
Also, you can convert PDFs to other formats or create new ones from different file types.

Documents can be signed with stylized initials and signatures, drawings made on the spot, images from local folders or with a certificate.īesides reading documents, the application allows you to annotate and sign them. What's more, Adobe Reader provides full support for document signing, certificates and times stamps. Loaded PDFs can be annotated with plain text, sticky notes, sound recordings, various shapes and more. Furthermore, Adobe Reader allows you to share PDFs, via direct link and store them in the cloud. They can also be used to create new PDFs from Word documents, images and from other file types.

The tools you can bring up on the right side of the interface allow you to export loaded documents in other formats, like Word DOC or DOCX, PowerPoint PPTX and others. The application is not limited to reading PDFs. You can scroll through a document or type a page number to jump there, but you can also display page thumbnails, on the left side of the interface, where you can view and manage attachments as well. Although it looks quite simple on the surface, the user interface hides a wide range of tools, categorized on various panes, which you can bring up with a single click. You can find a few options on a toolbar, including an option for hiding the toolbar and other elements, for more comfort.

Besides reading PDF files, it can also convert them, create new ones and much more.Īdobe Reader presents loaded PDF documents on the entire user interface. Its small size, quick installation and the fact that it is free are the main reasons this application is so popular.

Although there are many PDF readers out there, Adobe Reader is still the first application you would turn to when you need to open PDF files.
