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Foxit PDF Reader 2026 is a fast, feature-rich PDF reader that lets you open, view, and print any PDF file. Also includes easy-to-use collaboration features, such as adding annotations, filling out forms, and adding text to PDF documents.
Foxit PDF Reader is a lightweight application that launches instantly, quickly renders PDFs, and uses minimal memory, essential for modern mobile devices. Its user-friendly interface includes viewing, editing, and printing, enabling seamless document collaboration.
This Foxit application offers an excellent alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader on any Windows-based computer. View, print, and collaborate effortlessly with Foxit PDF Reader.
Consumers, businesses, government agencies, and educational organizations all rely on a powerful PDF solution for daily tasks. From reading and annotating documents to filling out essential forms, you need a Foxit PDF Reader that is:
- Fast – so you’re not waiting forever to read files.
- Lightweight – so it’s easily deployable and doesn’t exhaust system resources.
- Secure – so you don’t get infected with viruses and can keep sensitive information safe.
- A Platform that allows you to extend the Reader by creating value-added capabilities for internal use or resale.
Foxit PDF Reader provides three viewing modes for optimal document handling: Multi-Tab Browsing lets you open multiple PDFs in one window (new files auto-open as tabs when double-clicked), Single Document Interface (SDI) Mode allows separate instances for each PDF (ideal for multi-monitor use), and Multiple Document Interface (MDI) Mode offers [additional functionality]. Choose the layout that best suits your workflow while keeping full access to all features.
Easy-to-use review and commenting tools
- Add comments or suggestions using notes.
- Highlight, underline, or use one of many other tools to bring attention to specific text.
- Easily correct mistakes by canceling the last action with the Redo & Undo feature.
New editing tools
- Include Typewriter, Callout, Textbox, and Measure tools
- Add your comments to your PDF document.
- Use the Typewriter Tool to fill out forms.
- Create comments in a callout text box.
- Measure distances and areas of objects in PDF documents.
XFA Form Filling
- The XFA (XML Form Architecture) form filler is used to fill out forms with XFA elements, allowing you to leverage existing XFA forms.
Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory Rights Management Service support
- Open an RMS-protected PDF Document.
- Improve information security and meet compliance requirements.
- Save time and money with improved business processes.
Free spell checker for comments
- Find any spelling errors and highlight them with squiggly lines.
Multimedia Support:
- Add Images, Movies, Links, and file attachments to any PDF document
- Add, edit, and play multimedia in PDF files.
- Attach PDF and other file types to a PDF document.
- Add an image to a PDF; adjust its size and position, change its appearance, etc.
Text Viewer and Text Converter
- View the whole text content of a PDF file.
- Convert a whole PDF document into a simple text file.
Add/Edit/Modify Bookmarks
- Easily modify the bookmarks in a PDF file.
Foxit PDF Reader – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Opens, renders, and prints PDF files quickly while using relatively little system memory. | ✗ The listed Linux support is limited to older distributions, including Ubuntu 14.04–16.10 and older Red Hat and SUSE releases. |
| ✓ Provides multiple viewing modes, including multi-tab browsing and separate document instances for multi-monitor workflows. | ✗ Advanced functionality, including Active Directory Rights Management Service support, may be limited to specific supported operating systems. |
| ✓ Includes practical annotation tools such as notes, highlighting, underlining, callouts, and text boxes. | ✗ The Windows version supports Windows 7 through Windows 11, which may not reflect compatibility with newer Windows releases beyond the documented range. |
| ✓ Supports XFA form filling, text conversion, bookmark editing, and multimedia attachments within PDF documents. | ✗ The installer is about 376 MB, which is relatively large for software primarily used to read and annotate PDFs. |
| ✓ Supports RMS-protected PDFs through Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory Rights Management Service. | ✗ The documented feature set goes beyond basic PDF reading, so users who only need simple viewing may find some of its annotation, form, multimedia, and document-management tools unnecessary. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Foxit PDF Reader edit PDF text?
