如果您正在寻找Adobe Reader的免费替代品，目前最好的选择之一是Foxit PDF Reader。除了能够查看PDF 文件(PDF file)之外，该程序还具有大量功能，使其远远超出Adobe Reader，更接近Adobe Acrobat的功能。
我使用Adobe Reader多年，因为它来自Adobe，我觉得它必须更好，因为Adob(Adobe) e 是一个庞然大物，他们创造了像Photoshop这样的惊人软件！但是，成为庞然大物也是一件坏事。在我看来，Adobe Reader臃肿而缓慢。(Adobe Reader)多年来，性能有所提高，但与Foxit这样的程序相比，它仍然是巨大的。
最好的事情是它可以做所有Adobe Reader可以做的事情，还有很多其他的东西。想要一次搜索一堆PDF文件(PDF file)？福昕可以做到。想让计算机向您读出整个PDF吗？福昕可以做到。想要创建自己的PDF 文件(PDF file)？福昕可以做到。想要安全地签署PDF 文件(PDF file)？你知道答案！另外，所有这些都是免费的。
当然，有一些警告。例如，您可以使用墨水签名免费为您的(ink signature)PDF 文档(PDF document)签名，但如果您想要由第三方验证的真实电子签名，则必须使用Foxit内置的DocuSign 服务(DocuSign service)。此外，您可以通过扫描、剪贴板或添加文本框和图像来创建简单的PDF文件，但如果您想创建更高级的PDF表单，则必须购买他们的PhantomPDF 软件(PhantomPDF software)。尽管如此，它对于PDF(PDF)阅读器来说还是有很多功能的。
在本文中，我将介绍Foxit中的许多功能，以及为什么我喜欢它作为我的主要PDF 查看(PDF viewing)软件。
用户界面和布局
您会立即注意到的第一件事是该界面看起来与Microsoft在Office 2007中引入的新(Office 2007)功能区界面(ribbon interface) 非常相似。它超级干净，在Foxit中查看(Foxit)PDF文件是一种愉快的体验。
事实上，它非常好，它似乎也非常适合Office 系列(Office family)应用程序。此外，与Office 功能区(Office ribbon)一样，您也可以在Foxit中自定义(Foxit)功能区菜单(ribbon menus)。您可以添加/删除按钮，Foxit甚至在顶部有相同的快速访问工具栏(access toolbar)，可以自定义。
它还具有标准的多选项卡样式，用于查看您在所有 Web 浏览器中看到的多个PDF文件。左侧是几个按钮，可让您访问一些方便的功能，如书签、页面缩略图、页面图层、评论和注释、任何文件附件、安全设置和数字签名。
Foxit 还有很多不同的方式来查看您的PDF文件。如果您转到View选项卡，您会看到两个部分，分别称为Document Views和Page Display。
有阅读模式(Reading Mode)，它隐藏功能区，反向视图(Reverse View)，它反转所有页面的顺序和文本查看器(Text Viewer)，它摆脱所有格式、图像等，只显示文档中的文本。对于页面显示(Page Display)，您有单页、单页连续、双页、双页连续、拆分、单独封面和自动滚动(cover page and auto scroll)。我最喜欢的功能是旋转视图( Rotate View)选项。我无法告诉您我从某人那里收到了多少次PDF并且扫描的图像的方向错误。(PDF)
创建 PDF 文件
除了用于查看、组织和搜索PDF文件的出色界面之外，Foxit还拥有一整套用于创建您自己的PDF文件的工具。单击(Click)文件、创建 PDF (Create PDF)，(File)您将有多个选项可供选择：空白(Blank)、来自文件(From File)、来自扫描仪或来自剪贴板(From Scanner or From Clipboard)。
Foxit使用的PDF 格式(PDF format)100% 符合标准，因此可以与任何其他PDF 程序(PDF program)一起使用。如果您安装了Office，Foxit提供的插件可让您直接在Office程序中创建PDF 。(PDFs)使用Word创建PDF 文件(PDF file)比在Foxit中从头开始创建要强大得多。默认情况下，功能区的注释选项卡(Comment tab)下有一个文本工具和一些绘图工具，用于在Foxit Reader中创建PDF 文件(PDF file)。
如果您有很多文档要扫描，您可以使用Foxit轻松地将它们直接扫描为(Foxit)PDF 格式(PDF format)，而不是稍后将它们从图像转换为PDF(PDFs)。您还可以编辑PDF文件的元数据，以便更易于搜索。
协作与共享
福昕阅读器(Foxit Reader)中有很多实用的协作功能，让生活更方便。我经常使用的一个功能是Evernote直接集成到了“共享”选项卡(Share tab)中。
您需要安装Evernote Windows 应用(Evernote Windows application)程序才能激活图标。一旦它检测到Evernote，您可以立即将PDF 文件(PDF file)直接保存到Evernote。除了Evernote，您还可以通过电子邮件发送文件并分享到Facebook 或 Twitter(Facebook or Twitter)。电子邮件功能基本上会打开您在Windows(Windows)中设置的默认电子邮件程序，并附有PDF 文件(PDF file)。
