Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 2.1 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7. In the past, you have 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.
What's new in Version 2.1
The following is a list of exciting improvements introduced in Foxit Reader 2.1.
--Design interactive forms
--Measure distances
--Insert images and add links into the PDF
--Add loupe tool
--Attach files to the PDF
--Select multiple annotations and specify annotation transparency
--Reading history recalls the place you were when you closed the PDF
--E-mail the PDF
--Check spelling in typewriter and form filler functions
What's new in Version 2.1
The following is a list of exciting improvements introduced in Foxit Reader 2.1.
--Design interactive forms
--Measure distances
--Insert images and add links into the PDF
--Add loupe tool
--Attach files to the PDF
--Select multiple annotations and specify annotation transparency
--Reading history recalls the place you were when you closed the PDF
--E-mail the PDF
--Check spelling in typewriter and form filler functions
Enhanced features:
--Enhanced zoom tools
--Renovated IE plug-in with almost all the capabilities of the main program
--Print only the annotations
--Enhanced permission control
--Built-in and improved JavaScript engine
--Better support for multi-language input
--Enhanced typewriter function
--Improved full screen view
--Many bug fixes [full changelog]
Download: Foxit PDF Reader 2.1 Build 2023 | No Install
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Link: Foxit Software Home Page 
I doubt it'll reach adobe's level of bloat-ness.
Either way I agree. Main reason I use this program due to it's simplicity and being bloat-free.
Even better than Adobe 7, which I used to use a lot.
Guess i'll stick with Adobe's "bloated" software. </sarcasm>
Even better than Adobe 7, which I used to use a lot.
Guess i'll stick with Adobe's "bloated" software. </sarcasm>
I stopped using Adobe since version 6. As long as it has this load screen that goes for 10seconds long I doubt it will be any better than what it was.
Anti-Adobe users might want to check out
eXPert PDF Reader: http://www.visagesoft.com/products/pdfreader/index.php
and
Sumatra PDF Reader: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/
instead.
Both render fonts much more nicely than foxit.
Never tried eXPert PDF Reader. Ill check that out, thanks for the link.
I agree with your Foxit rendering observation.
Anti-Adobe users might want to check out
eXPert PDF Reader: http://www.visagesoft.com/products/pdfreader/index.php
and
Sumatra PDF Reader: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/
instead.
Both render fonts much more nicely than foxit.
Sumatra user here, and quite happy.
But Adobe uses too much CPU resource, not only while loading and rendering, but throughout the time a document is open, for some caching or other things.
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