I updated my Adobe stuff today and Reader XI got replaced with DC, with zero reasonable control over updates.  I promptly uninstalled Reader DC.  I'm sick of getting auto-everything'd to death and sucked into clouds I don't want to be in.
 
Anyway ... I installed Foxit reader.  Anybody been thru this already?  Have you found a replacement you really like?
 
Libre will write PDF files, but the only way to view them in Libre is with the Draw app.  How dumb is that?
 
Waiting for the abundant Coffeehouse Wisdom with worm on tongue

I tried a couple of replacements a few years ago...and grudgingly went back to Adobe Reader.
 
The other readers may be free, but I got really tired of the regular attempts to get me to buy the PDF editor.
 
Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade!
 
Phooey.

I have been using the foxit PDF reader with nice results.

Just noticed you already have foxit installed. Sorry.

No problem.  I like it so far.  The only nag I see is if I open it directly.  I have no problem with that though as they're just filling empty space.  Besides, 99.978632579% of the time, I click files directly to view them ;)
 
It's good to see somebody else is using it and liking it.  Thanks

BobF
No problem.  I like it so far.  The only nag I see is if I open it directly.  I have no problem with that though as they're just filling empty space.  Besides, 99.978632579% of the time, I click files directly to view them ;)
 
It's good to see somebody else is using it and liking it.  Thanks

You are welcome.

The three most popular browsers (Chrome, Firefox and IE) all have built-in support for viewing PDFs. This means that you don’t even have to download the file or install any additional software for checking out any PDFs you come across.
 
In fact, the PDF doesn’t need to be online to be viewed within the browser. If it’s saved to your computer, you can still view it just fine. Just right click the file, selectOpen with and then choose your browser (click Choose default program… if you always want PDFs to open this way).
 
http://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html
 
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/pdf-reader/
 
what i use:
https://www.openoffice.org/
 

I use Foxit, usually inside FireFox. It seems to be the best alternative without security issues associates with PDFs.

batsbrew
The three most popular browsers (Chrome, Firefox and IE) all have built-in support for viewing PDFs. This means that you don’t even have to download the file or install any additional software for checking out any PDFs you come across.
 
In fact, the PDF doesn’t need to be online to be viewed within the browser. If it’s saved to your computer, you can still view it just fine. Just right click the file, selectOpen with and then choose your browser (click Choose default program… if you always want PDFs to open this way).
 
http://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html
 
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/pdf-reader/
 
what i use:
https://www.openoffice.org/
 

I tried with Libre, OO's brother, and even though Write makes perfect PDFs, it won't display them.  Which does OO display PDFs with?

There are many other good open source apps to us, you can always opt for them...