对于企业环境，Foxit还包括SharePoint 集成，这对于(SharePoint Integration)微软阵营(Microsoft camp)的公司来说非常有用。如果单击“注释”选项卡(Comment tab)，则有很多选项可用于向PDF 文档(PDF document)添加注释和注释。
您可以标记文本、固定注释和文件、添加文本框和标注、添加绘图、突出显示页面上的区域、为文档添加图章以及管理评论(document and manage comments)。
安全性和其他功能
Foxit的另一个重要方面是程序内置的安全性。Foxit有一个称为安全阅读模式的功能，如果任何(Safe Reading Mode)PDF 文件(PDF file)试图进行任何外部调用，它基本上会警告用户，并让他们决定终止进程或继续。
默认情况下，Foxit设置为阻止PDF文件通过Internet发送信息，除非明确允许这样做。如果您想更安全，也可以禁用JavaScript 操作(JavaScript Actions)。
此外，如果您收到的是经过数字签名的文件，福昕(Foxit)将使用符合ISO 32000的(ISO 32000)验证流程(verification process)来确保数字签名是真实的，并且签名和文档都没有被更改过。
总体而言，福昕(Foxit)是迄今为止替代Adobe Reader作为主要PDF 阅读(PDF reading)程序的最佳免费应用程序。此外，使用他们的付费软件（如PhantomPDF）比Adobe Acrobat便宜很多，而且功能集也一样好，甚至比 Adobe 的更好。如果您有不同的意见，请在评论中告诉我们。享受！
Best Free Alternative PDF Viewer to Adobe Reader
Іf you’re looking for a free altеrnative to Adobe Readеr, one of the best oрtions out there currently is Foxit PDF Reader. Other than being able to view a PDF file, the program has a huge number of features that pushes it far beyond Adobe Reader and much closer to what Adobe Acrobat can do.
I used Adobe Reader for years because it was from Adobe and I felt it had to be better because Adobe is a behemoth and they create amazing software like Photoshop! However, being a behemoth is also a bad thing. Adobe Reader, in my opinion, is bloated and slow. Performance has improved over the years, but it’s still massive compared to a program like Foxit.
The best thing is that it can do everything Adobe Reader can plus a whole lot of other stuff. Want to search a bunch of PDF files at once? Foxit can do it. Want to have the computer read out the whole PDF to you? Foxit can do it. Want to create your own PDF file? Foxit can do it. Want to sign a PDF file securely? You know the answer! Plus, all of this is for free.
Of course, there are a few caveats. For example, you can sign your PDF document with an ink signature for free, but if you want a real electronic signature verified by a third-party, you will have to use the DocuSign service built right into Foxit. Also, you can create simple PDF files from scans, from the clipboard or by adding text boxes and images, but if you want to create more advanced PDF forms, you’ll have to purchase their PhantomPDF software. Still, it’s a lot of functionality for just a PDF reader.
