If you can overlook this, it’s a great tool, but there are less obtrusive ones out there. Sadly, the adware side of things is pretty much everywhere: you get ‘try now’ buttons, you’re offered to use powerful tools but later are asked to pony up some cash in order to actually use them, there’s even a ‘7-day trial’ button.

In our review, we reckoned that “Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is one of the best free PDF readers for anyone looking to view documents and manipulate them in some way.” It’s simple, easy to use, and comes with all the basic features you need to interact with PDF files.

If it wasn’t for the latter, Acrobat Reader would be a decent addition to your software library. The second is to convince you to upgrade to the paid version of the software (which, you’ve guessed it, has many more features, including the ability to create and edit PDF files). PDF-XChange Viewer is a great PDF editor that for anyone who makes frequent use of this document type.The top PDF viewer is designed with two purposes in mind: the first is to enable you to read and interact with PDF files (including adding annotations and even signing a document). It is incredibly easy to move PDFs from your PC to PDF-XChange Viewer Portable as well, making the program even more desirable for frequent PDF users and readers. PDF-XChange Viewer Portable is executable from a USB stick and offers the same features as the desktop version. Additional cool features include a snapshot tool, document preview when opening PDFs and a huge range of interface language options. This feature is very welcome, as the PDF-XChange Viewer Portable help is not very good. There are also tooltips, so you know what you are doing before you click. Commenting, underlining, stamping, attaching files and creating text boxes are all easily done, and can be modified and removed in the click of a button. The main exception is the ability to add or remove pages. Although the free version doesn't allow you to create documents from scratch, it does let you edit extensively. PDF-XChange Viewer Portable's editing options are also impressive.

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