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this is simply the best thing to happen to a windows pc. seriously, adobe reader is ABSOLUTE trash as compared to sumatra. every time i see someone's pc, i inv

this is simply the best thing to happen to a windows pc. seriously, adobe reader is ABSOLUTE trash as compared to sumatra. every time i see someone's pc, i involuntarily install sumatra, remove adobe reader

enriquto 4y ago
What does it add to plain mupdf (on which it seems to be based)? I love the clean, elegant interface of mupdf, and I can't imagine how could you ever improve on that.
- kjksf 4y ago
  Lots and lots of additional features. More formats supported, more view options, remembers the history of files, command palette to quickly access all functionality, way more keyboard shortucts, customizable keyboard shortucts, more customizability of the UI. Maybe I shouldn't comment on the competition but mupdf on windows is very bare bones.
- GoblinSlayer 4y ago
  As I understand, with html, mupdf tries to support all web technologies?
  - maskros 4y ago
    No. MuPDF only supports a limited subset of HTML5 and CSS to support basic EPUB and FictionBook2.
dartharva 4y ago
The pre-CC Adobe Reader XI functions pretty much the same as Sumatra and doesn't have those anti-features
- 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  sumatra is like 2 MB install
- YPPH 4y ago
  Adobe Reader XI reached end-of-life of on 15 October 2017. [0] It has not received security updates for nearly five years. Security updates are very important for a PDF reader, particularly Adobe's. [1] I would advise you not to use it, unless it is to open trusted PDF files you created yourself. [0] https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-of-support-acrobat-xi-reader-xi.html https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-of-support-acrobat-xi... [1] https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/product_id-497/Adobe-Acrobat-Reader.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/p...
instagraham 4y ago
At what point will Adobe designers realise that most of us would rather experience knife wounds than use Adobe Reader? It is an objectively worse experience to almost every single PDF reader including Chrome. I'd rather get stabbed every time I use SumatraPDF than use Adobe Reader.
- bambax 4y ago
  I agree with you on Adobe Reader but I think Adobe doesn't care one bit. Somehow they have managed to entrench themselves in the enterprise document workflow.
encryptluks2 4y ago
So you remove a full-featured product, albeit a bloated one, for one that has very limited functionality. So next time they go to sign a PDF or whatever they are going to say... hmmm, this person uninstalled something I actually use.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y ago
  eh, people dont have to "Sign" a pdf, there are dozens of online software to do just that.
  - circularfoyers 4y ago
    Many people aren't willing to do this when the document contains sensitive information.
  - encryptluks2 4y ago
    So upload sensitive information to a random third-party to sign a document? No thanks
  - acheron 4y ago
    No. Anything that requires signing is not getting uploaded to a random web service.
- marcodiego 4y ago
  For everyone who needs: JSignPDF[1]. FLOSS multi platform software to sign PDF's. [1] http://jsignpdf.sourceforge.net/ http://jsignpdf.sourceforge.net/
runarberg 4y ago
It’s been over a decade since I used adobe reader (currently a Linux user, and sumatra user when I had windows). And I honestly don’t remember what made adobe reader bad (I just remember that it was bad). Do you care to explain what it is specifically about adobe reader that is so bad compared to Sumatra?

enriquto 4y ago

What does it add to plain mupdf (on which it seems to be based)? I love the clean, elegant interface of mupdf, and I can't imagine how could you ever improve on that.

kjksf 4y ago
Lots and lots of additional features. More formats supported, more view options, remembers the history of files, command palette to quickly access all functionality, way more keyboard shortucts, customizable keyboard shortucts, more customizability of the UI. Maybe I shouldn't comment on the competition but mupdf on windows is very bare bones.
GoblinSlayer 4y ago
As I understand, with html, mupdf tries to support all web technologies?
- maskros 4y ago
  No. MuPDF only supports a limited subset of HTML5 and CSS to support basic EPUB and FictionBook2.

dartharva 4y ago

The pre-CC Adobe Reader XI functions pretty much the same as Sumatra and doesn't have those anti-features

2Gkashmiri 4y ago
sumatra is like 2 MB install
YPPH 4y ago
Adobe Reader XI reached end-of-life of on 15 October 2017. [0] It has not received security updates for nearly five years. Security updates are very important for a PDF reader, particularly Adobe's. [1] I would advise you not to use it, unless it is to open trusted PDF files you created yourself. [0] https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-of-support-acrobat-xi-reader-xi.html https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-of-support-acrobat-xi... [1] https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/product_id-497/Adobe-Acrobat-Reader.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/p...

instagraham 4y ago

At what point will Adobe designers realise that most of us would rather experience knife wounds than use Adobe Reader? It is an objectively worse experience to almost every single PDF reader including Chrome. I'd rather get stabbed every time I use SumatraPDF than use Adobe Reader.

bambax 4y ago
I agree with you on Adobe Reader but I think Adobe doesn't care one bit. Somehow they have managed to entrench themselves in the enterprise document workflow.

encryptluks2 4y ago

So you remove a full-featured product, albeit a bloated one, for one that has very limited functionality. So next time they go to sign a PDF or whatever they are going to say... hmmm, this person uninstalled something I actually use.

2Gkashmiri 4y ago
eh, people dont have to "Sign" a pdf, there are dozens of online software to do just that.
- circularfoyers 4y ago
  Many people aren't willing to do this when the document contains sensitive information.
- encryptluks2 4y ago
  So upload sensitive information to a random third-party to sign a document? No thanks
- acheron 4y ago
  No. Anything that requires signing is not getting uploaded to a random web service.
marcodiego 4y ago
For everyone who needs: JSignPDF[1]. FLOSS multi platform software to sign PDF's. [1] http://jsignpdf.sourceforge.net/ http://jsignpdf.sourceforge.net/

runarberg 4y ago

It’s been over a decade since I used adobe reader (currently a Linux user, and sumatra user when I had windows). And I honestly don’t remember what made adobe reader bad (I just remember that it was bad). Do you care to explain what it is specifically about adobe reader that is so bad compared to Sumatra?