In addition to Adobe Reader, there are endless PDF readers to consult these types of documents in Windows. Here are the most popular ones.
The PDF format is so integrated into our daily lives that current operating systems make it easy to read without the need to install an additional application. However, if you want to take advantage of a document in that format, it will be better to bet on a PDF viewer that has additional functions, such as taking notes or extracting content from it.
Among the most popular PDF readers, the official solution stands out, which for years was one of the few available. Adobe Reader has been around forever. However, today there is more than one PDF viewer with more popularity, such as Foxit Reader or Nitro PDF Reader.
Next, we propose you PDF readers that stand out for being free and have a version for Windows. In addition, you will be able to read other formats such as ePub books, organize your documents and other advanced tasks.
Sumatra PDF
Free, simple and practical. Sumatra PDF is committed to simplicity so you can read PDF documents with confidence. In addition, it offers support for other formats such as ePub, Mobi, XPS, DjVu, CHM and the formats for digital comics, CBZ and CBR.
Another of its advantages is that you can install it on your computer or download it in portable mode, which does not need installation. To this, we must bear in mind that it hardly takes up space and that you can use it in any version of Windows, ideal for older computers.
As a PDF viewer, Sumatra PDF has an integrated search engine, bookmark, keyboard shortcuts, magnifying glass, multiple views ... It also allows you to open multiple PDF documents at the same time in tabs.
Okular
From Linux, and more specifically from the KDE desktop, we get Okular, an Open Source PDF reader that you can install on various platforms, including Windows.
According to those responsible, it is "a universal document viewer." So along with the PDF format, you can read PostScript, DjVu, CHM, XPS and ePub documents, among others. Here you can check the complete list.
Okular's functions include the usual views, handling of several PDF documents at the same time, extraction of PDF content, bookmark, review mode, magnifying glasses to facilitate reading, etc.
MuPDF
Another practical PDF viewer with simplicity as a central axis is MuPDF, also compatible with the XPS, OpenXPS, CBZ, ePub, FictionBook 2, etc. formats. And, along with its version for Windows, you can also install it on iPhone, iPad and Android.
In this PDF reader you will find the basic functions to consult PDF documents without fanfare: table of contents, various views, magnifying glasses, support for links, integrated search engine ...
Exodus
Under the name of Xodo, we find a PDF viewer but also a tool with which to perform advanced tasks such as signing documents, filling in documents, writing or drawing on top of a PDF, adding notes.
Available for Windows but also for iPhone, iPad, Android and in the web version, Xodo gets along well with PDF documents in the cloud (Google Drive and Dropbox). In addition, it will also help you organize documents, merge several PDFs, highlight pages, etc.
Xodo combines the best of PDF readers with editing features. This will make it easier for you to work with PDF documents in your day today. Scan documents and convert them to PDF, page rotation, magnifying glass, notes ...
Icecream PDF Editor
As its name suggests, Icecream PDF Editor is more of a PDF document editor than a regular PDF viewer. Like other PDF readers, it allows you to organize the pages and order them, protect a PDF with a password, search for content within the document or add annotations and highlight fragments with underlining and other graphic resources.
Other practical functions are to add images, extract PDF pages individually, merge two or more PDFs ...
As a PDF editor, Icecream PDF Editor makes it easy to create PDF documents from scratch, edit existing documents, edit objects included within the PDF, etc.
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