Foxit PDF Reader

Foxit PDF Reader

Foxit Software
MuPDF

MuPDF

Artifex Software
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About

Whether you're a consumer, business, government agency, or educational organization, you need to read, create, sign, and annotate (comment on) PDF documents and fill out PDF forms. Foxit PDF Reader is a small, lightning fast, and feature rich PDF viewer which allows you to create (free PDF creation), open, view, sign, and print any PDF file. Foxit Reader is built upon the industry's fastest and most accurate (high fidelity) PDF rendering engine, providing users with the best PDF viewing and printing experience. Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Sign documents in your own handwriting or utilize eSignature and verify the status of digital signatures. Be safe from vulnerabilities by utilizing Trust Manager/Safe Mode, ASLR & DEP, Disable JavaScript, and Security Warning Dialogs. Integrate with leading cloud storage services and popular enterprise CMS.

About

Add powerful PDF functionality to all of your software application projects. MuPDF is a highly versatile, customizable PDF SDK that can be used as a PDF renderer, viewer, or library. The tiny footprint and lightning-fast performance make MuPDF a perfect fit for mobile browsers, eBooks, and embedded applications where small size is key. MuPDF supports a variety of interactive features including annotations, form filling, digital signatures, redactions, text search, and progressive loading. The wide range of input and output formats and our full range of platform support deliver a flexible solution to easily and successfully fulfill your project’s unique needs. MuPDF supports PDF, XPS, OpenXPS, EPUB, FictionBook 2 and CBZ. The MuPDF API easily integrates with all of the major platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, and Windows. C++ and Python bindings have been added making it easy to use the MuPDF library from these languages.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Anyone that needs a flexible PDF reader

Audience

App developers, software engineers, cloud developers, web developers, document management solution developers

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$8 per month
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$749/per platform*
*Price for MuPDF App Kits for Android & iOS only. Licensing fees for the MuPDF API are determined on a case-by-case basis.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.4 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It is fast, accurate and does not try to get you to install Norton or McAfee every time it updates. Easy to personalize.
  • Allows to edit PDF files Requires minimal system resources Multi Platform availability Available on smartphones Free version
  • I love the ability to write on/in PDF forms whether they are forms or not. The ability to add digital signatures is a plus. Foxit reader also lets you redact documents or "cut" out pieces of the document to paste in other documents. The ability to resize comment text to match the existing format has helped us make corrections or changes to existing documents. It works well for filling in pdf forms and will even remember fields that are commonly used to speed filling time.
  • Foxit is a very light and fast software. It's GUI is simple and very effective. It's easy to use. Some features include Annotations, Convert to PDF, Digital Signature, Encryption, and Watermarking. What I really liked was the possibility of opening multiple files in different tabs within the same window.
  • View & edit multiple PDFs. Free version provides most of the features. Available across platforms. Lightweight - uses minimal resources. Cloud storage Integration.

Cons

  • Haven't been able to find any cons so far. Not one complaint.
  • Needs a update in interface and a general smoothness.
  • The system always prompts you to save to the "Foxit Cloud" and when you click "Save as" the cursor jumps to the bottom right of the screen.
  • The major issue I've experienced with Foxit Reader on Linux is related to the Printing options. I wanted to change the default options for my printer (one-sided vs two-sided) but I couldn't find where to do that. All the settings that were set properly in CUPS were simply ignored by Foxit. After discussions with the support people, it appears that it is possible in the Windows and Mac version only but not in the Linux version.
  • UI has become outdated. Problems with opening some large files.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I'm looking for applications that are open, to get my privacy back. Simple to use, efficient and private. And they must be FOSS.

Cons

  • Does exactly what it is designed for, not much options.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Foxit Software
Founded: 2001
United States
www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/

Company Information

Artifex Software
Founded: 1993
United States
artifex.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

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Categories

Categories

PDF Features

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

PDF Features

Annotations
Convert to PDF
Digital Signature
Encryption
Merge / Append
PDF Reader
Watermarking

PDF Editors Features

Access Controls / Permissions
Annotations
Commenting / Notes
Compare Side-by-Side
Customizable Branding
Delete Pages
Electronic Signature
Forms Management
Full Text Search
Merge / Append
Offline Access
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Rearrange Pages
Rotate Pages
Watermarking

Integrations

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Integrations

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