



If you are familiar with Vim, you will feel extremely at home with Apvlv. Apvlv is a vim-like PDF reader and it is specially built for speed. Apvlvįor those who loved Vim, I am sure you will love Apvlv too. XPDF can be found in Ubuntu Software Center. The Foxit PDF reader is currently not available in the repository, so you have to download the deb (or tar) file from its website. It also comes with a one-click full screen mode, great for those who like to read PDF ebooks on their desktop. There are also features such as a marquee select function where you can select an area and copy it as image. It is speedy and the quality of rendering is superb. The Linux version of Foxit does live up to its name. It used to be only available for Windows, but now has released a Linux version too. Foxitįoxit is best known for being a lightweight alternative for Adobe reader. Installation: You can install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu via the Ubuntu Software Center 2. Features included in Adobe reader include commenting capability, interaction with forms, detach and locally save attachment, extended search capabilities and so on.Īdobe reader also comes with a Firefox plugin so you can view PDF file directly in your Firefox browser. In term of features and rendering quality, it is also the best. At 60+ MB, it is also the bulkiest and most resource-intensive among them all. Adobe readerĪdobe reader is the old granddaddy of all PDF readers. If you are yearning for a better (or faster) PDF reader, here are several options for you.
