Alternative to Adobe Reader.

esuhl

Carrot007 wrote: »

Just use the chrome browser?

Or Firefox. The Windows version has a built-in PDF reader.

whattochoose

Looks like it's going to be Sumatra.
Thanks everybody for input.

Big_Graeme

giraffe69 wrote: »

Unfortunately there are a few sites mostly hmrc ones that insist on acrobat and reject foxit. Don't know if they reject others.

Not come across anything on HMRC that insists on Acrobat filing my own or business taxes.

whattochoose

People have been so kind and helpful, so, just wondering, are there any alternatives to Adobe Flash Player out there?
Thank you.

esuhl

whattochoose wrote: »

People have been so kind and helpful, so, just wondering, are there any alternatives to Adobe Flash Player out there?
Thank you.

Not really. HTML5 is set to replace Flash, as Flash is old and insecure. But, these aren't compatible with each other, so if a site uses Flash, you really need to have Flash Player installed to be able to see the content. (HTML5 is built-in to web browsers, so you don't need a separate add-on.)

Some sites are using a mix of HTML5 and Flash. YouTube, for example, used to require Flash, but is changing to HTML5. If you try to access a video and don't have Flash installed, it will show the HTML5 version instead. In fact, HTML5 might be the default on YouTube now.

giraffe69

Not come across anything on HMRC that insists on Acrobat filing my own or business taxes.

A company return which requires security in the pdf. Tried it with Foxit (but not Sumatra) and it was rejected. The notes did say Acrobat and nothing else and to start with I didn't believe it!

Fightsback

giraffe69 wrote: »

A company return which requires security in the pdf.!

Quite an amusing oxymoron.

Just for info it's been official government policy to use ODF since 2015:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/open-document-format-odf-guidance-for-uk-government

rhysadams

Chrome Browser or Sumatra.