Sumatra PDF

Taking a look at the file types this application supports, we can safely say that this application is more than a PDF reader. It is a PDF reader, a comic book reader, and an ebook reader. You can use the application to access content stored in ePub, MOBI, CHM, XPS, DjVu, CBZ and CBR files.

This application can be easily installed on computers powered by Microsoft Windows operating system (XP, Vista, or Windows 7). To install the application, you will have to go through a standard setup procedure: download an executable, run it, click through the setup wizard. If you don’t want to install anything, then you need to know that SumatraPDF is also available as a portable version – download an archive, extract the executable inside, run it.

By default, on its yellow interface, the application presents thumbnails for the files you recently accessed. Above this panel there’s a traditional File Menu and a toolbar with, among other things, a button for opening a supported file type. Down in the bottom right hand corner there’s an option called Hide Frequently Read that will make the aforementioned thumbnails go away.

Using SumatraPDF is a very simple process: just load a supported file type in the application (you can load ePub, MOBI, CHM, XPS, DjVu, CBZ and CBR files) and start reading. To make your experience as pleasant as possible, the application comes with a nice selection of features and functions: zoom in and out, find in page, print, send by email, several view types, full screen, rotate, favorites, extensive language support, browser plugin for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera, support for hotkeys. All these features and functions are provided by the developer for the awesome price of free.

The fact that it provides support for numerous file types, the fact that it is small and easy to use, and the fact that it is free, all these together make SumatraPDF a must have PDF, ebook, and comic book reader.