Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader belongs to the Foxit family of PDF tools. The company sells software for viewing, editing, signing and managing PDF files, and also provides tools for developers to build PDF features into their own applications.

What Foxit Reader offers

• PDF reading and editing — the product range covers a reader and a full PDF editor.
• eSignature — Foxit eSign handles electronic signing of documents.
• ConnectedPDF security — grants and revokes access to a document.
• ConnectedPDF document management — shows who opened a file and notifies readers of updates.
• ConnectedPDF collaboration — supports shared reviews and requests for files.
• AI features — the current site mentions document analysis, summarising, rewriting and translating.

Who it works with

Industry pages cover education, government, banking, insurance, legal, healthcare and manufacturing. A channel partner programme is also run.

Key facts

• Related products: PDF SDK, Smart Redact, Admin Console, Volume Automation
• Positioning: sold as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat