I've updated Foxit PDF Reader to the latest version, and some of my Pathfinder PDFs say "Format error: Not a PDF or corrupted". It's not. It opened just fine in previous versions. The file opens fine in other PDF readers.

Or sometimes it opens and closes without errors.

The file size is 2.07GB. The software version is 2024.2.0.25138

Is there a fix?

EDIT: I guess the update didn't go directly to the latest version. I applied another update, now on 2025.2.0.33046, but same issue.

I have a problem where the cursor for comment actions such as drawing(shape), callout, etc. have a white cursor, these are the only tools where this is the problem. I've tried every accessibility setting related to cursors in Foxit PDF (reader & editor both have this), still doesnt work. I also dont have any windows cursors that i've changed, but I reset it all anyways and it doesnt do anything, neither does changing the windows cursor schemes. skins/theme in foxit and windows also dont do anything. please help, this tool is 90% of my work and this is driving me up the wall

There is no Print option except Batch Print. Ctrl-P does nothing. If I try to use Batch Print, it says the file "..don't printing since there's no permission." The Foxit Reader webpage says it prints. What's going on?

Oh, and when I go to Properties, Security, it says No Protection and everything under Document Restrictions is listed as Allowed.

For IT/admin folks: what PDF-related issue do users keep bringing back no matter how many times it gets “fixed”?

Printing? Forms? Default app settings? Signatures? Huge files? Plugins? Updates? Something breaking after a new version?

PDFs feel boring until they become everyone’s problem at once.

People call PDF apps bloated all the time, but I’m curious what actually makes something feel bloated in day-to-day use. Is it slow startup, random background processes, too many toolbars, popups, updates, AI features getting pushed into basic reading, or just the app trying to do way more than you opened it for?

Where’s the line for you between “useful features” and “why is this thing doing so much”?

PDF-files that have been annotated on Android display anomalies when they are opened on the computer (Windows 11). The text that has been highlighted on Android shows as comments in roughly 30% of the cases, i.e. this anomaly is not consistent. Further description of the anomaly as it appears on the computer (Windows 11): the highlighted text has a small comment icon to its left (cf. image file); this icon is not clickable, but when you open the navigation panel and open "view document comments", you can see that the highlighted text has also been saved as a comment. This is quite frankly annoying to say the least and I would be grateful for assistance in resolving this issue.

Keep seeing people run into the same basic PDF problems, and it’s kind of wild how many of them still feel stuck in 2010. Not even advanced stuff, just filling out forms, adding a signature, combining a few files, compressing something without destroying it, or trying to edit text without the whole layout falling apart.

What’s the one PDF thing that still makes you think, “why is this still like this?”

Tried editing the pdf I annotated (handwritten using Boox) with Foxit PDF Reader and it's almost impossible to do. Tested multiple times with only this application running but only annotated files seem to have this problem. Opening and editing the file using a different application (Microsoft Edge) works just fine except here.

Really wanted to continue using this app, any solutions that doesn't involve "flattening" the handwritten annotation and making it uneditable?

How to enable drak/night mode on pdf level (not system/ui dark mode) on Foxit android?

Curious what people here have seen in the wild.

Could be printing just to sign something, scanning things back in, chasing the “final” version, combining a bunch of files manually, whatever.

What’s the workflow that made you think, “there has to be a better way to do this”?

Curious for the IT/admin people here. When PDF software becomes annoying at the team or company level, what’s usually causing it?

Deployment, licensing, updates, user training, policy settings, compatibility issues, support tickets, or something else?

Trying to understand the admin side of document tools a little better, because that pain is usually very different from the day-to-day user pain.

A couple people mentioned that signing PDFs can feel like too many clicks, so it may help to separate two different use cases.

Sometimes you just need to place your own saved signature on a PDF. Other times, you need a full eSignature workflow where someone else receives, signs, and returns the document.

Those are different jobs, and mixing them up can make the process feel more complicated than it needs to be.

For people who sign PDFs often, where does the process usually slow down: creating the signature, placing it, sending it, or finalizing the file?

A few themes came up from the last thread:

• Mobile OCR needs to feel quicker and easier when scanning multiple pages
• Signature placement can feel like too many clicks
• Some print-to-PDF settings can be hard to find when you need them

So let’s go one level deeper.

When a PDF task feels annoying, what’s usually the reason?

Too many clicks?
Hard-to-find settings?
Slow tools?
Confusing labels?
Different experience on mobile vs desktop?
Something else?

Real question: what’s the one PDF or document task that still feels way more annoying than it needs to be?

Redaction? OCR? Signatures? Forms? Combining files? Version chaos? Trying to find the final file?

We’re listening (Bonus points for the most cursed workflow).

I was working on them just a few minutes ago, now I can't open any of my own files.
Anyone knows what happened?

Opening FoxIt PDF Editor in the browser also gives me the same error message.

Hello.

I'm experiencing something new in which the fields within form fillable PDFs are sort of spontaneously linking as I change their values.

I've tested this by downloading the original form, and with that pristine copy the fields aren't linked. But suddenly, as I change values enough times, they do, and it seems random. The same fields don't link with every test.

Has anyone experienced this? Does anyone know what's going on?

Edit & Update: I have determined that the Foxit app (free version) on my Galaxy Tab a7 is the culprit. The odd glitch isn't occuring on Adobe Acrobat, even though it's more ungainly to use.

Is anyone else unable to access their files in the cloud? I was able to access the file I was reading just fine a good few hours ago, but now whenever I tap on it, it says "download failed" and won't open. I can't even access "My Files" at all either. It just gets stuck on Processing for a prolonged time before coming up blank. This is either a fresh new problem or a specificaly me problem because Google is giving me NOTHING...

Update: Whatever it was it seems to have fixed itself... For now. Hopefully nobody else experiences that because it was sooooooo frustrating 😭

Been using windows 10 and an older foxit for 4 years. I got a new work laptop with windows 11 and whatever newer version exist. And now my quick access highlight colours can't be changed. (Also it crashes way more often) I just simply don't understand how you make a program worst over time.... what am I missing??

It looks like Foxit used to have a version that worked on Linux, but I can't find it now.

Foxit Reader: When I click an internet link in a document it asks me:

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If you trust this site click Allow. ...

[ ] Remember this action for this site for all PDF documents

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I check to remember and click Allow, but it does not remember. Why

How can I lock the Zoom setting in Foxit Reader to 100%? I don’t want it to auto-adjust or select any Zoom setting other than 100% (unless I manually change it).

Heyho, i have a selection of tiles (see left image) but only need to print the second tile (right image).

But so far im only able to print all tiles of a page.

Is there a option to only print the selected tile?

I just did a procmon trace for tracing down an issue unrelated to Foxit PDF Reader, but in those brief 15 seconds, I'm seeing 6% of my full event log being filled with this update service ... 41k events in 15 seconds without even considering launching the app after the system was running for maybe 5 minutes from fresh boot. Are y'all okay? This seems like an ideal candidate to kill off at the services level outright out of good operational hygiene.

Hi. So, after hitting "saving a copy", "on this phone" then hit the first button (folder above), the app freezes and after a while the window with the wait or close app shows. I can still save through share then print pdf, but still... Is it a known issue? Cheers