SumatraPDF makes it easy for you to open current document in a different program.
For example, if you also have Adobe Reader installed, you can use File
menu to easily open PDF document you're viewing in Adobe Reader. We auto-detect a bunch of popular apps (Adobe, FoxIt, PDF X-Change etc.).
You can also add custom readers using advanced settings.
To configure an external reader:
Settings / Advanced Settings...
menu to open configuration fileExternalViewers
sectionHere are the relevant settings:
ExternalViewers [
[
CommandLine =
Name =
Filter =
]
]
An example could be:
ExternalViewers [
[
CommandLine = "C:\\Program Files\\FoxitReader\\FoxitReader.exe" /A page=%p "%1"
Name = Foxit &Basic 3D view or Review Text
Filter = *.pdf
]
]
CommandLine
is a full path of executable that opens a given type of the file.
"%1"
will be substituted with a full path of the current document.
You can also use %p
current page number. Not all viewers support page number.
Name
will be displayed in File
menu.
Filter
restricts which files can be opened by the reader. For example:
*.pdf
*.png;*.jpg;*.jpeg