No. It supports annotations, comments, text boxes, Typewriter tools, bookmarks, and other modifications, but it is not intended for directly editing existing PDF text. For full text and image editing, Foxit offers its separate PDF Editor product.
Can Foxit PDF Reader fill out PDF forms?
Yes. It supports filling standard PDF forms and XFA (XML Form Architecture) forms. You can also use the Typewriter tool to enter text when completing forms.
Is Foxit PDF Reader safe to use?
It includes security features that help reduce the risks associated with potentially unsafe PDF content, such as Safe Reading Mode, Trust Manager settings, and controls for JavaScript and website access. Foxit also regularly publishes security updates and advisories for the application.
What is the difference between Foxit PDF Reader and Adobe Acrobat Reader?
Both provide PDF viewing, annotation, form filling, and signing capabilities, but their feature sets and workflows differ. Adobe Acrobat Reader is the more widely established option, while Foxit emphasizes a lightweight reader with additional document collaboration and annotation tools; current software comparisons continue to list both as major PDF reader choices.
What’s New in Foxit PDF Reader 2026.2.0.39747:
Release Date 2026-09-01
- Meet the newly enhanced Foxit AI Assistant – empower your work with intelligent Workspace and smarter interactions.
- Introduce Foxit Workspace
- Create a project around your documents or a topic, then work with AI to review source materials, extract and organize information, draft content, and develop reusable and shareable outputs (including documents, images, presentations, mind maps, diagrams, infographics, web pages, and Markdown). Foxit Workspace transforms document-based work into a more connected process to help users complete real tasks, not just chat.
- Enhanced AI Chat experience – The redesigned AI Assistant Chat has been upgraded from a standard Q&A interface to an Agent that can execute in cycles, maintain context, and invoke tools. Under this agent-based structure, previous tools listed in More tools and certain ribbon commands have been redesigned as skills or generation modes via Chat. The enhanced AI Chat also supports additional AI models, default connected apps (MCP connectors), and skills creation and management.
- Support for Local AI with BYOM and SLMs – Provide strict data security by keeping document content within the user’s environment while giving users control over which AI models run through custom models with Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) and enabling efficient on-device processing with SLMs.
- Make document translation easier to control by letting users choose the pages to translate, choose Danish as a target language, and follow language-aware guidance during translation.
- The redesigned Intelligent Reading has been separated into two standalone features, Read Aloud and Smart Podcast, providing a more streamlined way to explore, understand, and work with document content. The Read Aloud feature has been further improved to support reading selected text and highlighting the text currently being read.
- Add Arabic to the application interface for a more localized experience.
- Enhance Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MIP) support (Enterprise Packaging only)
- Display the sensitivity labels that apply only to files, keeping the labeling experience focused.
- Update the justification experience to ensure a complete, reliable audit trail for label changes.
- Extend support to organizations using Azure Government Cloud (GCC High).
- Allow administrators to make enterprise-defined stamps available from a shared drive or local OneDrive folders so users always access the latest stamp set, with optional restrictions on end-user editing. All configurations can be managed through Foxit Customization Wizard or GPO settings.
- Improve certificate workflows by supporting the import of trusted certificates in CRT format and automatically recognizing timestamps embedded in certificates.
- Other enhancements to the user experience.
- Fixed some stability issues.
Official Homepage – https://www.foxit.com
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
macOS
- macOS 10.13 or higher
Linux
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 ~ 16.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.x (64-bit) ~ 7.x
- SUSE 12 Linux Enterprise Server
- OpenSUSE 13.2
- OpenSUSE Leap 42.x
For users using the Active Directory Rights Management Service, the following systems are supported:
- Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 ~ 16.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.x ~ 7.x
- OpenSUSE 13.2
- OpenSUSE Leap 42.x
Citrix
- Verified as Citrix Ready with Citrix XenApp 7.13
