I had previously mentioned Foxit Reader as a recommended alternative to Adobe Acrobat for viewing PDFs, and while that still stands, I would also recommend the Google Docs Viewer for viewing PDFs through your web browser. A couple of plug-ins do a very nice job of seamlessly integrating the Google’s Viewer into your Firefox or Chrome browsers as plugins. Plug-in download links below:
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Must-have Adobe Acrobat Alternative: Foxit Reader
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: