Best software to read PDFs on Windows 10?

Cromulent · 10 Aug 2019 at 16:47

I'm looking for the best PDF reader for Windows 10. I have several manuals I need to read, and they are only available as PDFs. I've been using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC but was wondering if there was anything better?

Woden · 10 Aug 2019 at 17:13

I’ve never found anything better than acrobat reader. Some are ok but never as good.

Randomface74 · 10 Aug 2019 at 17:13

Acrobat Reader
or
your favourite Web Browser

an0nym0us · 10 Aug 2019 at 17:46

I use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

Deleted member 77746 · 10 Aug 2019 at 23:23

Windows 10 pdf reader is built in already into edge. Shouldn’t need to do a thing!

Armageus · 10 Aug 2019 at 23:56

Foxit pdf used to be good but now nearly as bloated as acrobat.

Sumatra pdf is tiny and quick if you can put up with the awful ui.

Stephanie Peterson · 11 Aug 2019 at 00:09

The built in browser versions of reader are crap, one of the standard software additions to our builds is the latest version of acrobat reader.

MagicBoy · 11 Aug 2019 at 00:28

Acrobat Reader DC.

Web Browser versions are invariably missing features or have display bugs. The initial Windows 10 machines went out at work with no Acrobat and the users bitched and complained that Edge was screwing things up like you wouldn't believe. So it got added back into the image...

We checked Foxit, but as suggested above it's a bloated PoS now.

bledd · 11 Aug 2019 at 04:35

SumatraPDF and Chrome.

Adobe software is too bloated.

Deleted member 77746 · 11 Aug 2019 at 08:00

Stephanie Peterson said:
The built in browser versions of reader are crap, one of the standard software additions to our builds is the latest version of acrobat reader.

MagicBoy said:
Acrobat Reader DC.

Web Browser versions are invariably missing features or have display bugs. The initial Windows 10 machines went out at work with no Acrobat and the users bitched and complained that Edge was screwing things up like you wouldn't believe. So it got added back into the image...

We checked Foxit, but as suggested above it's a bloated PoS now.

Not sure what these pdfs are containing but I have never once installed a 3rd party pdf reader with windows 10 and I use PDFs on a daily bases and never once had compatibility issues or screwing up things anywhere else.

MagicBoy · 11 Aug 2019 at 10:41

mrbell1984 said:
Not sure what these pdfs are containing but I have never once installed a 3rd party pdf reader with windows 10 and I use PDFs on a daily bases and never once had compatibility issues or screwing up things anywhere else.

Can't remember off hand, but it was output from systems type stuff, not the typical manual or someone's CV Word spat out.

Edge might be better now, it gave us trouble when 1511 launched.

Orcvader · 11 Aug 2019 at 10:47

SumatraPDF, it's light and quick compared to Adobe. We actually had some issues at work with some PDF files not opening correctly in Adobe but SumatraPDF was able to handle the file just fine.

Deleted member 77746 · 11 Aug 2019 at 11:28

MagicBoy said:
Can't remember off hand, but it was output from systems type stuff, not the typical manual or someone's CV Word spat out.

Edge might be better now, it gave us trouble when 1511 launched.

ah if it's custom stuff in pdfs that might explain it.

Gotcha!

Stephanie Peterson · 11 Aug 2019 at 19:51

The built in edge reader misses loads out, i have lots of jobs in the helpdesk from users who complain pretty much straight away when a microsoft update reverts pdf filetype back to edge instead of reader.
Its utterly naff.

Django x2 · 17 Aug 2019 at 20:32

Chrome to read, it's built in, and Word to edit

soulhunter123 · 28 Aug 2019 at 23:44

SumatraPDF is 7MB and free. What's not to like?