Audience

Anyone who needs a free PDF reader

About Sumatra PDF

Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows. Sumatra PDF is powerful, small, portable and starts up very fast. Simplicity of the user interface has a high priority. PDF readers have, over the years, managed to earn themselves something of a reputation for being slow, lumbering beasts - thanks largely to Adobe Reader. Sumatra PDF bucks the trend. It is small, svelte, lightweight and lightning fast.

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Ratings/Reviews - 2 User Reviews

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 5.0 / 5
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www.sumatrapdfreader.org

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Windows
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Sumatra PDF Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Sumatra PDF work with?
Sumatra PDF works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Sumatra PDF support in their product?
Sumatra PDF supports these languages: English.
Q: What other applications or services does Sumatra PDF integrate with?
Sumatra PDF integrates with: FileVoyager.
Q: What type of training does Sumatra PDF provide?
Sumatra PDF provides training in the form of documentation.

Sumatra PDF Product Features

PDF

Convert to PDF Not Supported
Encryption Not Supported
PDF Reader Not Supported
Digital Signature Not Supported
Annotations Not Supported
Watermarking Not Supported
Merge / Append Not Supported

Sumatra PDF Verified User Reviews

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  • A Sumatra PDF User
    STUDENT
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease 5 out of 5 stars
    Features 4 out of 5 stars
    Pricing 5 out of 5 stars
    Support 5 out of 5 stars
    Probability You Would Recommend? 10 out of 10

    "Blazing fast scrolling at any zoom level"

    5 out of 5 stars Posted 2023-04-18

    Pros: Folks at adobe should learn coding from these guys. I gave up on Adobe Reader as:

    1. Its scrolling speed was less than satisfactory at zoom level other than 100%, for long pdf files, for graphic heavy pdf files with images and/or mathematical notations.
    2. It would always reduce document window space in by incorporating various toolbars to the right/bottom at opening time.
    3. It would also not remember last opened page view by default.
    4. Shameless popups of adobe paid services and digital signature warnings.

    Sumatra PDF does not have any of these problems.

    Cons: Advanced settings opens a notepad file, containing sensitive settings, that, if edited incorrectly, may break the program. Would be better to make it a GUI based menu.

    Overall: This is one of the very best open source softwares I've ever used. The program has a minimal interface, probably to make it fast.

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  • Aman V.
    Technical Lead
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 20,000 or More
    Design 4 out of 5 stars
    Ease 5 out of 5 stars
    Features 5 out of 5 stars
    Pricing 5 out of 5 stars
    Support 5 out of 5 stars
    Probability You Would Recommend? 9 out of 10

    "Simle and Efficient PDF viewer"

    5 out of 5 stars Posted 2022-04-04

    Pros: Free and open source.
    Minimal User Interface - Easy to use.
    Supports pdf, epub, mobi and other formats.
    Low memory usage and quick to load files.
    Portable software.

    Cons: Doesn't support editing.
    The design is outdated (No annotations as well).

    Overall: Sumatra PDF is one of the best free PDF viewers around. Its main USP is the minimal design and low memory usage.

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