Without closing the PDF file a user can recompile the text document and generate a new PDF file and then press the R key to refresh the PDF document. The application does not lock the PDF file. Also you can use it on any computer, without leaving any personal information behind. You can place it on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD. Portable Edition is the lightweight app, so you can view PDF files on the go. It’s just one file with no external dependencies so you can easily run it from external USB drive. Also Sumatra PDF is designed for portable use. And you can print documents without much hassle.įurthermore, you can take this over Adobe Acrobat any day for looking at eBooks. Options are a little thin on the ground but the application provides a very comfortable environment for reading PDFs. This reader is small and starts up very fast. Simplicity has a higher priority than a lot of features. If you want minimum hassle, just download the aforementioned plugin (it is equivalent to the highlighted installer option above).Sumatra PDF is a slim, free PDF, XPS, DjVu, PDF, ePub, MOBI, CHM, CBZ and CBR reader for Windows with a minimalistic design. So you can install it just for the benefit of preview and text search, ticking the options as necessary: When you install Sumatra PDF it won't force itself as the default PDF program (if it detects you are using something else), but it allows you to override system integration functions, like desktop search and explorer preview (including xplorer² native preview tab). The good thing with Sumatra PDF is that you can install it as a secondary PDF reader. You keep on using your favorite PDF tool while enabling text search too - kind of have your cake and eat it situation.

This plugin is basically a wrapper for Sumatra PDF text extraction DLL, which you can install without harming your default PDF program. Minimum requirements: windows Vista or later Click to download PDF text filter (9 MB) - based on Sumatra PDF v3.4.5

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