One of the key dislikes is something you won't find among Apple users: the feeling (not always accurate, but genuine) that PDF requires Acrobat Reader to open and the much more expensive Acrobat Pro to do anything more than open. But there's some caveats on that statement, as you'll see. I can't offer a citation, but I work with a lot of individual and corporate computer clients so I think I can speak with larger-than-just-anecdotal/personal experience when I say that yes, PDF is disliked by a significant number of users.
Was a boon when it came out, replacing more difficult postscript files. GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer currently costs $2.99 for the base app, but that is as part of a current 50% discount offer. Upgrading to the Pro Pack adds in split-screen for reading two documents side-by-side on an iPad, AES-256 encryption, and file synching, among other extras. Unusually, the base app is one that requires purchasing instead of being free, though there is also an additional subscription element as well. It can even connect to cloud storage services, as well as data stores such as WebDAV, SMB, AFP, FTP, and SFTP. The app is able to handle file management as well, collecting together files in one place, including those it cannot open itself. To rephrase one of our customers review, 'try it, and youll see.' While youre at it, give our PDF Reflow feature a try. Reading experience is so superior, its hard to describe. Annotation tools include highlighting text and adding notes, as well as drawings, which can then be shared with others for collaboration purposes. This is what you can view in GoodReader, plus you can also annotate PDF files and edit TXT files.- PDF Reading and Annotating -PDF files is where GoodReader truly shines. You have reading tools like PDF Reflow, which can make the text of a document easier to read on smaller screens without needing to constantly scroll sideways. Every time I attempt to highlight text I keep getting a message that says 'No text under finger'. I am unable to highlight text on my PDF files. GoodReader has existed for over a decade, and is one of the best PDF-reading apps available today. Apps :: GoodReader On IPad - Unable To Highlight Text On PDF Files Oct 26, 2013.