This PDF viewer does what his name suggests: it will open fast PDF files (and also ePub, Mobi, XPS, DjVu, CHM, CBZ and CBR) so that you can read them on your PC/laptop/tablet or any other device capable to run Windows. Who should use this: I am not a fan of the so-called 'software suites' that does 100 jobs and only a few of them works right. To put an end to this idea: 99% of the time, I used Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files and that's it so those new features seemed to slow down my PC were not for me. Certain software titles, were coming up with new features that demanded more CPU, RAM and more space and as I said, I couldn't keep up with these requirements. Anyway, I installed my first version of Acrobat Reader in 2001 and since then, I've noticed two things: (1) each new released version was bigger than the previous one and (2) I could not afford to change my PC each year to keep up with the new hardware requirements of such programs. Hint: You can read here a longer review of Sumatra PDF (including images).Ī little history: Probably, the most popular PDF reader (and the oldest) is Adobe Acrobat Reader considering that Portable Document Format (PDF) file format was developed by Adobe Systems in 1993. Note: Although, the first versions of this program were primarily designed for Windows XP and theoretically could run on some older Windows versions, there is no support or any other guarantees that you will be able to run Sumatra on older Windows such as Windows 95, 98 and Me. This PDF viewer is available in multiple languages and its currently offered as an installer (clean there's no bundles, installers or any other form of adware) and portable version (you can run it from your USB drive and it won't write to registry). It is a small application focused on a clean user interface, simplistic design and with an impressive, fast start-up, which also recommends it for use on less-powerful (older) devices.

Sumatra PDF is an open-source PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Microsoft Windows OS (runs on XP, Vista, 7 and 8).

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