![]() ![]() I assume those who have given it a high rating score must ardor the techie-looking overly cluttered screen or are bedazzled by it, or they're casual users who've all day to read a PDF file.ġ. Essentially, it's just advertisement/adware to con you-or make you so frustrated-that you'll buy the so-called Pro version. PDF-XChange Viewer 2.051 is a glitzy irritating toy rather than a good PDF viewer. One positive note is the that interface got a much-needed facelift drawing from the Firefox application submenu. If the idea here was to make a freeware offering that's a gateway to other Adobe products and services, I'm feeling the opposite. I can certainly acknowledge this is a free product I'm complaining about but, compared to a lot of other PDF viewers/editors, this is a big step backwards. This amusingly was also a problem in Adobe Acrobat 9. Even the software design is junk: the settings screen barely fits on my 1600 x 900 screen.There is no way to hide the other buttons. Along the sidebar, the only functions that actually work for non-pro users is the Comment button.If you don't create yet another login and password (like you didn't have enough) you can't even send a help request. Everything is tied into the "Adobe ID" function.It's as if someone at Adobe went to a horrid car dealership where they try everything they can to get a few extra dollars out of you and thought "this is how we should run our business." ![]() Suggests Unusable Tools - worst of all, the program suggests a conversion function at first file open that doesn't even work, instead just opening a buy page.Tied into a web service - many of the functions (no telling which is which) don't work unless you sign up for their service and buy it.Adware - launches browser to show ads for "you might like" advertisements.Bundleware - offers installation, in my case McAfee AntiVirus.I've been using Acrobat 9 for a very long time now but got a little worried about possible security issues so I went ahead and pulled their 2015.007 release. Things not to do if you're going to sell a freemium product Still, I hope this draws more people to test out the excellent freeware PDF viewer programs we have on the site. Preface: I'm unfortunately married to a variety of Adobe products due to circumstance so this is to some extent venting. ![]()
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