Which PDF reader?

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I tried the free version of the PDF-Xchange Editor and wound up going back to the Viewer. One of my files, my camera’s manual, was showing large COPY watermarks in Editor which are not there in the Viewer. The file is secured so I had to use an unlocking app to gain access to the editing features. Even then, I was unable to remove the watermarks with the editor and beyond that, none of the other editing features seem to do anything at all in Windows 8.1. Since I really have no need for the editing features anyway, I’m sticking with the Viewer.

I fear that Tracker Software may have taken themselves out of the running for a partnership with Comodo unless they can deliver a lite version of a simple reader/viewer. The free Editor is very limited and keeps prompting you to buy the Pro version. If you can actually edit a file with the Free version it marks the edited document with a DEMO watermark. Therefore, in my opinion, calling it free is somewhat false.

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Yes, at first look it seems like free editor & no mention of pro features in front of the option. But when you edit/create then it mention will leave demo labels on saving the document & the worst part is for some edit/create features it mentions about demo labels/pro feature after you have made the changes or edited.

I think Comodo will provide pro version or customized version for Comodo of any pdf & that will be free fully functional features.

I uninstalled editor & now checking out Foxit free. I find it as good as pdfxchange with limited edit/create features too without trial stuffs but no password protection.

Do users create/edit documents with demo labels, etc…? I dont think… so either they should provide limited capability without any demo stuffs, etc… or simply a viewer & no pro features in free version.

As per their forum, update feature is going to be there at the end of this year or early next year, dont know if both manual & automatic or manual only.

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Melih,

Are you guys evaluating non adobe pdf only or adobe too?

By the way adobe acrobat is huge in size compared to others. Adobe acrobat is app above 500mb whereas others are below 100mb, thats a huge dfference.

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It is now open source: PDFium :slight_smile:

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Foxit Blog: Foxit PDF Technology Chosen for Google Open-Source

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How exactly would you use it? I see no way to install it.

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Currently the only implementation is the one in Chromium. Nothing to install separately, only one file, which is now included in Chromium (M37+).

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Interesting, I ran the Live Update of PDF-Xchange Viewer and got a newer version dated June 3, 2014. Apparently they went back on discontinuing support.

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+1 for Sumatra PDF. That’s what I use on Windows. I would also put forward MuPDF on the linux front.

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  • Foxit Reader
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Partnership in what sense? It’s a bad idea. Why not continue the digital certificates saga?

  1. Create a PDF/Universal reader based on open-source project(s).
  2. Deny by Default. (Auto-Sandbox) <-> Trusted Vendors List.
  3. ? ? ?
  4. Profit.