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| logo = Foxit Software logo.svg| logo_alt = Foxit SoftwarePublic company>Public| founded = 2001| founder = Eugene Y. Xiong| hq_location = Fuzhou, China| area_served = Worldwide| key_people = Eugene Y. Xiong (Chairman and Founder), George Z Gao (CEO), Jeremy Wei (CTO)| owner = Eugene Y. Xiong (38.48%)| industry = Software| products = PDF software (Foxit Reader) and development kits| num_employees = Over 650 worldwideFoxit Software Inc.Foxit Australia Pty LtdDocuSavvy Technologies Limited|eSign Genie Software Private Limited}}weblink}}}}Foxit Software is a software developer based in Fremont, California; Its mainland China couterpart, Fujian Foxit Software limited, is based in Fuzhou, China, with additional subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Australia.WEB,weblink 福建福昕软件开发股份有限公司 2021 年年度报告 (Fujian Foxit Software Development Joint Stock Co., Ltd. 2021 Annual Report), Shanghai Stock Exchange, WEB, 2020-07-26, 福建福昕软件开发股份有限公司注册申请文件,weblink 2020-08-27, China Securities Regulatory Commission, WEB, Fujian Foxit Software Development Joint Stock Co., Ltd., 2020-07-06, 福建福昕软件开发股份有限公司科创板首次公开发行股票招股说明书（注册稿）(Draft Pre-IPO Disclosure of Fujian Foxit Software Development Joint Stock Co., Ltd. for the SSE STAR),weblink China Securities Regulatory Commission, Foxit Software develops Portable Document Format (PDF) software and tools used to create, edit, eSign, and secure files and digital documents.WEB,weblink Time for insurance to ditch paper â€” there's a new solution, Moorcraft, Bethan, Insurance Business, 2018-05-29, The company also has offices in Fuzhou, Beijing, Berlin, South Yarra (Melbourne),WEB,weblink Learn More About cPDF, www.connectedpdf.com, 2016-12-04, 2017-02-09,weblink dead, WEB,weblink MBDA Helps Foxit Software Innovate Beyond Borders {{!, MBDA Web Portal|last=MBDA|date=2011-05-26|website=www.mbda.gov|access-date=2016-12-04|archive-date=2016-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221204251weblink|url-status=dead}} Japan, Taiwan, Korea, France,WEB, 2011-05-26, MBDA Helps Foxit Software Innovate Beyond Borders,weblink 2020-06-29, Minority Business Development Agency, en, North Macedonia, and Slovakia.As of 2016, there were about 425 million Foxit users of Foxit's software, with sales to more than 100,000 customers in 200 countries.NEWS,weblink Findo announces closure of USD 7 Million Seed Funding Round, Mediamax, iTel.am, 2016-12-04, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Findo Announces Closure of $7 Million Seed Funding Round with Investment and Integration from Foxit, Findo, www.prnewswire.com, 2016-12-04, Foxit Software was named "#2 Best PDF Editor Software of 2022" by ComHQ.WEB, 2022-02-21, Best PDF Editor Software Of 2022 ComHQ,weblink dead,weblink 2022-06-02, 2022-06-21, en-US,

History

Foxit Software was founded in 2001 by Eugene Y. Xiong (Chinese: ), a Chinese national with permanent residence in the United States, to develop similar PDF software products to those from Adobe Systems and other PDF vendors, and offer them at lower prices.WEB, PDF Master Series III: Eugene Y. Xiong talks with Planet PDF,weblink 2016-12-04, Planet PDF, 2017-10-30,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171030003536weblink">weblink dead, In 2009, Foxit Software Company incorporated as Foxit Corporation.In December 2015, Foxit went public on the Chinese over-the-counter market NEEQ.WEB, Office Software Company Foxit Poised to Launch Star Market IPO,weblink 2020-06-29, EqualOcean, en, Before 2019, Amazon was an early investor and substantial shareholder of Foxit, once owning 12.38％ of the latter's shares, before divesting in 2019 to make Foxit eligible for a simplified IPO process for domestic companies in China.WEB, Jingtian & Gongcheng, 2020, Legal Opinion by Jingtian & Gongcheng on Foxit's IPO in SSE STAR,weblink 2020-08-27, China Securities Regulatory Commission, In June 2020, Foxit Software received permission to list in the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market (the Sci-Tech Innovation Board).WEB, 企业观察报, 2020-07-01, 上市捷报 {{!, 福昕软件IPO通过科创板上市委审核|url=https://tech.sina.com.cn/roll/2020-07-01/doc-iircuyvk1442103.shtml|access-date=2020-08-27|website=tech.sina.com.cn}} According to Foxit's pre-IPO disclosures, it seeks to raise RMB 409 million (approximately USD 49 million).As a technology company, Foxit is eligible to receive a reduced tax rate of 15% in China. It also received RMB 13 million of Chinese government subsidies in 2019. As of 2019, most of Foxit's software development has been taking place within China, while over 90% of its revenue was earned outside of China, in markets such as the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. The vast majority of its net profit is sourced from the United States. It listed Adobe Inc. as its biggest competitor.

