PDFs are the best way to send in official documents, or things which people want that they cannot be changed, there are many different things such as Government orders, Mark sheets, certificates which are usually sent via PDFs so that the other person cannot easily change the information printed and then use them in illegal ways.
PDF readers have been quite popular with the users when it comes to reading these PDFs but since Windows started including a reader as with Microsoft Edge PDF readers are quite less in quantity. Do note that Microsoft Edge is not a full-fledged reader and hence there is a downside to the application like it is quite slow for being a PDF reader, today we are going to talk about the 8 best PDF reader available with us, and even going to have the best one labeled out of the eight.
1. PDFelement 6 Pro
The best in segment PDF reader is the PDFElement it comes with a host of functionality and makes it easy for the users to create PDFs, Edit PDFs, Convert them and all of these at a single click. The software comes with various other features and happens to have different packs. There are many packs of a specific feature, where you can create PDFs from Scanned images, extract data from PDF forms, and other such elements wherein you can easily do your daily work with the PDFs. The software even enables you to process the PDF files in batches, and hence this makes it the best part in all the above PDF readers.
PDFelement is our choice keeping the pricing in mind, and even the tons of features which are on offer by the application, updates to this application is provided daily, and hence the is no reason to avoid this application and choose other above it.
2. Soda PDF
This is one of the best PDF reader available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. There is an only limited number of readers available for all the three operating system and this is one of them. The reader is quite efficient and is not going to slow down the PC even if there are over 10 – 20 PDFs open in the application. The software comes with a pretty good user interface and you can easily get hold of using this application just by opening it once. There is a paid version of the application where you can even edit the PDFs which are not digitally protected.
3. Adobe Reader
Earlier known as Acrobat Reader is now owned by Adobe and they are the best when it comes to dealing with designing and other applications, similarly even this one from Adobe is the best, it also comes with two different variants wherein one we get option to edit and change the different things inside the PDFs only if it is not digitally protected, while in the other one you will just be able to view the PDFs, this one is quite snappy and will surely make you feel joy while using it with its easy User Interface,
4. Foxit Phantom PDF
If you are someone who looks forward to converting the PDF files or adding additional comments and annotations in the PDFs then this application is the best one for you, keeping in mind about the way this software is designed it works quite well, and you are free to edit the application as you feel like to. The app has a one-touch interface to add watermarks and background to the PDF file and hence do note that it is great if you are someone who is always in a hurry. This software is available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS.
5. Nuance Power PDF
This one is quite a pricey option in this list and comes with a plan of 99.99$ which does make it expensive but happens to have the best in class user interface, and the review from the user are always good, with every update the software has been made better and better, and there are close to no bugs in the software. Talking about features it happens to have all the different features which are loaded with other applications too, but this one performs them in the right way and hakes the user feel as if he is just at his home.
6. Nitro Cloud
PDFs are important and you cannot every time purchase a new software for your new PC or another PC when you are working on a couple of them daily. Hence a cloud alternative is a great way, here you can upload the PDF and then use the different features of adding copyright watermark or any custom one, and then you can edit the whole PDF, or even can convert it to a different format. All these can be done on any PC which can be connected onto the internet, hence this is technically the best one in terms of portability and ease of usage.
7. Javelin PDF Reader
No nonsense job is something that is liked by many, and Javelin is doing something similar. Yes, this one will let you encrypt PDFs, let you read them, annotate them, bookmark your page where you were reading, print them, and many other things. The software is quite handy at just 2 MBs and hence is one of the smallest PDF reader available in the world.
8. Google Drive
Another best way to read PDFs is to upload them onto the drive, there we have Google Sheets, Google Docs, and even Google Slides which can load any of the Microsoft Office documents, what additional is offered is the PDF reader functionality, and this makes it the best in class PDF reader which will let you share your documents, read them, annotate them, bookmark them, and many other such things. Only grieve here is that it is only available to view the PDFs you cannot change them, convert them, or even do any kind of watermarking on the application, hence the usage is quite restricted.
What do you think about these applications? Which is the best one according to you, if you have used these? Do let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.