Editor's review
Cool PDF Reader is a small PDF viewer/reader to view and print PDF files, and convert PDF`s to TXT, BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WMF, EMF, EPS. It is only 650KB to download and doesn`t need lengthy installation, just download, unzip, and run.
Features: Cool PDF Reader is a PDF viewer/reader with a very small footprint. PDF files can also be converted to TXT and image files in one of several formats. The format choices available are BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG etc. Other formats the PDF documents can be converted into are WMF, EMF, EPS. It is only 650KB in size and is supplied as an EXE and does not need any elaborate installation. You can just unzip it and run. It is a standalone package and does not need Acrobat reader to be present in your machine.
You are, of course, able to view and print PDF documents easily. PDF files of all versions are supported. Zoom in/out, rotate of pages are supported. You are able to play the PDF slide shows in full screen mode. Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. Three types of distribution package are available. Standalone EXE that is of 6590 KB size, a all in one reader and an installer packed as an EXE of 653 KB size and a standard installer that lets you install Cool PDF with a wizard at 895 KB size. This standard and the all in one installer would need administrator privileges on your system. The minimal package can be run standard user privileges.
Overall: A nice and easy reader, quite handy.
My brother made me a log for my business, and sent it to me in pdf format. I needed to get it extracted from the pdf for use in other documents, and the web.
Cool PDF Reader did the trick. First try. Zero hassle.
Thanks for the great freeware!