Download Foxit Reader 2.3 build 2822

Foxit Software released version 2.3 build 2822 of Foxit Reader yesterday. With this program you can view PDF documents. With a download size of only a few megabytes, it is a small and fast alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader. The program is free, but for certain functionalities that are part of the so-called pro package are to be paid. Examples of this are saving as a text file or adding comments to a PDF file. The changelog for this release shows the following changes:

New features:

• Bookmark Design: Makes it possible to have your own bookmarks. Users can create, edit, or delete bookmarks in a PDF file if the security settings allow.
• Multi-tab Browsing: Enables users to open multiple files in a single instance. You can choose to view PDFs in a multi-tab window or multiple instances by setting documents layout from the Preferences dialog.
• Multimedia Player Support: Supports many media formats including audio and video. Read multimedia ebooks with Foxit Reader 2.3.
• Callout and Text box Tool: Creates comments in a callout text box or a box. You can also define their appearance as other commenting tools.
• Commenting Text Tool: Enables users to add most types of text edits by right-clicking on the selected text, including highlight, strikeout, underline, squiggly and replacement. You can also use the Commenting Text Tool to add bookmarks for PDF files.
• Rulers and Guides: Provides horizontal and vertical ruler guides to help users align and position objects on the page. Right-clicking on the ruler enables you to change the unit of measurement.
• Magnifier: Magnifies areas of the PDF files easily as you work on Foxit Reader.
• Automatic Scrolling: Allows users to view documents without using mouse actions or keystrokes.
• OCG Support: Enables the user to view related content stored in a variable number of separate layers.
• FDF Related: Opens FDF files directly with Foxit Reader without any import implementations.

enhanced features:

• Optimized Rendering:Supports progressive rendering and significantly reduces the response time from the user interface events.
• Improved Link Tools:Allows users to add actions to links, such as go to a page view, open or execute a file, open a web link, etc.
• Improved Snapshot:Enables users to print the selected area in Foxit Reader by simply selecting the Print option from the context menu.
• Search Enhancement:Allows users to float, move and resize the Full Foxit Search box.
• Better Annotation control:Groups drawing markups to help users operate objects collectively, and allows users to move annotations through pages.
• Font Information:Lists the fonts and the font types used in the original document in the Properties dialog.
• Updated Command Line:Allows users to open password protected PDF documents with a simple command prompt.
• Streamlined UI: A completely redesigned UI with a new look and feel makes Foxit Reader more intuitive than ever before.
• Many bug fixes.

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