Best PDF reader for big files rendering - Nexus 7 Themes and Apps

Hi
I have a collection of magazines in PDF some of those are 90MB files and I wonder what would be your recommendations for a good PDF reader that can render files quickly when moving from one Page to another, I'm currently using Kindle for this but I don't think is fast enough with pdfs.
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Ezpdf.........
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Try using adobe reader works great for me even for big files
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yococs said:
Try using adobe reader works great for me even for big files
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Tested a lot of PDF reader the adobe reader really is by far the best
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I'll be honest, I realized almost by accident that the android Kindle app really does a good job on my larger sized files.

Mantano premium is the best but is expensive
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RepliGo Reader was the first app I bought, when the G1 first came out. Handles everything I throw at it and more. Best $2 I ever spent on an app.
I'm currently reading a 95MB magazine PDF on it with absolutely no problems.

I still haven't found one that does everything perfectly.
I haven't tried EZPDF yet, but RepliGo is what I'm using right now. It's not as smooth as some of the others, and doesn't render as quickly, but I find it's the most reliable. Some of the others get stuck during scrolling, or scroll weirdly.
I'm waiting for someone to release a perfect PDF reader.

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Ezpdf.........
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I have the premium version and its slow for large PDF. I have many PDF with graphics, charts and diagrams and the apps choke on opening this. Going to the next page results in "loading..." message for about 1-3 seconds..painful when you are reading.

I found out that Adobe Reader is the fastest, but I really miss horizontal scrolling like in the kindle app and EZ PDF REader.
Thanks for your opinions!

rootusr said:
I found out that Adobe Reader is the fastest, but I really miss horizontal scrolling like in the kindle app and EZ PDF REader.
Thanks for your opinions!
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Select "Single Page" in the View Mode option and you can swipe left and right.

i'm struggling to get a decent experience viewing building / construction / architectural plans. The file itself is no more than 2mb. However I suppose it is a graphically intense pdf, compared to say text.
Kindle reader seems to be working the best!.....but it's really not a viable solution....
Any other ideas??

+1 for kindle. Wish it had bookmarks though.
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Weird... I'm using fairly large pdfs with graphics and even on the stock pdf reader I barely ever have to wait for loading between pages. DTG pdf is even a tad faster in my experience.

I recently found RADAEE PDF reader, it's fast enough rendering 100mb pdfs, however the app UI its really bad some pro features must be unlocked using PayPal, for basic pdf reading is ok.
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For heavy graphic files I noticed that adobe reader is a bit faster than ezpdf. The latter however is my first choice for daily usage.
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Radee PDF works at least 3 x faster than everything else! Thanks mate!....shame about the lousy interface though!
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MrJizzler said:
Radee PDF works at least 3 x faster than everything else! Thanks mate!....shame about the lousy interface though!
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Yeap, let's hope the developer improves the UI
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adobe reader and enable force gpu rendering in developer options.
very very smooth imo.

I've tested maybe all readers.
But no one give me experience like on iPad 1,2, 3 with goodreader app.
Why it is not possible on android to view technical structure and large pdf files?
Is iOS using graphics chip to render them?
How can we get the pdfs rendered fast on android too?
Edit: ok, have to say adobe renders fast.
But why there's even no way to turn pdfs 90°? With non of those reader apps.
I'm missing my iPad 3. Got stolen on my trip. ;(
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ePub Reader

