Free Program to Open PDF Files

Feuer · Saturday at 12:30 AM

Version 3.6.1 (37MB) but PortableApps includes both 32bit and 64bit versions.

Steve C · Saturday at 2:35 AM

I just use Chrome to open pdf files and Word usuly doed a good job of importing a pdf file if you want to edit the file. Note print to pdf from your web browser is also a simple way of saving a formated web page.

Edwin · Saturday at 7:00 AM

Sumatra is also a great epub reader..., not crazy about reading an ebook on my PC but, my Tablet gave up the ghost!

Shambles Bank · Saturday at 7:26 AM

Sumatra PDF reader all day long for simple PDF document viewing

I do not need a 1.4Gb PDF program just to look at invoices/bills etc and so I binned Adobe.

jimbo45 · Saturday at 7:37 AM

Edwin said:
Sumatra is also a great epub reader..., not crazy about reading an ebook on my PC but, my Tablet gave up the ghost!

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Best ebook reader (bar none) and can also change ebook formats so you can use Amazon AZI3 stuff (their kindle format) or convert epub to kindle AZI3 format is Calibre --FREE and works on Windows / Linux etc etc.

For PDF reader (assuming it's just read) what's wrong with Firefox or even Ms Edge !!

just go into Windows settings -->default applications--> and set for pdf the browser.

(Manipulating pdf's etc is another issue but I assume for just READ).

Cheers
jimbo

Scramjet · Saturday at 7:43 AM

I also use PDF-exchange Editor

Edwin · Saturday at 8:02 AM

jimbo45 said:
Best ebook reader (bar none) and can also change ebook formats so you can use Amazon AZI3 stuff (their kindle format) or convert epub to kindle AZI3 format is Calibre

I don't doubt it, but, I don't need such a large program with all those options.

jimbo45 said:
For PDF reader (assuming it's just read) what's wrong with Firefox or even Ms Edge !!

Nothing.
However, when I'm in Production Mode, I need 7 PDF's open in Tabs, and 3 of them in duplicate windows..., Sumatra just works better for me.

jimbo45 · Saturday at 8:20 AM

Edwin said:
I don't doubt it, but, I don't need such a large program with all those options.

Nothing.
However, when I'm in Production Mode, I need 7 PDF's open in Tabs, and 3 of them in duplicate windows..., Sumatra just works better for me.

Bit inconsistent -- you said it gave up the ghost on a tablet !!!! so it's obviously got problems !!!

Actually I use kindles a lot when travelling and it's great that a load of stuff in epub format can be used on kindles after conversion -- why Amazon doesn't want to change the kindle firmware to add epup to the format is bonkers -- there's absolutely loads of good epubs out there in the public domain too !!!

Cheers
jimbo

Edwin · Saturday at 8:28 AM

jimbo45 said:
Bit inconsistent -- you said it gave up the ghost on a tablet!

No..., I meant my entire Tablet died!

jwent333 · Saturday at 8:33 AM

TairikuOkami said:
SumatraPDF, I do not need 1+GB app to open 1MB PDF, it can take up to 10+ secs just to open the app.
Besides SumatraPDF's dev intentionally avoids adding features that could make it potentially vulnerable.
Portable version is a single executable (20MB), can be run from USB drive and doesn't write to registry.

I downloaded SumatraPDF and it is very fast.

Just need to be able to convert files from .pdf and I do nt see that feature in it.

Perhapps I am overlooking something.

Edwin · Saturday at 8:37 AM

jwent333 said:
Just need to be able to convert files from .pdf and I do nt see that feature in it.

Sumatra PDF is primarily a lightweight document reader, not a dedicated file converter.
You need to convert PDF's to what?

TairikuOkami · Saturday at 8:39 AM

jwent333 said:
Just need to be able to convert files from .pdf and I do nt see that feature in it.

There are webpages where you can convert documents from one format to another.
I use this one to download a webpage to PDF, since Edge does not provide.

Web Page to PDF - Convert Web to PDF Online Free

Convert web page to PDF for free via online Web to PDF converter. Webtopdf service convert website to PDF online. Convert HTML to PDF with high quality.

webtopdf.com

Edwin said:
Sumatra is also a great epub reader..., not crazy about reading an ebook on my PC but, my Tablet gave up the ghost!

I can not imagine reading a book on PC, that must be terrible.
I love pages and that old books smell, the older the better.
I buy used books on purpose, cheap, uncensored texts.

jwent333 · Saturday at 8:48 AM

Edwin said:
Sumatra PDF is primarily a lightweight document reader, not a dedicated file converter.
You need to convert PDF's to what?

To MS word.

jwent333 · Saturday at 8:55 AM

TairikuOkami said:
There are webpages where you can convert documents from one format to another.
I use this one to download a webpage to PDF, since Edge does not provide.

Web Page to PDF - Convert Web to PDF Online Free

Convert web page to PDF for free via online Web to PDF converter. Webtopdf service convert website to PDF online. Convert HTML to PDF with high quality.

webtopdf.com

I can not imagine reading a book on PC, that must be terrible.
I love pages and that old books smell, the older the better.
I buy used books on purpose, cheap, uncensored texts.

I will look into webto pdf.

Brave just upped their .pdf game so I will also see if they can convert.

I use Calibre on the pc for .mobi, .epub, and .pdf. It works well for my needs, but better on a tablet.

Edwin · Saturday at 8:59 AM

jwent333 said:
To MS word.

PDFgear does a pretty good job, provided the PDF objects aren't a mess!

jwent333 · Saturday at 9:06 AM

Edwin said:
PDFgear does a pretty good job, provided the PDF objects aren't a mess!

I use that now, it is a bit slow opening but it works and is free.

Sumatra is lightening compared to PDFgear.

Thank you.

Edwin · Saturday at 9:07 AM

TairikuOkami said:
I can not imagine reading a book on PC, that must be terrible.

It is terrible, and impractical!
I still have Moon Reader on my phone, (which is what I used on my Tablet before it died!)

Edwin · Saturday at 9:10 AM

jwent333 said:
I use that now, it is a bit slow opening but it works and is free.

Sumatra is lightening compared to PDFgear.

Yup! I only use PDFgear for editing, Sumatra is my Go-To for viewing.

Feuer · Saturday at 9:21 AM

jwent333 said:
To MS word.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pdf+to+word+online

PDF to WORD | Convert PDF to Word online for free

Convert PDF to editable Word documents for free. PDF to Word conversion is fast, secure and almost 100% accurate. Convert scanned PDF to DOC keeping the layout.

www.ilovepdf.com

PDF to Word Converter | Convert PDF to Word Online for Free

Convert PDFs to fully editable Word documents online for free. Keep fonts, formatting, and layouts intact. No sign-ups, no downloads, no watermarks.

smallpdf.com

trevo · Saturday at 9:53 AM

Melchior said:
How big is the installation over all?

You can download a portable version from their site, not a large size at all.

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