FREMONT, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/15/15 — Foxit® Software, a leading software provider of fast, affordable and secure PDF solutions, today announced that Foxit Reader, the company–s flagship PDF reader, is now available for the Mac® and Linux® platforms. This release now provides a consistent user experience for PDF consumption across multi-platform environments, consisting of Foxit Reader for Windows®, Mac, and Linux desktops and Foxit MobilePDF for iOS®, Android®, and Windows Phone mobile devices.

Foxit Reader–s success and popularity has resulted in over 325 million installs; making it one of the most used PDF technologies in the industry. Now organizations can deploy a proven PDF solution enterprise-wide, allowing everyone to view, print, and annotate PDF documents.

Capabilities of the Foxit Reader for the Mac OS X and Linux platforms include:

Open and view PDF files quickly and accurately

Open multiple documents at the same time and switch among open documents using tabs

Open password protected PDF files

View PDF files in single page, continuous, facing, or facing continuous mode

Easily navigate PDF files by page number, page thumbnail, or bookmark

Support zoom in or out of PDF files

Support page rotation

Support text search

Open password protected documents

Mark up the text in PDF files with text markup tools

Add notes in PDF files using the typewriter tool

Make comments in PDF files with sticky notes

Print PDF documents to physical printers

Encrypt and decrypt PDF files with Microsoft Active Directory® or Azure Rights Management Services

Add security watermarks in protected PDF files to secure sensitive information

Specify file permissions

Microsoft RMS support is available as a paid for add-on

“Our customers have asked us to bring our lightweight, high performance, and feature rich PDF reader to the Linux and Mac platforms,” said Frank Kettenstock, vice president of marketing at Foxit. “Now multi-platform enterprises can standardize on a single PDF reader to provide a consistent PDF experience across desktop and mobile devices. In addition, Mac and Linux consumers can now enjoy the superior technology of Foxit Reader on the system of their choice.”

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Foxit is a leading software provider of fast, affordable, and secure PDF solutions. Businesses and consumers increase productivity by using Foxit–s cost effective products to securely work with PDF documents and forms. Foxit is the #1 pre-installed PDF software, shipped on one-third of all new Windows PCs, including those from HP®, Acer, and ASUS®.

Foxit–s Software Development Kits (SDKs) help developers reduce costs and improve time to market by easily integrating industry leading PDF technology into application workflows. This technology shares the same underlying technology that powers Google–s open-source PDFium project.

Winner of numerous awards, Foxit has over 325 million users and has sold to over 100,000 customers located in more than 200 countries. Since Foxit products are ISO 32000-1/PDF 1.7 standard compliant, they are compatible with your existing PDF documents and forms.

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