PDF Viewer Software

15 PC software downloads

Sven Sorensen

“A list of software titles which can read PDF files”


A listing of downloads compiled by Sven Sørensen

PDF Readers are a dime-a-dozen these days because the official Adobe product Adobe Reader has some drawbacks, most importantly that it can be slow and sometimes crashes.

Here is a list we have compiled of the top PDF Viewers which are available. Some of the best are in fact freeware titles. But beware when installing some of the freeware programs, as they may offer toolbars and such.

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  • Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795


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    A suitable alternative to Adobe's laggy PDF reader.
    Foxit Reader is software which can read PDF files.

  • Microsoft Office 2016 2408.17928.20114


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    The world-class suite of productivity tools for the Office known to the world which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and more.
    Microsoft Office can read PDF files, open VCF files and open DOC and DOCX files.

  • Sumatra PDF 3.5.2


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    An excellent and recommended PDF reader which is fast and lightweight.
    Sumatra PDF is software which can read PDF files.

  • Adobe Reader XI 23.003.20201


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    The legacy free PDF reader from Adobe featuring cloud sharing, a few minor editing features, form compatibility and the option to print portable documents.
    Adobe Reader is software which can read PDF files.

  • PDF-ShellTools 3.4


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    Easily edit PDF files from the Windows Shell menu including adding watermarks, digital signatures, merging and converting between formats.
    PDF-ShellTools can read PDF files and edit PDF files.

  • PDF-XChange Lite 8.0.343.0


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    A virtual PDF driver with several added features.
    PDF-XChange Lite can read PDF files and install a virtual PDF printer.

  • PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.322.10


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    Powerful PDF viewer which includes tools to view, comment and annotate portable documents with export options, OCR tool and encryption.
    PDF-XChange Viewer can read PDF files and edit PDF files.

  • PDF Creator Pro 20.2.2.3


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    Easily create PDF files.
    PDF Creator Pro can read PDF files, edit PDF files, encrypt PDF files and decrypt PDF files.

  • Cool PDF Reader 3.21


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    One of the smallest PDF readers available.
    Cool PDF Reader is software which can read PDF files.

  • Nitro Reader 5.5.9.2


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    Free PDF reader and creation utility that can open PDF files, drag-and-drop, add annotations and convert from Doc, HTML and JPG.
    Nitro Reader can read PDF files, edit PDF files and install a virtual PDF printer.

  • PDF Reader 4.0


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    A user-friendly PDF reader and editor which provides a number of tools to read, write, edit, modify, flip, rotate, delete pages and add pages to PDF files.
    PDF Reader is software which can read PDF files.

  • A-PDF Text Extractor 2.3


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    Extract plain text from PDF file.
    A PDF Text Extractor is software which can read PDF files.

  • Nuance PDF Reader 8.10.1302


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    A free PDF reader which can convert Office documents.
    Nuance PDF Reader can read PDF files and open DOC and DOCX files.

  • PdfEdit995 12.2


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    Easily create PDF files by installing a virtual PDF printer.
    PdfEdit995 can read PDF files, edit PDF files, encrypt PDF files, decrypt PDF files and install a virtual PDF printer.

  • PDF reDirect 2.5.2


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    Freeware PDF Creator.
    PDF reDirect can read PDF files and encrypt PDF files.