents with Read Out Loud
The Foxit Reader can read your PDF document to you. This is especially valuable when you’re on the go and you cannot read from a screen. Read Out Loud uses the available voices installed on your system. If you have Speech Application Programming Interface 5 (SAPI 5) installed for text-to-speech, you can choose to have Foxit Reader read your PDF documents to you. In addition to normal text content, Read Out Loud can also read comments, image descriptions, and fillable fields.
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New features Foxit Reader 6.0.2.0413
This release contains the following new features and enhancements:
New features:
PDF Creation
- Allows users to quickly and easily create PDF.
- With one-click, create from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel through the Foxit Reader plug-in.
- High performance PDF conversion from hundreds of file types by:
- Dragging and dropping the document into Foxit Reader.
- Using the Foxit Reader create From File capability.
- Right mouse clicking on the file.
- Convert hardcopy documents into PDF with the create From Scanner functionality.
- Extend any application with print capabilities to include PDF conversion through the included Foxit Reader PDF Printer (PDF print driver).
- Cut and paste content via the Windows clipboard into a new PDF by using the From Clipboard feature.
Ribbon-Based Toolbar
- New user interface with a ribbon-based toolbar based on Microsoft Office 2013 (Office 15) design is more intuitive and provides users with a familiar user experience.
Read and Search PDF Portfolios
- Open and read PDF portfolios and perform searches either within a single PDF file or across all the PDF files in the portfolio.
Whitelist Trusted URLs for Form Submission
- Enables users to create and maintain a whitelist of the trusted URLs when submitting form online to manage the file access.
Create and Insert Stamps
- Allows users to create and insert stamps into their PDF documents and forms, by selecting from a choice of pre-made stamps, creating static custom or dynamic stamps.
PDF Sign
- Allows users to sign documents with their own handwriting. Signatures can be created from an image of your signature or by writing it yourself on touch enabled desktop systems or tablets. Users can quickly and easily manage, place, and apply these signatures.
Plug-in Manager
- Adds plug-in Manager which shows a list of installed plug-ins and the relevant information.
Feature Enhancements:
Comments Summary
- Supports sorting comments by checkmark status, setting current properties of any comment as default, and deleting comment by batch. Plus, the Note comment now supports to be printed.
- Booklet Printing
- Allows users to print multipage PDF in booklet format.
- Run Script Right Control
- Supports to control the right of running Script for better PDF protection.
System Requirements
Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit & 64-bit).
- Windows Vista (32-bit & 64-bit).
- Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit).
Note: For users utilizing the Active Directory Rights Management Service and SharePoint integration capability, Windows 7 or Windows Vista with Service Pack2 (SP2) is required.
Recommended Minimum Hardware for Better Performance
- 1.3 GHz or faster processor.
- 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater).
- 52 MB of available hard drive space.
- 800x600 screen resolution.
Source:
Foxit Reader - Version History
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