PDF-XChange Viewer Portable 2.5.322.4 has been released by PortableApps.com. PDF-XChange Viewer is a lightweight PDF viewer with basic editing and OCR functionality. This version updates to the latest release and changes the way settings are stored to the app's standard portable settings. This will result in your view setting and file history being reset. It's packaged as a portable app so you download on the go and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.
PDFX-Change Viewer is packaged with permission from Tracker Software
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
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The PDF-XChange Viewer is small, fast and feature. This free pdf viewer allows users to try the extended functionality offered by the PDF-XChange Viewer 'PRO' in evaluation mode - for free. Learn more about PDF-XChange Viewer...
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
PDF-XChange Viewer Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
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OCR in 38 languages to PDF-XChange programs
1 - Download desired OCR files in https://www.tracker-software.com/pdf-xchange-viewer-ocr
2 - Be sure to download Base Language Pack, as all others require this one.
3 - Unzip and run (OCRBaseLangPack or OCRAdditionalLangsTotal or other, but I have only tested for these two.)
4 - Same thing as always: ok, next, next, ok, etc. finish. But in some point it will say "can't find installed PDF-XChange Viewer/Editor". Click Ok.
5 - In the next step, as it didn't find installed PDF-XChange Viewer/Editor, it will ask for a path.
6a - For PDF-XChange Editor, answer X:\PortableApps\PDF-XChangeEditorPortable\App\PDFXEdit\PluginsData\OCRLanguages (where
is your portable drive)
6b - PDF-XChange Viewer, the path is X:\PortableApps\PDF-XChangeViewerPortable\App\PDFV_Portable\ocrdats (where
is your portable drive)
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PS: If you have intalled PDF-XChange Viewer or PDF-XChange Editor non-portable versions, it will not ask for a path and will install OCR files inside the non-portable version. In this case, look for these paths:
If you have PDF-XChange Viewer, C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Viewer\ocrdats
If you have PDF-XChange Editor, C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Editor\PluginsData\OCRLanguages
If you have both, it will install in both paths, choose one of them.
Next, copy all files inside this folder to path in step 6a and/or 6b above.
Administrator rights
I tried to follow your instructions, but when I tried to run any of the installers, it shows an error message stating that it is required to have administrator rights to run it.
One of the main purposes of having a portable app is that we shouldn't need admin right to run it.
Is there any way to have OCR function portable as well?
Ask the publisher
You'll need to ask the publisher. Those are installers for the local version of their app. They don't appear to make a non-admin installer available. We don't make those OCR add-ons available ourselves, they do.