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Computer Help and Support

eppur_se_muova

(38,184 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2022, 04:39 AM Mar 2022

What's a really lightweight PDF reader for Win8.1 ? [View all]

I've been using Acrobat Reader but it's got waaaaaaay too many settings for me to figure out how to correct its more annoying misfeatures.

(Win8.1? Yeah, I'm really not cutting edge. And I hardly ever use Windows. Not worth the effort to adapt to Win10.)

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What's a really lightweight PDF reader for Win8.1 ? [View all] eppur_se_muova Mar 2022 OP

Browsers can display .pdfs these days, so if you already have a relatively recent browser PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #1

Lots of them-- often your browser will include one. I've been... TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 #2

Sumatra AllBlue Mar 2022 #3

I'm giving it a try, but may also try Foxit. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2022 #5

Foxit has a ton of really annoying habits you have to configure out of default. TygrBright Mar 2022 #6

Like Treasonus above, I've used Foxit for years as an alternative to Adobe reader. nt Earth-shine Mar 2022 #4