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Should I remove Foxit PDF Editor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,191
United States Rank #12,942
Reach 0.0492%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.19 days
536.64 days >
Average installed length: 281.97 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.2.1.1119 75.44%
2.2.1.1102 24.46%

Foxit PDF Editor

What is Foxit PDF Editor?  (from Foxit)

With Foxit PDF Editor, edit PDF document content directly in a PDF file with powerful paragraph editing. Link multiple text boxes together to reflow text across multiple text boxes, jeep track of changes by inputting new text in a different color, edit the contents of your PDF document, join multiple PDFs into a single...  Read more

Overview

Foxit PDF Editor is a program developed by Foxit. The most used version is 2.2.1.1119, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is pdfedit.exe. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 6.48 MB (6,790,756 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 23% of users of Foxit PDF Editor come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Iran.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.foxitsoftware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foxit software\pdf editor
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF Editor\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 6.48 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Foxit PDF Editor

Program executable:pdfedit.exe
Name:Foxit PDF Editor
Foxit PDF Editor, the first REAL editor for PDF files!
Path:C:\Program Files\foxit software\pdf editor\pdfedit.exe
MD5:36014a516491f93addf8234d253b3733
Additional files:
  • fpmvpr_drv.dll - Foxit Phantom Printer: Reliable, Affordable, Efficient (Foxit Phantom Printer: Virtual Printer Driver)
  • DFEdit.exe - Foxit PDF Editor (Foxit PDF Editor, the first REAL editor for PDF files!)
  • uninstall.exe - Foxit PDF Editor Uninstall (Uninstall program for Foxit PDF Editor)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • PDFEdit.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF Editor\PDFEdit.exe'.

How do I remove Foxit PDF Editor?

You can uninstall Foxit PDF Editor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Foxit PDF Editor, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Foxit PDF Editor.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,191

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.29%
Windows 10 20.60%
Windows XP 10.20%
Windows Vista 3.71%
Windows Server 2003 0.21%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.49%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.74%
Windows 7 Professional 14.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.17%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.84%
Windows 10 Pro 3.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

22.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 22.59%
  Brazil 14.64%
  Iran 7.37%
  Germany 3.73%
  Italy 3.73%
  United Kingdom 3.05%
  Indonesia 2.85%
  India 2.75%
  France 2.65%
  Canada 2.55%
  BG 2.46%
  Spain 2.26%
  Netherlands 2.26%
  Turkey 1.96%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 21.17%
Hewlett-Packard 19.97%
Acer 15.66%
ASUS 12.74%
GIGABYTE 9.98%
Lenovo 5.85%
Samsung 5.34%
Toshiba 4.13%
Intel 2.41%
American Megatrends 2.07%
MSI 0.69%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.98%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 2.98%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.55%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.55%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.55%
ASUS All Series 2.13%

About Foxit

Foxit Corporation focuses on providing application solutions for reading, generating, organizing, and securing PDF documents.
Publisher URL: www.foxitsoftware.com

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