PdfiumView

PdfiumView is an application that might interest individuals who deal with PDFs on older Windows systems or who'd like to avoid using the OS browser for checking these types of files out. The program, as the name implies, can be used to view PDF files. It's nothing fancy. The application doesn't allow any editing. It's a quick, portable way of dealing with PDF files.

Although the application's looks are nothing to write home about, the simplicity of it all is rather reassuring. In fact, it's easier to use than any of the fancy PDF readers out there. It's also portable, something that one must factor in when choosing such an application. If you're always on the go, but don't like taking your PC with you, then this app can sit quietly on your removable storage and be carried to other machines for deployment.

Now, if the user desires to open more than one PDF file at once, this application allows just that. There really isn't much else the application can offer. Still, the basic package remains useful, and also low on resource consumption. The overall style of the app, little as it might be, seems to integrate well with the minimalist approach of today's modern operating systems.

With that in mind, you won't find any issues with reading PDF files, even password-locked ones. The program will immediately ask the user to input the password, allowing access to the document's contents once the secret phrase has been introduced.

PdfiumView remains a simple portable application that users on the go can always rely on. It might not have a lot of features but it includes the basic functionality needed to read multiple PDF documents at once, regardless of the Windows operating system you are dealing with.