In this article, I’ll go through a lot of the features in Foxit and why I like it so much as my primary PDF viewing software.
User Interface and Layout
The first thing you’ll notice right off the bat is that the interface looks awfully similar to the new ribbon interface Microsoft introduced in Office 2007. It’s super clean and viewing PDF files in Foxit is an enjoyable experience.
It’s so good in fact, it also seems like it would fit perfectly into the Office family of applications. Also, like the Office ribbon, you can customize the ribbon menus in Foxit too. You can add/remove buttons and Foxit even has the same quick access toolbar at the top, which can be customized.
It also has the standard multi-tab style for viewing multiple PDF files that you see in all web browsers. Along the left side are a couple of buttons that let you access a few convenient features like bookmarks, page thumbnails, page layers, comments and annotations, any file attachments, security settings and digital signatures.
Foxit also has a lot of different ways to view your PDF files. If you go over to the View tab, you’ll see two sections called Document Views and Page Display.
There is Reading Mode, which hides the ribbon, Reverse View, which reverses the order of all the pages and Text Viewer, which gets rid of all formatting, images, etc, and shows you just the text in the document. For Page Display, you have single page, single page continuous, double-page, double-page continuous, split, separate cover page and auto scroll. My favorite feature is the Rotate View option. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve received a PDF from someone and the scanned image was in the wrong orientation.
Creating PDF Files
Outside of the great interface for viewing, organizing and searching your PDF files, Foxit has a whole set of tools for creating your own PDF files. Click on File, Create PDF and you’ll have several options to choose from: Blank, From File, From Scanner or From Clipboard.
The PDF format used by Foxit is 100% standards compliant and therefore will work with any other PDF program out there. If you have Office installed, Foxit has plugins available that will let you create PDFs directly within Office programs. Using Word to create a PDF file is much more robust than creating one in Foxit from scratch. By default, there is a text tool and some drawing tools under the Comment tab on the ribbon for creating your PDF file within Foxit Reader.
If you have a lot of documents to scan, you can easily scan them straight to PDF format using Foxit rather than converting them from images to PDFs later on. You can also edit the metadata for PDF files so that they are easier to search.
Collaboration & Sharing
There are a lot of useful collaboration features in Foxit Reader that make life more convenient. One feature I use a lot is the fact that Evernote is integrated right into the Share tab.
You need to have the Evernote Windows application installed in order for the icon to become active. Once it detects Evernote, you can instantly save PDF files directly to Evernote. In addition to Evernote, you can also email files and share to Facebook or Twitter. The email feature will basically open your default email program set in Windows with the PDF file attached.
For corporate environments, Foxit also include SharePoint Integration, which is really useful for companies in the Microsoft camp. If you click on the Comment tab, there are a lot of options for adding notes and annotations to your PDF document.
You can markup text, pin notes and files, add textboxes and call outs, add drawings, highlight areas on the page, add stamps to a document and manage comments.
Security & Other Features
Another great aspect to Foxit is the security built-into the program. Foxit has a feature called Safe Reading Mode that will basically warn users if any PDF file tries to make any external call and lets them decide to terminate the process or to go ahead.
By default, Foxit is set to prevent PDF files from sending information over the Internet unless explicitly allowed to do so. If you want to be safer, you can disable JavaScript Actions also.
In addition, if you are receiving documents that are digitally signed, Foxit uses a ISO 32000 compliant verification process to ensure that the digital signature is genuine and that neither the signature nor the document have been altered.
Overall, Foxit is by far the best free application for replacing Adobe Reader as your primary PDF reading program. Also, using their paid software like PhantomPDF is a lot cheaper than Adobe Acrobat and the feature set is just as good, if not better than Adobe’s. If you have a different opinion, let us know in the comments. Enjoy!
