Foxit PDF Reader
FreeFoxit Software
- Category
- Documents & PDF
- Version
- 2026.2.1.39815
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Size
- ~351 MB
- Licence terms
- Free for personal use · check the terms for business use
- Supported OS
- Windows 11 · 10
- Install method
- Automatic install supported
- Developer
- Foxit Software
- Downloads via this site
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Check before installing
- Setup may offer extra software or a browser extension. Read each screen.
What it is
A PDF reader from Foxit Software. It does much of what Acrobat Reader does but is lighter, so files open faster when you double-click them. Annotation, highlighting and signing are all free.
When to pick this
If you open PDFs often and annotate them. For reading only, SumatraPDF is far lighter; for exact layout fidelity, Acrobat Reader.
Details
Startup speed
Noticeably quicker to appear than Acrobat Reader, which matters if you open PDFs all day.
Annotation and signing
Highlighting, comments and electronic signatures are free — enough to sign a contract and send it back at no cost.
Installer checkboxes
Setup may offer additional software or a browser extension. Read each screen.
After a reformat
Check the installer’s extra items
Browser plugin, default PDF viewer and offers for other Foxit products may come pre-ticked. Keep only what you want.
Default PDF app
Windows defaults PDFs to Edge. Change it under Settings → Apps → Default apps → .pdf.
Distribution
- winget ID
- Foxit.FoxitReader
- Redistribution policy
- Official source link only
- Manifest checked
- 2026-10-23
- Official site
- https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/
The date the version and installer URL were checked in winget. This is separate from a usage-terms review or an installation test.
Original winget manifest
