Monday, December 10, 2018

software recommendation - The search for the ultimate pdf viewer



Is there a pdf viewer in linux that can do all of the following:




  1. Deal with large pdf files easily

  2. Support annotations

  3. Support pdf forms

  4. Have a fullscreen reader mode that hides all menus and allows zooming in and has smooth scrolling




I have tried a lot of pdf viewers but none of them can do all four so I usually end up having to use two different viewers together. Right now, I am using foxit reader for annotations and evince for filling out forms. And I haven't been able to find any viewer that has a fullscreen read mode. Generally, either the menus are not hidden or the full screen mode is for pdf presentations with only one page visible at one time.



edit:



I have already tried foxit reader, qpdfview, okular, evince, xpdf and a bunch of other lightweight ones. I do not remember their names.



Short answer



Not that well known, but Master PDF Editor is one of the better "regular" Acrobat- like pdf options we have at the moment imo.




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I don't have statistics on the speed, but compared to other pdf applications I have on my system, it performs remarkably well.



Limitations



Possible downside is that it is propriety software, and the free version has some limitations. These limitations are irrelevant to me however:





Following functions are locked in free version:



- Optimizing PDFs.
- Function "Paste to Multiple Pages"
- Add/Edit Document Actions.
- Manage Document JavaScript.
- Page Properties options.
- Sign PDF document with digital signature.
- Add Headers and Footers to PDFs.
- Add Watermarks to PDFs.

- Add Background to PDFs.
- 256 bit AES encryption.


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