Foxit Reader - Reads PDFs Without Consuming Disk Space

Foxit PDF Reader does what it says. In fact, Foxit's website says, "In the past, you have to download a huge PDF Reader from other software company(sic), go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain PDF software."

That "certain" would be Adobe - the makers of Adobe Reader - who installs their software on almost every computer known to have left assembly. Adobe Reader's size is around 20 mb. when installed on your system while Foxit's a mere 1.5 (Actually, I've seen Adobe PDF software reach much higher than 20 mb.).

Foxit PDF Reader doesn't install so you can take it on a USB drive.

Programs that are taking up too much space on a hard drive makes Windows go slower. Adobe is a big boy and a smaller faster kid that can do the job just as well - if not better - should replace it (like I did).

Download Foxit Reader 2.0 here.