Articles from Free PDF to Word Blog Top 2 Preview Alternatives for Mac OS X Lion 2012-02-08 09:02:19 admin
Preview is the default PDF reader in Mac OS X Lion. With it, you can not only view PDF, but also annotate PDF by adding arrow, oval rectangle, note, text, link, etc. and highlight, strike through, underline PDF text. However, for some reasons, like it is not powerful enough for you to handle PDF, you might need an alternative with better user interface and perfect features. Here, I’d like to share with you two Preview alternatives for Mac OS X Lion: Skim and Wondershare PDF Editor Pro for Mac. Skim is regarded as the number one Preview alternative for Mac OS X. Like Preview, Skim is a totally free PDF reader for Mac. Though Skim is an open source app, upgrade versions have been released to match the latest Mac OS X operating systems. What more important is that Skim works perfectly. It has a very friendly user interface. It displays all the annotation tools on the interface. Whenever you need to add comment, just select the tool and go ahead. No need to go to the ribbon. Besides, Skim enables you to rotate PDF, crop a PDF page, add and edit bookmark.
The features of Skim are more or less like that of Preview. I prefer Skim is that it is really more easier to operate at. If both Skim and Preview cannot help you manage PDF conveniently and effectively, you should try another Preview alternative, Wondershare PDF Editor Pro for Mac. It combines PDF viewing, editing, annotating and converting into one. Because of the built-in OCR technology, Wondershare PDF Editor Pro for Mac is also able to edit and convert scanned PDF to MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, text and more. After you download and install the almighty PDF Editor, viewing, editing and convering PDF is no longer a problem for you.
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