Does anyone know the best ePub reader to install on the One X? I have a few books I am currently reading and want to be able to import and/or access them on my phone ideally.
Thanks.
The free version of Mantano Reader is pretty good imo
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The free version of Mantano Reader is pretty good imo
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What a brilliant app; it can even open and access books that are stored on my dropbox. Thanks for the recommendation.
DazNoonan said:
Does anyone know the best ePub reader to install on the One X? I have a few books I am currently reading and want to be able to import and/or access them on my phone ideally.
Thanks.
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This is good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5hbGRpa28uYW5kcm9pZCJd
Well, IMO, Moon+ Reader is the best. Tried Cool Reader, Aldiko, Go Books and bunch of others but found moon reader is better. Ridiculously customizable, fast and clean. You could give it a shot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader
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I yet to buy one x
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I'm using FBreader
I like Aldiko, but it has 2 issues: lack of highlight text option and 3 dot menu bar on One X. I've been using Mantano and I'm pleased with it.
epub reader
I am using aldiko reader alot, but find moon+ also a good alternative
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I'm using FBreader
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I'm on fbreader to , I tested many reader on my HD2 but on the one X I only use FBreader
Don't have much time to test another app
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Moon reader +, best eBook reader, period.
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Agree with Moonreader. It's brilliant, and is also the only one I've found that fully supports ics, so no 3 dot menu bar at the bottom!
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Just tried Aldiko which is really good... Going to give Moon+ a try a little later. Thanks for the advice.

ePub reader?

Anybody know a good epub reader with an excellent interface?
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I had moon reader but tried mantano recently. Both of them are good but i find mantano is very well polished. Try both of them and see what suits your taste.
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Anyone with page flip animation?
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Anyone with page flip animation?
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Moon+ Reader has excellent page flip. Like IPad. Have to turn it on though. See options.
Aldiko is one of the best ebook reader on the play store. It doesn't have a page turn animation(just slides).
Another good reader is kindle, if you take the epub file and covert it to mobi using zamzar, then put it in the kindle folder.
I like Mantano reader. It's good for epub and PDF.
Fb reader has a lot of options
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The new Aldiko UI is beautiful, but no page flipping.
Aldiko is what my GF swears by although I did notice FB reader today that has got screen lock
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I think the nook app does epub exceptionally, just save the epubs in sdcard/nook/mydocuments really nice reader app and not limited to their store
And very nice page flip.
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Mantano is current best for epub, works great with PDF too.
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Mantano ( I have the premium version) is good for epubs. Not sure about the animations cause I never use them if it has it I would have turned it off in the initial setup and never looked back. It looks very nice and polished. Alot of sorting and viewing options for the bookshelf/ library area. You can tag books and also create collections and even sub-collections (which I LOVE :victory.
Moon+ reader is also nice. My pet peeve there is that you can't sort by date, like sort it so I see the most recently added 1st which kinda annoys me . The premium version says that it allows you to password protect the app itself. I guess that comes in handy if you are reading some questionable/embarrassing things
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Mantano ( I have the premium version) is good for epubs. Not sure about the animations cause I never use them if it has it I would have turned it off in the initial setup and never looked back...
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You should, with the latest update the page turn animation with epub files is just butter, slick and real.
Not sure if there is one for pdfs
I've tried all the readers mentioned and have bought a few, but my current favorite is moon+. its the visually most appealing, and I love its dropbox support for synced books. I also like that it gives number of pages left in chapters.
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Aldiko, but like everyone else said, there isn't a page flip animation.
OK back and found a good reader called moon+reader it has loads of nice options and page turning. I am using the free version but you can also pay for a pro version.
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My vote would be aldiko. I don't even like to read the books I've purchased from B&N using the nook app, aldiko there also
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Just bought Mantano here, I've tried them all and this is the nicest one I've used, its fast to load, loads all the book covers quickly and it has night mode and nice cataloging features to group your books, all the rest just didn't feel right to me, thanks for the mention of Mantano as I didn't know about till this post
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I tried all of the readers suggested here and none of them have a 3D page flip animation?
Is there a way to use the Google Books app to read epub files?
Moon reader has the 3d page flipping animation, at least that is what I see in the pro version.
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PDF reader with a good pdf selection interface

