Sumatra PDF - small but powerful PDF browser

Sumatra PDF has just "usurped" Foxit Reader to become the world's most compact PDF browser. Although tiny, the capacity of Sumatra PDF is strong enough to meet the most basic needs of users.

In addition, this utility has made its own mark with a unique set of features: a simple interface, faster loading speed and faster content display thanks to the exclusive MuPDF rendering engine, Support multiple display modes, allow page content to be up to 6,400%, load PDF documents from the program menu or drop-down style and can run directly from a USB drive.

Install Sumatra PDF

Simple interface of Sumatra PDF

From the desktop, click on the Start button, select All Programs, SumatraPDF, click on the SumatraPDF shortcut to activate the PDF browser, access the File menu, select Open, navigate to the file's storage location. The .pdf message needs to be opened, click on its icon and select the Open item to start enjoying the contents of this file. The information line in the upper left corner of the title bar will tell you the name of the current .pdf file and the current page on its total number of pages.

The toolbar located just below Sumatra PDF's menu bar will help users quickly perform some common tasks during the content browsing process including loading a new .pdf file into the interface (Open button), about the previous page (Previous page), jump to the next page (Next page), enlarge the content playback window (Zoom in) and minimize the content playback window (Zoom out). Press the Home key to go to the first page or press the End key to quickly jump to the last page of the file.

Display mode (default) page content in Sumatra PDF is a single page (Single page). To change it, go to the View menu and then click on a favorite display mode consisting of 2 symmetrical pages (Facing), page (Continuous) page, serial page and symmetrical page ( Continuous facing, rotate the page to the left (Rotate left) or turn the page to the right (Rotate right). The Zoom menu allows users the option of launching content including automatically launching content so that it fits within the current size of the browser (Fit Page), viewing the page content with its actual size ( Actual Size) . To print the contents of the currently viewed .pdf file, go to the File menu and select Print.

With a capacity of only 741 KB, compatible on most versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, the free version (open source, open source) of Sumatra PDF is being provided here.

Le Nguyen Bao Nguyen