Foxit Reader 2.2 released: Now with improved text select

by Brad Linder Oct 1st 2007

Adobe may have innovated the PDF file format, but Foxit Reader is our favorite application for reading PDFs. That's because it's light-weight and blazing fast. You can open and close Foxit 2 or 3 times in the amount of time it takes Adobe Reader to load.

But while Foxit is light in terms of resources, it's also been a bit feature-light when it comes to things like copying text. Foxit 2.2 has an improved text copy feature, and a few other updates that make the program a full-fledged rival to Adobe Reader.

Search for text either in a single PDF file or in multiple PDF files.
Minimize to system tray
View the actual size of PDF pages
Better command line support
Bug fixes

The basic version of Foxit Reader is free. If you want to edit or annotate documents, you'll have to update to the Foxit Reader Pro pack.
[via CyberNet]

Tags: foxit, foxit-reader, pdf

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ethan Dickerson said 2:24PM on 10-04-2007

I use the Xchange .pdf viewer and am impressed with the ability it has to edit .pdf documents. It's freeware, fast, and works really well. You can also put sticky notes on the .pdf pages. Of course, the other person doesn't need this viewer to see your notes or edits. You can download the free version here:
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http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/pdfx_viewer/
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