Foxit pdf viewer fail

[tenpole]

I tried to support this alternative to Adobe but I have have to give up with it. The constant crashes when opening pdf files are getting too much so I am abandoning my support for the underdog.

 

[smakme7757]

I use it, it doesn't crash.

Time for a new PC!

 

[bbhaag]

If your looking for just a viewer why not give Evince a try? I use on my PeppermintOS machine and it works great. I think they have a Windows version to so don't let the Linux thing scare ya.

 

[taq8ojh]

I tried to support this alternative to Adobe but I have have to give up with it. The constant crashes when opening pdf files are getting too much so I am abandoning my support for the underdog.

It's your PC.
I haven't had it crash on me once in whole year or who knows how long I've been using it.

The only thing I don't like about it is the interface. I've used Adobe Reader for way too long.

 

[Morbus]

Ever since Firefox started reading PDFs on its own, without a plugin, I stopped using PDF readers altogether.

But I don't read PDFs all that much anyway.

 

[pyonir]

Never had a problem with Foxit when I had it...but it got too bloated. Been using Sumatra PDF since, it's been perfectly fine for me.

http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

 

[HOSED]

6.06..... is working flawlessly for me + integrates well with IE11 under Win 7. I did have a few problems with the latest version 6.1 .....
Tenpole what OS are you running?

 

[PliotronX]

Foxit > Adobe Reader. It also read the only copy I could find of a particular PDF where reading certain pages in AR would crash. So my experience has been the diametric opposite of yours...

 

[Fayd]

Never had a problem with Foxit when I had it...but it got too bloated. Been using Sumatra PDF since, it's been perfectly fine for me.

http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

sumatra doesn't display some special characters correctly. it's nice, I use it as a pdf viewer when i'm not printing the output. especially nice about it is it doesn't lock the file loaded, and allows refreshing of file changes.

 

[serpretetsky]

All of the computers in my logic design class at my university run foxit reader. Haven't had any issues there. I run foxit reader when im in windows, no issues.

 

[Miramonti]

Honestly I can't think of a single time Foxit has crashed on me in the last 3+ years of using it on winxp and win7. It probably has at some point, but this has never been a concern. I'm not happy that some of the free features were stripped over time but I can't say I haven't gotten far more than my money's worth...

 

[John Connor]

I use an old version of Foxit. No problem here.

 

[lxskllr]

If your looking for just a viewer why not give Evince a try? I use on my PeppermintOS machine and it works great. I think they have a Windows version to so don't let the Linux thing scare ya.

Evince is what I use on all platforms. Sumatra I like as a portable app cause it's very light, and starts quick. Adobe is persona non grata on my systems.

 

[tenpole]

I am using Windows 7 on an A8 Laptop. If it is my computer causing the problem I think changing to adobe is a better option than getting a new laptop.

 

[G73S]

I tried to like Foxit but I was just lying to myself thinking it's ok

the interface is simply garbage

 

[ethebubbeth]

Never had a problem with Foxit when I had it...but it got too bloated. Been using Sumatra PDF since, it's been perfectly fine for me.

http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

I use sumatra. It has actually saved my rear by being able to read some corrupt documents that wouldn't open in other readers.

 

[PliotronX]

I tried to like Foxit but I was just lying to myself thinking it's ok

the interface is simply garbage

It does an excellent job mimicking the Office 2013 ribbon interface. Are you still on Office 2007?

 

[ThatsABigOne]

I used Foxit and had no issues. I switched to sumatraPDF because it is an extremely light reader and that's all I need.

 

[tenpole]

One of the reason I original chose to find something different to adobe was because of the large folder size and no option to install elsewhere. I am using a SSD on my laptop with a 1gb h/d on the optical bay.

 

[ringtail]

I quit foxit to use PDF-X instead, free version does more

 

[Towermax]

About a year ago I switched from Foxit to PDF-Exchange. It's been excellent.

 

[TheRyuu]

If it's just reading pdf's then you really can't beat the built-in readers in chrome/firefox.