# Foxit

> Foxit develops PDF editing, reading, electronic signature, document management, and automation software for individuals, businesses, and developers. Its free Reader sits alongside paid desktop and cloud tools, embedded PDF SDKs, and enterprise processing products. Foxit reports 700 million users and sales to more than 640,000 customers worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, United States
- **Founders:** Eugene Y. Xiong (Founder and chairman)
- **Products:** Foxit PDF Reader, Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Editor+, Foxit eSign, Foxit PDF SDK, Foxit PDF Compressor / Maestro Server OCR
- **Notable:** Foxit Reader launched in 2004., Received a strategic investment from Amazon in 2011., Acquired eSign Genie in October 2021.

## Products & services

- **Foxit PDF Reader** — Free PDF viewing, annotation, and collaboration application.
- **Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Editor+** — Paid PDF creation, editing, conversion, OCR, forms, and security tools; Editor+ adds a broader signing and redaction bundle.
- **Foxit eSign** — Electronic signature workflows with templates, recipient routing, tracking, and audit trails; expanded through the eSign Genie acquisition.
- **Foxit PDF SDK** — Commercial PDF libraries for web, desktop, mobile, and server applications.
- **Foxit PDF Compressor / Maestro Server OCR** — Enterprise OCR and compression for searchable scanned archives.
- **Foxit APIs** — Cloud APIs for PDF processing, document generation, embedded viewing, and eSign workflows.
- **Foxit AI** — Document summaries, translation, question answering, and extraction; 2026 offerings include Workspace and device-local AI.
- **Foxit Document Management System** — Central repository, version control, metadata, permissions, audit trails, and retention features integrated with paid Editor and eSign subscriptions.

## Achievements

- Foxit Reader launched in 2004.
- Received a strategic investment from Amazon in 2011.
- Acquired eSign Genie in October 2021.
- Named a CVE Numbering Authority in October 2025, according to its press archive.
- Foxit’s published law-firm case reports batch OCR processing falling from eight hours to one hour.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Press archive records the Foxit PDF Editor app for ChatGPT launch on April 22.
- **2026-05** — Announced integrated DMS on May 13, initially rolling out in North America and Europe.
- **2026-08** — Announced document accessibility partnership with Access Strategy Group on August 5.
- **2026-09** — Press archive records Editor 2026.2 on September 1, introducing Workspace, Local AI, and bring-your-own-model support.

## Links

- Website: https://www.foxit.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxit-corporation/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/foxitsoftware
- GitHub: https://github.com/foxitsoftware
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FoxitSoftwareInc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foxitsoftware

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Last updated: 2026-10-17