![]() ![]() ![]() I couldn’t find compatibility info on several apps so I don’t know that they will work with earlier versions of Android. AddendumĪll of the PDF readers were tested on a 9″ Android tablet running v2.0 and the Spare Parts app. ![]() It only had a page jump option, but no search, reflow, TOC support, zoom. ( Android Freeware) This is pretty much the same app as VuDroid. ( Android Freeware) This is a basic app with only a page jump option, but no search, reflow, TOC support, zoom. (Android Freeware) This couldn’t install. This was also the only app to find my PDFs and list them without having to find them manually. But I like that you can either scroll or turn the page. There’s no search, page jump, or TOC support. It only has the fit to page width option, but it also has text reflow. (Android Freeware) Based on the ones I’ve tried, this was the best app if you have a large screen tablet. Update : This app has been updated since I reviewed it last, but it doesn’t appear to have any new features. On a smaller screen the scrolling could be a useful feature. I think this one would be good for a smaller screen (under 5″), but it was a waste on a 9″ tablet. It has zoom, go-to-page, and text search options (this may not be working right) but no reflow or TOC support. ( SlideMe, v1.5+) It doesn’t do page turns, only scrolling. Update: The developer behind DroidReader left a comment about features he’s planning to add. But it does have little on-screen page turn buttons in the bottom corners. Also, whenever I tried to zoom in, it crashed. It has a go-to-page and zoom options, but it lacks reflow, search, and TOC support. ( SlideMe, v1.5+) Page turns and opening the file were reasonably fast. Update: Kindle, Montano, Bluefire Reader for Android, and Aldiko can display DRM-free PDFs. I’m sure there are PDF apps in the Marketplace but since I can’t access it I couldn’t test them. I also didn’t test anything that I couldn’t find outside of the Android Market. If you have one then you might want to check it and see if it works for you. Several of the office suites for Android include PDF viewers. I have a 6 year old version of Adobe Reader for WinCE that could meet or beat all of the abilities of all of these apps. I was also surprised that only one had text search. None of the apps had any annotation abilities, support for table of contents, or a zoom setting that cropped the white space. If you can, you might want to look at the Android Market. I found Aldiko there, but it requires a later version of Android than i have on my Pandigital tablet. Update (): Amazon has launched their Appstore, so you might want to check there for free PDF Readers. The other 5 had poorer selections and didn’t have any app that I couldn’t find at the first 2. One is the SlideMe App Store and the other is Freeware Lovers. I ended up getting the apps from only 2 sources. Just the ones I could find easily and link to. ![]() All are free and can be downloaded from your web browser. In order to save myself some trouble next time around, I pulled together a list of 7 apps. So did I, and after looking here and there I found a number of free PDF readers. (If you’re in a hurry, scroll down to the end.) If you are reading this then you have probably found yourself in need of a PDF reading app. If that is inaccessible then the apps mentioned below will tide you over until you find something better. If you can’t access it, try the Amazon Appstore. If you need a PDF app today, look in Google Play. Update: This post was written in late 2010, a time when it was difficult to find a PDF app for a cheap Android tablet. ![]()
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