PDF files are being used extensively for its ease of use and versatility. Most PDF readers are packed with features. But all features may not be useful to all. I have seen many techie friends who dislike any feature rich applications as they find those as clutters. So, for them today I will introduce Haihaisoft PDF Reader which is a basic PDF readers with only must needed options. According to the developer,
Haihaisoft Reader is a free PDF document Reader and Printer, extremely fast launch speed and rich feature set. It is also for reading PDF document protected by DRM-X platform. It is now available for Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone/iPad.
Features & Specifications
- The software version for Windows can be downloaded from the following link [3.34 Mb]. Other versions can be downloaded from their homepage.
- It is digitally signedby Haihaisoft Limited and has following file hashes.
SHA256: 721df02632b9fb8720cd6fa9160ce5c41f3afc45d7a80b65eab9e74e5a1fb83f
SHA1: 620a5796dec01cf8f3aa7c62ed9f02432bbf659c
MD5: ef223a5e71204f43f41c9aec2fa7fec6
- The software installation is fast and clean by taking up 6.4 Mb of disk space. Desktop icon is created by default.
- It asks after installation to make the software the default PDF reader. PDF files will get icons of this PDF reader.
- The software is multilingual; it supports 34 languages.
- The software can keep a history of recently opened files. You can access those list from File Menu or after opening the PDF Reader you will find those as pinned.
- PDF files will be opened along with its bookmarks and favorites (if available). You will be able to add and edit favorites.
- There are basic features like Zooming, Managing View Types, Selecting text etc.
- Settings can be changed via Settings>Options menu.
- PDF properties can be viewed.
- You can check manually for updates to the software. It is set to check automatically for updates.
- The launching time of the software is fast. It consumes minimal system resources.
My Verdict
I liked this software because of its less number of features.I think I will keep it for my reading needs for more sophisticated job I can always use portable versions of other PDF readers. Many features can be added, but I don't want clutter in such a nice software.1. Open PDF in a browser. I don't use this feature but many others do.
2. Open multiple PDF files in tabs.
3. A Portable version would be handy.
hi Sujay, thanks as ever for the review. A couple of queries:
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2) I presume default mouse behaviour is the hand-grab-tool (?)
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as you can see, navigation is one of the most important aspects of a pdf viewer for me ;-)
thanks, Tom
Hello Tom, thanks for your comment :)
ReplyDelete1. Zoom can be made via Ctrl+mousewheel.
2. At areas with no text or non-copyable text, the default mouse behaviour is the hand-grab-tool, otherwise select tool.
Yes, navigation must be great for a PDF reader to be useful and I find that in this PDF reader. My only complain is that the GUI is not that polished.
Belated thanks for your response!
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