If someone knows how to disable this fuckery, please tell me or i have to install adobe acrobat, it makes me crazy as it floats on all the open PDFs, covering text/content
I swear by SumatraPDF. The most lightweight reader I ever used. Opens in seconds, is tiny in size, comes with zero bloat.
One of the biggest problems with this AI-spam in every app is that there is no workable business model. You can’t run the AI locally on most end user computers. And running it in the cloud or via OpenAI API is expensive and won’t work in the long term. So you’re looking at another one of those stupid subscriptions, but who really wants to pay monthly for his PDF reader so he can ask it questions?
Did nobody learn from Clippy?! At least make it a purple gorilla ffs.
I hate everytime anybody even mentions AI as it, to me, translates directly to “massive waste of time for gimmicks and hype.” They added some kind of AI prompt button to my main browser a while back and I spent the next several hours searching how to disable it completely.
Hey this name is familiar… these guys sent me all their app telemetry for a couple weeks because they hardcoded AWS LB IPs into their software, and I got lucky enough to get one of those recycled IPs.
Wouldn’t be surprised if their apps are still screwed up and sending large amounts of junk traffic at me, but at least now it’s going into a void.
That sounds like a huge privacy concern?
Sounds like a data leak that should be reported…
It seems like you are using Windows. I think SumatraPDF is still good on Windows.
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I kinda just use Firefox’s pdf editing tools. I don’t need anything complicated, signatures, text editing, and highlighting is all I need.
Wait, can I sign a PDF contract using Firefox?
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I know it’s kind of a meme to call some software bloated, but foxit reader is bloated AF
Hey Moonrise2473, Do you still have this issue? I opened foxit today and was reminded of your post. I figured out how to get rid of the “AI assistent” and “support centre”.
go to file>preferences
image (sorry, I don’t have time right now to figure out how to insert images properly)
(below the arrow in this image is the “disable support centre” button for the other floaty thing)
Then restart foxit and it’s gone!!
eventually i got rid of it by checking “disable all features that need an internet connection”
i would’t have imagine that the ai assistant was placed in “application startup”
Maybe use Sumatra PDF instead?
Linux PDF readers don’t have this bullshit in the first place
I love Linux and I use it quite a bit but I’ve not really found a Linux software that is good at editing PDFs.
If you have recommendations I would love to hear them though
An adblocker that allows you to select and remove elements can be critical in helping to declutter websites, including those annoying floating windows.
