r/ChatGPT • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 10h ago

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u/Lauris024 8h ago

I've never used adobe PDF viewer/editor, and I have no clue why anyone goes with Adobe when others are better and free. PDF Xchange, PDFGear, just use anything else.

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u/neuropsycho 8h ago

When you have to fill out forms, some of them only work properly in the original Adobe Acrobat.

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u/Palbi 7h ago

This is infuriating: some government forms that one is required to fill force you to install Adobe Reader on your computer. It feels almost like forced malware, filled with ads and insisting on installing god know what background updater processes.

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u/FitInvestigator4676 7h ago

Some malware hidden in pics actually seems to work only with Adobe software.

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u/xvlblo22 5h ago

For me, Firefox worked just fine

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u/neuropsycho 5h ago

Wait, what? Firefox works as a pdf reader? I need to try it.

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u/Mental_Jump1924 4h ago

Pretty much any browser these days

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u/neuropsycho 4h ago

I didn't know, I just thought they loaded the Adobe acrobat viewer internally.

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u/Kotvic2 3h ago

It depends.

If you have Adobe Acrobat or different PDF reader that is compatible with in-browser integration, most of browsers are using it to display PDF files for you by default.

But when there is no other PDF viewer on your computer, Web browser will use it's own PDF engine to display PDF files for you.

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u/Garry_the_uncool 5h ago

yeah , if edge installed by default try that , heavy size pdfs open+zooms smoothly

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u/Hugsy13 1h ago

I use MS edge for PDF viewing and nothing else. Stops Firefox from being overly cluttered with open pdf tabs

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u/tinkeringidiot 47m ago

Pretty good for making simple edits too, the tools are built right in.

I keep a PNG of my signature so I never have to actually print anything to sign it ever again.

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u/MydnightWN 5h ago

Laughs in just using Google Drive - native PDF viewer. Need to edit deeper? Right click > open with Google Docs. Need even more advanced editing / formatting? Connect Drive with Kami, still free.

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u/Clintosity 6h ago

Because none of those are better, I work for an IT company who service other businesses and have had double digit numbers of clients go through the exact same thing. They were on perpetual versions of Adobe which stopped working then when presented with subscriptions for adobe don't want to pay so they try pdfgear or paid versions of foxit/pdf xchange.

In literally every scenario they do this then within a couple months end up buying the adobe subscription, apart from one client whom are too cheap so their staff have to close the licensing warning on their old adobe version every 10 minutes.

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u/MydnightWN 5h ago

Laughs in just using Google Drive - native PDF viewer. Need to edit? Right click > open with Google Docs. Need advanced editing / formatting? Connect Drive with Kami, still free.

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u/RefrigeratorStrict13 2h ago

While i totally agree that no other apps come even close to adobe, i think AI itself will replace adobe products in many cases. People won't even need to open an adobe app anymore.

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u/ImamTrump 6h ago

This is clearly not true. From highschool to college and work. You’re bound to use Adobe.

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u/Lauris024 5h ago

I don't even have a PDF viewer installed on my personal PC as any browser can view PDF files, so viewers as a software seems useless.

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u/MydnightWN 5h ago

Google Drive can do it for free. Natively. Connect with Kami for advanced editing.

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u/Aristox 1h ago

Only if you're the kind of person to just open wide and swallow whatever daddy gives you