As usual, Adobe came out with yet another version of Acrobat Reader (9.0) claiming it had addressed some of the issues with it being slow and bloated when it came to opening PDFs, and it seemed speedy on a fresh Windows install, but the speed, and my patience, quickly deteriorated… so as usual I go back to the trusty free Foxit Reader (PC only).
If you’ve ever stared at your browser for more than 10 seconds waiting for a PDF on the web to open, or wondering if your browser is crashing, then Foxit Reader is a must-have download. However, I still have Acrobat installed for the rare times when a PDF document might have heavy graphics or more advanced features that Foxit can’t handle.
A few other alternatives are, although Foxit Reader is the down right most popular:
