I’m choosing a PDF reader for long research papers, and my current one slows down with 200-page files full of figures. Has anyone compared how Sumatra PDF and PDFgear handle those?
I had the same issue with large client PDFs, and Sumatra PDF was noticeably quicker and lighter, especially when jumping between pages. PDFgear has nicer tools for notes and editing, but I would try Sumatra first for 200-page papers with lots of figures.
I use Sumatra for long files, it opens fast even with lots of images, and it barely uses any memory. PDFgear felt heavier on my laptop but worked fine for shorter files. What are you using now that’s slow?
If your main issue is lag on large files, Sumatra is usually faster. It is stripped down to just viewing, so it handles hundreds of pages with heavy images without eating up memory. PDFgear has a lot more features built in, which tends to make it feel a bit heavier on long documents.