Foxit PDF Reader 4.0 Released

Airbot · 29 Jun 2010

June 29, 2010

Foxit PDF Reader 4 is available. Changelog below.

Warning

Make sure to uncheck the options you don't want

Information

* New Features:
- Added an advanced set of professional features
> The New Reader now includes Comments tools, Text Viewer & Text Converter, Form Filler, Spell Checker and Advanced Editing Tools; and it is still free. No additional licensing is required for more features with PDFs.
- Enhanced Safe Mode Setting
> Supports Safe Mode settings during installation, streamlining the workflow and offering better protection with PDF File.

* Bug Fixes:
- Fixed the crash issue when opening certain PDF documents.

Foxit Software

This version seemed to install the ask toolbar without even asking me this time, unless I missed the option spot, so beware.

stormy13 · 29 Jun 2010

Thanks for the heads up. :)

Also I got the toolbar too, and I know I unchecked it when I installed.

One way around it is to download the zip version instead of the exe or msi versions, as the zip version doesn't need to be installed. With the zip version just download and unzip, place the unzipped exe wherever you want and run it once, then it will work anytime you open a PDF.

Airbot · 29 Jun 2010

If they're going to start forcefully installing it without consent then I'll just look for an alternative, zip or not.

stormy13 · 29 Jun 2010

OK just installed it on my second computer and it appears you and I both fail at reading comprehension. here is the windows about the toolbar,

Foxit PDF Reader 4.0 Released-foxittoolbar.png

which they have changed from the last version. They removed the check box for the toolbar completely and made it the Accept and Decline buttons at the bottom. Clicking on Decline continues the install, with Accept installing the toolbar. I'm guess you did the same thing I did without catching it and clicked on Accept.

So it isn't that they are force installing it, just changed how to not install it.

Airbot · 29 Jun 2010

You're right. I unchecked the boxes, but failed to read the accept/decline part. Guess I need to slow down on my installation speed.

But nice tricky change foxit.

Got us, will get a lot others.

pparks1 · 29 Jun 2010

Thanks guys for the heads up on getting around the ASK toolbar. I hate toolbars.....but I love Fox IT PDF reader as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Phone Man · 02 Jul 2010

Here is link to 3 security fixes. Some of this was included in earlier versions. I think this is the same problem Adobe just fixed.

Foxit Software - Foxit Reader 4.0 for Windows

Jim

CarlTR6 · 02 Jul 2010

Thanks, Jim.

TOF · 02 Jul 2010

Airbot said:

If they're going to start forcefully installing it without consent then I'll just look for an alternative, zip or not.

If I didn't already have Adobe Acrobat, I would definitely try out this new runner up.
Nitro PDF Reader â€” The PDF Reader, Reimagined It's free and can perform tasks that that previously only applications such as Acrobat or Nuance PDF Create would do.

BlueBear · 03 Jul 2010

stormy13 said:

One way around it is to download the zip version instead of the exe or msi versions, as the zip version doesn't need to be installed. With the zip version just download and unzip, place the unzipped exe wherever you want and run it once, then it will work anytime you open a PDF.

thanks for the tip.. downloadin the zipped version