It is more of a universal document viewer that supports documents of multiple formats. Screenshots: Comparison of PDF rendering on Evince, Foxit, Google Chrome and Adobe Reader (click to enlarge). If it comes with a search function, it will be a good replacement for Evince. The rendering quality is good (much better than Evince). It is very minimal and only comes with the zoom in/out feature. The Foxit PDF reader is currently not available in the repository, so you have to download the deb (or tar) file from its website.Īll beta and dev version of Google Chrome come with an inbuilt PDF reader that you can use immediately.
It also comes with a one-click full screen mode, great for those who like to read PDF ebooks on their desktop. There are also features such as a marquee select function where you can select an area and copy it as image.
It is speedy and the quality of rendering is superb. The Linux version of Foxit does live up to its name. It used to be only available for Windows, but now has released a Linux version too. Foxitįoxit is best known for being a lightweight alternative for Adobe reader. Installation: You can install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu via the Ubuntu Software Center 2. Features included in Adobe reader include commenting capability, interaction with forms, detach and locally save attachment, extended search capabilities and so on.Īdobe reader also comes with a Firefox plugin so you can view PDF file directly in your Firefox browser. In term of features and rendering quality, it is also the best. At 60+ MB, it is also the bulkiest and most resource-intensive among them all. If you are yearning for a better (or faster) PDF reader, here are several options for you.Īdobe reader is the old granddaddy of all PDF readers.
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