Best way to view PDFs on MacBook Pro?

[gc15]

I use adope but I'm just not a big fan of it, I feel like it lags. Are there any other PDF viewers?

 

[gr8tfly]

Preview (included with OS X) has had great performance for years.

 

[S.B.G]

Preview which is part of OS X is probably the best one.

 

[gc15]

But can I modify the PDF in preview? For example write notes on it?

 

[gr8tfly]

You can add annotations, highlight, arrows, and more.

 

[dejo]

But can I modify the PDF in preview? For example write notes on it?

You can't edit the original content, but it does have annotation capabilities.

 

[gc15]

I thought so, alright does anyone know of any alternatives I can use to edit and anicdote PDF files?

 

[Yahooligan]

I thought so, alright does anyone know of any alternatives I can use to edit and anicdote PDF files?

The App Store literally has tons of apps if you search for "pdf editor", just be sure and read the reviews. 🙂

Adobe Reader can't edit PDFs either, so perhaps your initial question/subject were a little misleading if you were also wanting something that could edit them. 🙂

 

[S.B.G]

I thought so, alright does anyone know of any alternatives I can use to edit and anicdote PDF files?

It's expensive, but it's probably the best PDF editor out there.

PDFpen 6

 

[cbautis2]

I guess I'm lucky with Adobe Reader performing like a champ on my 2011 MBA i5/4GB/128GB. It's silky smooth even with 1000+ pages of colored textbooks and a file size of 100+ MB. I can also annotate with Adobe Reader and no slow down or anything. You probably need SSD on your MBP since I notice that really large PDFs loads a lot slower and a bit choppier on my friend's cMBP. My only gripe with Adobe is that it uses a lot of RAM (400 MB or more) when a large PDF is opened for a while.

I use preview sometimes but prefer Adobe's interface.