Hey
I am looking for an app with a pdf selection like the play magazine app or something other. I am tired of book cases
Thanks
"Or something other", in that case Mantano Ebook reader (premium). The best one that i've come across so far
QNBT said:
"Or something other", in that case Mantano Ebook reader (premium). The best one that i've come across so far
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I just checked out that app. Its very smooth. I hate stutter when flipping through pages. The iPad excels with PDFs and epub files. Annotation with Mantano requires the paid version though.
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Hi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kill.geek.bdviewer&hl=en
Very good for CBR & pdf / view on line webdav samba sftp
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbGRpa28uYW5kcm9pZCJd
andrew.cambridge said:
I just checked out that app. Its very smooth. I hate stutter when flipping through pages. The iPad excels with PDFs and epub files. Annotation with Mantano requires the paid version though.
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Oh, I've been using the premium version far too long to remember that. The only downside with Mantano is the price I guess.
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Oh, I've been using the premium version far too long to remember that. The only downside with Mantano is the price I guess.
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I don't care about price. I like to help out development of apps by contributing to the Dev. $7 could be wasted on something else, so why not an app that I like?
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Most of my time in nexus 7 is spent on reading and annotating PDF files. There is unfortunately no single PDF solution. My favorite is ezpdf reader. Lots of options for editing PDF files. I also use repligo and iannotate . must say most are not free.
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Until that time, iAnnotate is the best in my opinion, it's free.
Of course ezpdf reader is the best.
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Need help finding the best possible pdf reader/annotator

So far I'm not having much luck finding a pdf annotating app I like. I've tried iannotate and ezpdf reader which either crash often on me or load pdfs and page turns slow as balls.
Anyone out there find something that works great? I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast.
I use ezPDf. It has been consistently the best for doing everything from highlighting to written annotations.
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Was reading that Polaris will let note devices annotate documents now. Just click on the plus sign with stylus and select free draw.
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Bonisaur said:
I use ezPDf. It has been consistently the best for doing everything from highlighting to written annotations.
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Same here on my Note II (basically the same hardware and 4.1.2). Works good for me. I haven't received my Note 8 to try it yet...waiting for the 3G version.
Maybe you have another app or process running that is conflicting or causing lag? I uninstall any apps that I don't use on a daily basis and don't use live wallpapers. My Note II is rooted, but running the stock ROM.
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Same here on my Note II (basically the same hardware and 4.1.2). Works good for me. I haven't received my Note 8 to try it yet...waiting for the 3G version.
Maybe you have another app or process running that is conflicting or causing lag? I uninstall any apps that I don't use on a daily basis and don't use live wallpapers. My Note II is rooted, but running the stock ROM.
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Who has lag?
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Who has lag?
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Did you read the OP?
"...load pdfs and page turns slow as balls." and "I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast."
Sounds like lag to me, no?
bbfoto said:
Did you read the OP?
"...load pdfs and page turns slow as balls." and "I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast."
Sounds like lag to me, no?
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Okay. Couldn't read anything about lag in the post you quoted. Got confused. Sorry.
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Using repligo on my note 2 and now note 8. Don't remember why I jave chosen it compared to the others but still get satisfied
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How about Adobe pdf reader. It has annotation ability,
I found that Moon+ Reader Pro to be exceptional.
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Qpf Notes is the best I have tried and used. I use it on my note 2 every day. I use it to note site maps created from google maps, coolect signatures, fill in diocuments, note existing documents for future changes, and besy of all it has allowed me to be completely paperless in a paper dependent company.. It is perfect for me. Very well supported with updates and improvements. It is a paid app, but if you need somerhing capable of doing this tge price is very low. I love it.
Good luck
Matt
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brewer00psd said:
Qpf Notes is the best I have tried and used. I use it on my note 2 every day. I use it to note site maps created from google maps, coolect signatures, fill in diocuments, note existing documents for future changes, and besy of all it has allowed me to be completely paperless in a paper dependent company.. It is perfect for me. Very well supported with updates and improvements. It is a paid app, but if you need somerhing capable of doing this tge price is very low. I love it.
Good luck
Matt
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I can't find QPF Notes in the Play Store. Sure that's the right name?
Search "qpdf" in the play store. It took me a bit to find it.
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Adobe own Acrobat Reader works great for my Note 1.
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theraker007 said:
So far I'm not having much luck finding a pdf annotating app I like. I've tried iannotate and ezpdf reader which either crash often on me or load pdfs and page turns slow as balls.
Anyone out there find something that works great? I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast.
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Definitely eZpdf, very strong on pdf support. It has also epub support, but it is at early stages.
Im using acrobat, the problem is that I cant modify the color of the pen, its always red, cant play with thickness aswell, does anyone now a way around it?
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I would post a link to qpdf, but I do not have the credentials on this forum to do so.
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modesty1 said:
Im using acrobat, the problem is that I cant modify the color of the pen, its always red, cant play with thickness aswell, does anyone now a way around it?
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You do that after annotating, tap it again and you get a context menu.
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Definitely eZpdf, very strong on pdf support. It has also epub support, but it is at early stages.
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Does it support PDF/A?
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I bought QPDF, RepliGo, EzPDF...
None they all look the same, but I found EzPDF rendered each page faster than everybody else.
RepliGo was better designed, but every page showed up blured at first and then it would finish rendering.
QPDF have a weird scroll system, but it loads multiple pages at once
So i'm sticking with EzPdf for now
Annotating PDFs
Hi guys,
I have just released a new slim pdf annotation app that targets those of us who want to annotate while we are reading documents. This app is not for note taking (for those who need that I recommend Papyrus).
My app is the slimmest PDF reader, with pen and marker annotation, I have seen. It is easy to use, and it allows you to annotate and highlight as you read. Exactly as you do on paper. It is extremely easy to switch between the pen and the marker; and to toggle colours.
Also – the app recognizes the difference between your finger and the stylus. Fingers are used to move, zoom and erase. The stylus is used to annotate.
A free version of Stylus Annotator is available on Play. Please try it and rate it.

