Foxit Reader — Award-winning PDF Reader
- View, create, convert, annotate and print
- Collaborate and share
- Fill Forms
- Sign
It's small, fast, and feature-rich. Best of all, it's free
Reader Features
What's NEW in Version 8.1
Integrate Box and Alfresco
Open and save PDF files in Box and Alfresco.
Foxit Archive Integration
Check in and out PDFs in Foxit Archive for easier document collaboration.
ConnectedPDF Permission Control
Allow ConnectedPDF document owners to allow or disallow other users to start Connected Reviews or create new versions.
ConnectedPDF - Get control of your content
Create a ConnectedPDF document
Converts existing PDFs to ConnectedPDF documents with one step. You can also automatically convert any PDF document you work with to a Connected PDF.
Manage versions of a ConnectedPDF document
Changed or updated PDF documents can be recorded on the ConnectedPDF server by registering new versions, with all new versions tracked. You can also optionally upload the new version to the server.
Request a file
Document users (including both the owner and viewers) can send a request to other users to get files they need or they accidentally deleted, including other versions of a file.
Connected review
Join a connected review initiated by Foxit PhantomPDF without any third-party server.
Track a ConnectedPDF document
Track who opens the ConnectedPDF document, when, and where, as well as what actions they perform on the file.
View, Print, and Fill
Enjoy Our Intuitive User Interface
Microsoft Office Style Ribbon Toolbar provides a familiar user interface, enabling users to quickly learn.
Customize Your Toolbar
Allows users to create new tabs or customize current tabs. User can define which buttons should be located in which tab, or create a new tab with their favorite buttons.
Support Touch Screen
Touch Mode makes Reader easier to use on Windows touch-screen devices.
Set Up Your Own Portfolios
View, print, and search for text in PDF portfolios.
Fill Forms
Allows users to leverage exiting forms and workflow with standard PDF (Acroforms) and XFA (XML Form Architecture) form filling.
Import/Export Data
Supports industry standards to import form data from a file, export form data to a file, and export form data and send from email.
Ultraform 2D Barcode Enabled
Enables 2D barcode generation from Ultraforms® enabled fillable PDF forms.
PDF Create
Create Industry-standard PDFs
Create standard compliant PDFs that are compatible with other PDF products.
Create PDFs From Microsoft® Office®
Create PDFs with integrated fully functional Word®, PowerPoint®, and Excel® add-ins.
Scan Documents Into PDFs
Streamline workflow by converting paper contracts, agreements, and other documents to electronic PDF files; scan and convert in one step.
Insert Images, Videos, And Files
Embed images and videos in your PDF and make it more interactive. Easily add a file as an attachment to your document.
Collaborate and Share
Integrate OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and Alfresco
Open and save PDF files in OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and Alfresco.
SharePoint® Integration
Seamlessly check in and check out PDF files on SharePoint servers.
Foxit Archive Integration
Check in and out PDFs in Foxit Archive for easier document collaboration.
Shared Review
Participate in a Shared Review initiated by Foxit PhantomPDF Business.
Commenting Tools
Provide feedback to documents through annotation and text markup tools. Make feedback more effective with boxes, circles, arrows, and more drawing tools.
Manage Comments
Quickly view all the comments in the document. Import, export, and send comments as a FDF file via email.
Share PDFs
Easily share PDF documents through email or Evernote®.
Create And Manage Stamps
Indicate the status of PDF document or hint the reviewer where to sign. Select from a group of pre-made stamps or create your own.
Protect
Integrate Microsoft® RMS
Allows users to decrypt and encrypt Microsoft Active Directory® or Azure Rights Management Services protected PDF files through the optional Foxit RMS Plug-in.
Sign PDF Documents
Sign documents in your own handwriting. Or, send, sign and save PDF documents using the industry's most widely used eSignature solution.
Add/Verify Digital Signature
Add digital signatures and timestamps to documents and allow the PDF document receiver to validate the status of a digital signature to determine if the document has been modified since the signature was applied.
Trust Manager (Safe Mode)
Allows users to select a safe mode operation, which prevents suspicious external commands to be executed by Foxit Reader.
Support ASLR & DEP
Uses a random algorithm to determine a memory address used to store key file data. Prevents executing code from a non-executable memory location.
Disable JavaScript
Option for turning off JavaScript entirely for maximum protection.
Security Warning Dialog
Warns users if a PDF document attempts to call or run an external command and provides a choice to run or terminate executing any files within a PDF file.
Customize and Deploy
Support Group Policy
Helps IT professionals take greater control of enterprise-wide deployments to ensure the standardization of menu and configuration settings. User Manual
SCUP Catalog
Provides a SCUP catalog to import and deploy updates through Microsoft Windows Update Services or SCCM.
XML Configuration
Customize mass deployments through XML configuration support.
Setup Customization Tool
Helps IT professionals configure the installer prior to organization-wide deployment.
System Requirements
Windows
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Microsoft Office® 2007 or later version (required for some PDF creation features)
- OS X 10.8
- OS X 10.9
- OS X 10.10
- OS X 10.11
- OS X 10.9
- OS X 10.10
- OS X 10.11
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.04
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.10
- Ubuntu Desktop 15.04
- Ubuntu Desktop 16.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- SUSE 12 Linux Enterprise Server
- OpenSUSE 13.2
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.04
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.10
- Ubuntu Desktop 15.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- OpenSUSE 13.2
- Verified as Citrix Ready® with Citrix XenApp® 7.6
- 1.3 GHz or faster processor
- 512 MB RAM (Recommended: 1 GB RAM or greater)
- 1 GB of available hard drive space
- 1024*768 screen resolution
