All major web browsers out there for the Windows operating system include built-in PDF readers. If that’s not enough, both Windows 8 and Windows 10 support PDF files out of the box, meaning you can view PDF files without having to install any third-party software.
Most Windows users using one of the popular web browsers will never feel the need for a good PDF reader. And some users who install third-party PDF reading software, choose a software mostly between Soda 3D PDF Reader, Foxit Reader, and Adobe Reader.
Gaaiho PDF Reader
If you’re a Windows user and looking for a good PDF reader software, you should try out the free Gaaiho PDF Reader. Unlike most other PDF readers out there, Gaaiho PDF Reader sports an elegant user interface with a plethora of features. The interface of the Gaaiho Reader is so beautiful that it’s hard to tell that it’s a free PDF reader. It uses flat-style icons, which goes very well with Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10.
When it comes to features department, Gaaiho Reader is probably the first and only PDF reader with so many features. You can edit your PDF file by adding annotations, comments, bookmarks, stamps, and handwritten signature.
You can highlight a word, line, or selected portion of the document. One can add a handwritten signature to PDF files, password protect the PDF using the encryption feature, and search through the PDF file to find a word or phrase.
It also allows you attach a file (image, document, or any other file) to your PDF file, a handy feature if you want to always carry software or another file with your important PDF file.
Those of you who don’t have enough time to go through the PDF file can use the Read This Page (Text to Speech) feature.
Last but not least, Gaaiho PDF Reader allows you quickly upload your PDF files to your Dropbox account. If you don’t own a Dropbox account, worry not, it lets you send PDF files using Email.
The other useful feature is the ability to extract text from PDF files, meaning you can easily convert PDF files to Text with a few mouse clicks.
Download Gaaiho PDF Reader
The current version Gaaiho PDF Reader is ~ 49 MB and can be downloaded from the following link.
Winnie says
download link update to:
https://store.gaaiho.com/Download/reader.aspx
Vítor Sequeira says
Hi,
good article and good tip.
this FREE software is just awesome!
admin says
Cathy, thanks for reading our article and trying our recommendation. Gaaiho PDF Reader is certainly better than the Adobe Reader.
Cathy says
I usually use Adobe Reader — because it’s the famous one. After reading this and tried Gaaiho PDF Reader, it’s better than my imagination that I changed my default PDF program. Thanks again for the recommendation~
Mick says
Thanks for the tip. I was using SumatraPDF which was very lightweight, but after trying this and seeing that it generates document thumbnails in the file explorer I made the switch.