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Foxit Reader 2.3 is an open source program that reads PDF files. This is a very good alternative for Adobe Reader. The one main advantage of Foxit Reader that Adobe can not practically compete with is its relatively small size. The download size of Foxit Reader is just 2.55 MB compared to the Adobe Reader which is a resource hog that eats up around 22 MB of your space. When you click the Foxit icon, it opens almost instantly. Thers is no splash screen that displays so and so, created by so and so. Its annotation tool enables you to highlight text, draw graphics and make notes in PDF. You can also print and save them. You can also convert a PDF into a text file. And it gives you added privacy. It does not connect to the internet without you knowing it.