Download PDF Reader and PDF Editor Add-ons

To give you a fast and full overview of add-ons in Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor, here we list all add-ons and their function description.

Instructions on installation of .fzip package below

To manually install a critical or an advanced add-on, please run Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor, and then go to "Help" > “Foxit Plug-Ins” > click "Install Plugin" in the About Foxit Plug-Ins dialog box (for Version 10 and earlier, go to "Help" > "Install Updates") > browse and choose the related downloaded package, and then click the "Open" button. When you're done, click "OK" to finish the installation.

Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit PDF Reader

Name Function Description Download Remark
Spell Check Language When you fill out an English form or use typewriter to insert any English text, this tool will try to find any spelling errors and highlight them with squiggly lines. If you right click on the misspelled words, you will see a list of suggested words. Download Applicable for Foxit PDF Reader 4.x and above
FileOpen FileOpen plugin is used to access documents encrypted with the FileOpen software. Download Applicable for Foxit PDF Reader 7.1 and above.
3D Plugin This plugin can be used to display the 3D objects. Download Applicable for Foxit PDF Reader (previously named Foxit Reader) 9.x/10.x/11.x. For PDF Reader 12.x and above, no need to download it separately.
DocuSign This plugin is designed to send, sign and save PDF documents using DocuSign, which is the industry's most widely used eSignature solution. Download Applicable for Foxit Reader 11.2.1 and above

Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit PDF Editor

Name Function Description Download Remark
Spell Check Language When you fill out an English form or use typewriter to insert any English text, this tool will try to find any spelling errors and highlight them with squiggly lines. If you right click on the misspelled words, you will see a list of suggested words. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 7.3 and above
FileOpen FileOpen plugin is used to access documents encrypted with the FileOpen software. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 7.1 and above
PDF/A/E/X This module is used for verifying compliance with PDF/A, E and X standards, or converting to these formats. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 7.1 and above
OCR Public This module is designed to work with Foxit PDF Editor to make scanned or image-based PDFs selectable and searchable.

For the OCR feature in PhantomPDF 7.3 or later, the OCR Public file is required before installing a language pack.

Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 7.3 and above
OCR Language This module is designed to work with Foxit PDF Editor to make scanned or image-based PDFs selectable and searchable. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 7.0 and above
IFilter This module is designed to work with Foxit PDF Editor, allowing the Windows indexing service and other Windows search technologies to index PDF files by content, title, subject, author, keywords, annotations, bookmarks, attachments, and more. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF 8.1 and above
3D Plugin This plugin can be used to display the 3D objects. Download Applicable for Foxit PDF Editor (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF) 9.x/10.x/11.x. For PDF Editor 12.x and above, no need to download it separately.
DocuSign This plugin is designed to send, sign and save PDF documents using DocuSign, which is the industry's most widely used eSignature solution. Download Applicable for Foxit PDF Editor 11.2 and above

Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit PDF Editor for Mac

Name Function Description Download Remark
OCR Public This module is designed to work with Foxit PDF Editor to make scanned or image-based PDFs selectable and searchable.

For the OCR feature in PhantomPDF Mac 3.3 or later, the OCR Public file is required before installing a language pack.

Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF Mac 3.3 and above
OCR Language This module is designed to work with Foxit PDF Editor for Mac to make scanned or image-based PDFs selectable and searchable. Download Applicable for Foxit PhantomPDF Mac 3.3 and above