Before installing, download the installer (EXE, MSI, or ZIP) to your computer.
- For individual users: We recommend the EXE or MSI installer. The EXE installer automatically detects your system language during installation, while the MSI installer installs the application in English by default.
- For enterprises: Customized installation deployments can be performed using either EXE or ZIP installers. For more details, see Custom Installation Deployment Guide for Enterprise Users.
The following steps use the EXE installer of Foxit PDF Editor as an example:
- Double-click the EXE file, and you will see the setup wizard pop up. Click Next to continue.
- Foxit PDF Editor is protected by copyright law, so in order to proceed, you must accept the License Agreement. Check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box to continue.
- (Optional) You can select or deselect the Help improve user experience option to turn on or off data collection. The collected data will be used to improve user experiences only. The setting for this option will not affect the following installation process.
There are two installation setup types for Foxit PDF Editor. The user has the ability to change the installation directory or to keep the default settings.
Typical — Installs all features by default, which requires more disk space.
Custom — Allows users to choose which program features will be installed.
- For the Typical setup, just click Install. If you choose the Custom setup, click Next and do the following:
- Click on “Browse” to change the installation directory of the application.
- Click “Disk Usage” to check the disk space available for the selected features.
- Check the options you want to install and click “Next” to continue.
- Select the additional tasks you would like the Setup to perform, then click “Install” to start the installation.
- When the process is complete, a dialog box will notify the user that Foxit PDF Editor is installed. You can choose to check the Launch Foxit PDF Editor box to run the application right after installation. Click Finish to complete the installation.
Tip: You can also download MSP patch files to apply minor updates to Foxit PDF Editor. MSP files require that a specific version of Foxit PDF Editor is already installed on your computer. For more details, see How to Patch Update Foxit PDF Editor/Reader for Windows.