SumatraPDF is a lightweight PDF reader which makes scant use of system resources and can even be run from a USB drive. While this is a perfectly capable program, recent versions have come in for criticism for being large and slow, making them unsuitable for anyone running an older computer or a lower sec netbook.

It has very simple and clean looking interface and is very easy to use.Think of PDF files and the first program that springs to mind is likely to be Adobe Reader.

It has very minimum but necessary set of options and features that are generally required by the users. This PDF Reader is lightning fast unlike the other PDF readers that take some time to load. Memory (RAM), CPU and it does not put any amount of load on your system. Sumatra PDF Reader uses tiniest of resources i.e. It occupies very little space on your hard disk after installing. Sumatra PDF Reader has very tiny footprint for both as installer and portable version. You can carry it easily on your pendrive or usb flash drive and use it on a computer that does not have a PDF reader installed.

There is an official portable version of Sumatra PDF available that is around 5 MB in size. Here are some of the reasons on why you should have Sumatra PDF Reader on your computer. Sumatra PDF reader is available only in 32-bit version.ĭownload Sumatra PDF Reader (Installer and Portable version – 32-bit) Advantages of Sumatra PDF Reader Sumatra PDF supports Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Also the Adobe PDF reader crashes a lot and can make you very frustrated with its behavior. It is very slow in working and consumes a lot if RAM and sometimes CPU that can make your computer slow. The download size of Adobe Reader ranges in 70 – 100 MB depending upon the version and after installing it size can grow to 200 MB or more on your hard disk. Bloatware is a term that is used for softwares that too many unnecessary features and consumes lot of your system resources that includes memory (RAM), Hard Disk space and CPU. It is so because it is a Bloatware and a total resource hog. The most common PDF Reader that people uses is Adobe PDF reader, which according to me is the worst PDF reader available.

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