How to install Slim PDF Reader on Windows?

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Slim PDF Reader on Windows. Before beginning with the installation, let us first understand what is Slim PDF Reader.

The Slim PDF Reader 2 is a lightweight, free, cross-platform PDF viewer compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. The following are the basic characteristics of the Slim PDF Reader −

• A brand-new user interface that supports both light and dark themes.

• Enhanced navigation for an easier time viewing PDFs.

• A broad selection of sophisticated and programmable annotation tools.

• Filling out and validating signatures on instant interactive PDF forms.

• Bloatware-free, blazingly quick, and easy on the system resources

• Using the 10 accessible annotation tools-Sticky Notes, Underline, Highlighter, Stamp, Caret, Squiggly Line, Strikethrough, Attachment, Link, and Watermark.

• Users can annotate PDF content, fill out interactive PDF forms, validate PDF files with attached digital signatures, and watermark PDF information.

• The new version 2.0 has a completely new, updated user interface (UI) with a sleek, dark look and better navigational choices for a more straightforward PDF viewing experience.

• With a download size of just 15 MB, Slim PDF Reader is among the most compact desktop PDF viewers.

Let us now see how to install the Slim PDF Reader on Windows −

Step 1

To install the Slim PDF Reader on Windows, go to a web browser and open the official website https://www.investintech.com/resources/freetools/slimpdfreader/ as shown in the below screenshot −

Step 2

Click the Windows Download. This will download the Windows version on our system −

Step 3

The Slim PDF Reader download completes. Double-click on the exe file to install −

Step 4

On double-click, the Slim PDF Reader setup begins. The first screen is the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and click Next −

Step 5

You will now reach the Select Destination Location section. The setup will install the Slim PDF Reader into the following default path. If you want to change the installation location, click Browse. We will keep the same default installation location −

C:\Program Files (x86)\Investintech.com Inc\Slim PDF Reader 2.0

Click Next −

Step 6

The setup is now ready to install. The Ready to Install displays the Destination location and other information. Check it and click Install −

Step 7

The installation begins −

Step 8

The installation completes. The shortcut for the Slim PDF Reader is also visible. On clicking Finish, the Slim PDF Reader will launch since Launch Slim PDF Reader 2.0 is already selected −

Step 9

The Slim PDF Reader opens for the first time as shown below −

In this lesson, we saw what is Slim PDF Reader, its characteristics and usage. We also saw how to install Slim PDF Reader on Windows.