Tabbed PDF Reader - Foxit Reader 2.3

by Scott on November 16, 2008

The new version of Foxit Reader has a tabbed interface.  This is a pretty sweet addition and it’s about time.  Why doesn’t every application do this?  The tabs are optional if you would rather have separate applications open.

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Prior to installing the new version I decided to check the memory consumption of the old version by opening 3 different PDF files at once.  As you can see below the total memory used is 32,388 K.

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The memory usage of the new tabbed interface version with the same 3 files open was less: 25,548 K.

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There are other new features in this version as well.  The magnifier tool, shown below, is pretty nice.  There is also a built in multimedia player for special multimedia e-books.

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The only con that I’ve found so far is the ad that is located in the upper right-hand corner.  This ad changes every once in a while and can be distracting.

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