Dr. Nathan Parker Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 What’s the best way for me to view PDFs on a Windows 11 PC? Is the software built-in, or do I need a third party app? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester P. Bagley Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Microsoft Edge browser will open a pdf. If you want a bit more familiar function you can download the free version of Adobe Reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erhard Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 One that I really like is Foxit.com. I have the paid version of the Editor as well to combine various different formats into one PDF or combine files etc. I went to them after Adobe did not have a perpetual license version any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 Great. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Adobe's Acrobat Reader is the standard reader on Windows and is available for free from Adobe's website. You can use it to read PDF documents, fill in PDF forms, etc - mostly adding stuff, not changing what's already on the form. If you want to change things already on the form, that's when you need to go for the paid version or alternative software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy24 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Depends on If you are reading a pdf for academic work, filling in a pdf form for business or other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 I’d just need to do casual PDF reading on Windows. I have PDF Expert on my Mac if I need to do any markup/editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottDF Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Adobe Read for simplicity because it is the most featureful and standard. Sumatra for speed and variety of documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Trying Adobe Reader at the moment. Working pretty well. For casual PDF viewing, is Adobe Reader still king, or is Foxit good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottDF Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Really difficult to answer someone else's 'good enough' qualifications. 😀 Look at Sumatra. It's good for PDF, eBook formats, et al. Small, fast, clean. But Adobe is still the one to beat, and weighing in at 800#, it's tough to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 True! I’ll look into Sumatra as well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nathan Parker Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 I installed Foxit through the Windows Store recently, but now it won't install updates (keeps getting an error message). I guess I need to remove it and download it directly from the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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