# Foxit Reader

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Foxit Reader and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Foxit Reader as a simple PDF reader with a strong annotation system, though it is not open source.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple Preview](https://hackerapproved.com/p/preview.md): 42 recommend
- [Okular](https://hackerapproved.com/p/okular.md): 12 recommend
- [MuPDF](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mupdf.md): 11 recommend
- [SumatraPDF](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sumatrapdf.md): 11 recommend
- [pdf.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pdf-js.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.foxit.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Foxit Reader", https://hackerapproved.com/p/foxit-reader/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).