Foxit Reader is a free PDF reader, lightweight, and includes multiple functions.

The vast majority of users regularly use PDF files. This file type is present in many locations: user manuals, official forms, contracts, etc. That is why it is important to have software that will read these files and allows you to perform basic edits on them.

Foxit Reader is not limited to PDF file reading; it also can perform other tasks that make this software one of the best PDF readers.

In addition, to open and read PDF files on our Computer, we can use this program to open PDF files on the Internet. This way, when we access a PDF file using the web browser, the PDF file will be displayed directly in the web browser thanks to a plug-in installed by this program, and we will not need to download the PDF file.

The software can read out PDF documents. That is to say, if we click on “Read from current page,” the program will start to read the PDF text. The pages of the document are automatically passed as the reading goes forward.

It is very common to need to sign a document that we have to receive in PDF format. The normal procedure is to print the PDF document, sign it by hand, scan it, and send it back signed.
With this program, we can easily sign PDF documents. We can load an image with our signature, copy it from the clipboard, or create it using the mouse as a ballpoint pen. We can create as many signatures as possible and protect them with passwords.
To “sign” the document, we only need to select the signature we want, and we will see a rectangle that can be placed in any part of the document where we want to put the signature. Double-clicking with the mouse left button, the signature will be placed in the PDF document.

If we need to fill PDF forms frequently, we can use this program to speed up the process because it automatically fills in those commonly used fields. We can also combine multiple forms in a single document.

The program allows us to easily share PDF documents on our social networks (Facebook and Twitter). We can also upload the current PDF as a new note in Evernote.

We can also add annotations in PDF files. We can add text, arrows, lines, circles, squares, and other geometric figures. We can use “stamps”: confidential, completed, draft, approved, expired, revised, etc. The program predefined these stamps, although we can create other stamps easily inserted into the PDF file.

In addition to reading documents, Foxit Reader comes with powerful tools to create PDF files.
We can create PDF files from any application that can print documents. The program installs a virtual printer that generates the PDF files to do this. So we should click on the print button in any program, and we will be able to select Foxit Reader virtual printer, which will save a PDF file in the specified location.

It is possible to create PDF documents from scratch. We can create a blank PDF file and use the editing tools to add text, images, videos, links, etc. We can choose the font type and text format (bold, italic, underline, etc.), add color to the text, align paragraphs, etc. Thanks to that, we can create a PDF document as if we were using an advanced text editor.

If we prefer, we can create PDF files from existing documents. The document formats supported are: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, .txt, and any image format (jpg, png, gif, etc.).
We can also create a new PDF document from the data stored in the clipboard or use the option “scan document” to create a PDF using the scanner.

The program tries to install software with nothing to do with PDF files. This software is called “Optimizer Pro,” and we have to uncheck the box that says “I Agree to the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policy Optimizer Pro...” and press “Next >." In this way, we will avoid installing non-wanted software.

The program is updated quite often and incorporates new features, so it is recommended to enable the option “auto-update” to receive the updates automatically.
As we can see, this software is much more than a simple PDF reader. Despite all the integrated features, this software is free and has no restrictions.