Good Ebook reader app

Ive been using Aldiko and it seems to be doing its job just fine (I need an app that also can import pdfs), anyone have an alternative or better app ?
Maybe Moon Reader+
I just use Google Play Books. With the ability to upload your own books and the apps style consistent with the other android applications, I see no reason to use anything else.
+1 for moon+ reader
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Mantano reader. Been using it for years happily. If they added dropbox support it would be perfect.
Kindle app works great for me with pdf's.
Definitely Moon+ Reader.
Kobo serves me best for the last couple of years!
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+1 for moon+ reader.
I like the calibre and dropbox integration
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+1 for Monn Reader +
=> The best PDF reflow I found until yet.
Another vote for Moon Reader. I've been using it for over a year, many hundreds of hours on it, no complaints.
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Another vote for Moon Reader. I've been using it for over a year, many hundreds of hours on it, no complaints.
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Moon Reader gets my vote as well. Very versatile and very user friendly.
My vote for Moon Reader+. Excellent app.
I like fbreader smooth transtition is all I want
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I used Aldiko up until the point that Google Books finally let you import your own library. With syncing across multiple devices, I'm set.
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Kindle for sure..
Well, KINDLE works great for reading ebook's over your device. Why don't you try installing that one.
:fingers-crossed:http://www.rapidtechventures.com/
I use Google Play Books as well. I really like the ability to upload PDFs and ePub and have them available across my devices. There probably are better e readers out there with more functionality, but it does everything I need really well.
I'm using Kindle, Moon Reader & Nook
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I use Google Play Books as well. I really like the ability to upload PDFs and ePub and have them available across my devices. There probably are better e readers out there with more functionality, but it does everything I need really well.
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Most of my pdf's for uni won't work on there, but the do on Kindle.
Epub: 1. Moon Reader. 2.FbReader (with tts). 3.Cool Reader
PDF: 1. EZ Reader. 2. Adobe Reader (only ones found with both night/reversed view and good text reflow)

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