Acquisitions

Foxit has grown organically and through several acquisitions.{| class="wikitable"! Company !! Date of close| CVISION Technologies (merged with Foxit Software Inc.)| August 2017PUBLISHER=FOXITDATE=12 JULY 2016, PUBLISHER=FOXITDATE=16 MARCH 2016, PUBLISHER=FOXITDATE=7 OCTOBER 2015, PUBLISHER=FOXITDATE=5 AUGUST 2014, |eSignGenieACCESS-DATE=2021-12-17LANGUAGE=EN,

Standards involvement

Foxit has contributed to the evolution of ISO 32000 and ISO 19005 standards.WEB,weblink Ratgeber Langzeitarchivierung: Sicher archivieren mit PDF/A, www.computerwoche.de, 2016-12-04,

Products

{| class="wikitable"! Product name !Formerly!! Platform|PDF Editor Pro|Foxit PhantomPDF Business|Windows Only| PDF EditorStandard, Foxit PhantomPDF Online, Foxit PhantomPDF Mac, Foxit PDF Reader Mobile (with optional in-product purchases)>| Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android, and Chromebooks| PDF Reader| Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android, and Chromebooks|Foxit eSign|Foxit Sign|see features | Volume Automation| Web, Windows, Linux| PDF SDK | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Universal Windows Platform (UWS)

Foxit Reader

The company's first product, Foxit Reader, was released in 2004. It provides a way to view, create and sign PDF files, and add annotations to them.WEB,weblink Foxit Reader, TechRadar, 2016-12-04, Foxit Reader 3.0 offers comparable functionality to Adobe Reader.NEWS,weblink The best free PDF reader 2016, TechRadar, 2016-12-04, Older versions were notable for their speed and small file sizes.WEB,weblink Foxit Software Foxit Reader 3.0, PC World, 2016-12-04, 2017-04-14,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170414225451weblink">weblink dead, Foxit released version 8.0 in 2016.NEWS,weblink Foxit Launches ConnectedPDF, 2016-06-27, KMWorld Magazine, en-US, 2016-12-04, The software is pre-installed on Windows PCs from HP, Acer, and ASUS.WEB,weblink Foxit Deal Brings PDF Software to Asus, Acer PCs, Laptops, thevarguy.com, 2016-12-04, 2017-10-30,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171030004557weblink">weblink dead, Foxit released version 9.0 in 2017. The software is available as a freeware download for PCs running Windows 7 (or later), MacOS and older versions of Linux.WEB, Foxit Reader locks up - Linux Mint 64 bit Cinnammon,weblink 2021-07-20, PDF Forum {{!, Foxit Software|date=28 June 2021|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720124429weblink|url-status=dead}}WEB,weblink Foxit Reader 9.0 unveils single-key accelerators, plus improves search, commenting and accessibility tools from Softwarecrew {{!, Software Reviews, News, Tips & Tricks|website=www.softwarecrew.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-14|archive-date=2017-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202205weblink|url-status=dead}}NEWS,weblink Foxit Reader 9.0 major new version released, 2017-11-01, gHacks Technology News, 2018-05-29, en-US,

Foxit PhantomPDF

Foxit PhantomPDF, a multi-feature PDF editor, was released in 2008. Foxit PhantomPDF has an interface that holds many advanced PDF editing and security features.NEWS,weblink Foxit PhantomPDF Review, 2016 {{!, Top Ten Reviews|newspaper=TopTenREVIEWS|access-date=2016-12-04}} Foxit released version 8.0 in 2016. The software has been renamed from Foxit PhantomPDF to Foxit PDF Editor with the release of Foxit PDF Editor 11.0.0.49893 dated May 25, 2021.WEB, Foxit PDF Editor Version History {{!, Foxit Software|url=https://www.foxit.com/pdf-editor/version-history.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Foxit|language=en}}

ConnectedPDF

ConnectedPDF, released in 2016, extends the traditional portable document format by associating a unique identifier with each PDF, thereby enabling capabilities such as file update notifications, document locating and tracking, shared and synchronized review and mark-up, and remote digital rights management and protection.WEB,weblink Foxit Introduces PDF Workflow That Will Rock Team Collaboration, smallbiztrends.com, 28 June 2016, 2016-12-04, ConnectedPDF is not a stand-alone product. Functionality is embedded within some of Foxit’s PDF software products. ConnectedPDF is included in the latest releases of Foxit PhantomPDF (version ≥8), Foxit Reader (version ≥8) and Foxit MobilePDF (version ≥5).

PDF Compressor

Foxit PDF Compressor converts scanned documents to PDF or PDF/A, compresses them and uses integrated OCR technology to make them fully text searchable.

Rendition Server

Foxit Rendition Server is an on-premises or cloud web service for centralized document conversion to PDF and PDF/A. It enables the construction of a transformation infrastructure which can be addressed by programs and environments through a web service interface.

OEM relationships

The company has developed original equipment manufacturer relationships with a number of businesses. Foxit’s technology is included in Amazon Kindle,NEWS,weblink Amazon Invests in Foxit to Boost Kindle PDF Support, Brian, Matt, 2011-12-06, The Next Web, en-US, 2016-12-04, Gmail and Google Chrome.WEB,weblink Google Chrome PDF Engine is now Open Source, InfoQ, 2016-12-04, The company has also developed the rendering engine for Google's open-source PDFium project.WEB,weblink Google throws PDFium into the open source community, Garthwaite, Emily, IT Pro Portal, 2016-12-04,

SDKs

Foxit also provides a variety of PDF software development kits (SDKs) for developers wanting to create custom PDF applications.WEB,weblink Foxit Updates PDF Software Development Kit for Android and iOS/, App Developer Magazine, 2016-12-04,

Industry association memberships

Foxit Software is an active member of the PDF Association. LuraTech, acquired by Foxit in 2015, was a founding member of the PDF Association. Carsten Heiermann, founder and CEO of the LuraTech group, is member of the association’s board.WEB,weblink Board, PDF Association, 2016-12-04, Thomas Zellmann, who joined LuraTech in 2001, is the association’s Managing Director.WEB,weblink Staff, PDF Association, 2016-12-04,

See also

• List of PDF software
• eSign

References

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External links

• Foxit PDF Software