Since PDF files are used in so many different situations for so many different kinds of purposes, you may need to shop around to find the open source alternative to Adobe Acrobat that meets your exact needs. And for Linux users like me, a proprietary application that only runs on Windows or Mac isn't an option anyway. But today, there are numerous open source PDF applications which have chipped away at this market dominance. And, love it or hate it, PDF, the " portable document format," seems to be the go-to format for creating and sharing print-ready files, as well as archiving files that originated as print.įor years, the only name in the game for working with PDF documents was Adobe Acrobat, whether in the form of their free reader edition or one of their paid editions for PDF creation and editing. Until the world moves a little further from paper, print-ready file formats will continue to permeate our digital landscape as well. And I do occasionally admit to reading a paper book, sending a postcard, or (gasp) printing something off to give to someone else. Instead, we've managed to land in an intermediate state of not paperless, but less paper.īetween a trusty scanner, email and various other communication tools, and getting really good at organizing my digital archives, I'm not totally unhappy with where we are today. I can't be the only person who imagined the office of the future, free from the confines of the eight and a half by eleven sheet (or A4, for my international friends), would have long since arrived. Welcome to the communityĪren't we supposed to be living in a paperless world by now?.I've seen Calibre often suggested, but it doesn't support my PC. I even have it reopen last documents and it still starts fast.įor ebooks FBReader works fine here - i actually used its Android version for a long time before trying the PC one.
Sorry, but this recommendation haven't tried the other suggestions, might have started FoxIt couple times while working on a client system, but no memories of it. I think that's enough issues for a 2 minute test.įeels like a crippled demo version.
When it bugs, it hogs my CPU making the whole OS almost freeze - this even with Process Lasso auto-lowering its priority to "below normal". pdf, enable the preview panel, now close the document - the preview panel stays marked in the menu, but its status is reversed now.Īlso, try to enable the preview panel without a document opened - you get access violation error. I can't even select text to copy in this.įull of bugs too. The only ways to "scroll" (actually just switch pages) is to either use PgUP/PgDown keys, or select the page field in the toolbar and change it with keys/mouse. I just downloaded to try it - the mouse buttons/wheel do absolutely nothing in the content area. How (exactly) are you going pageup/pagedown?ĭid you somehow get a working version of the damn thing?
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