Early versions of Foxit Reader were notable for startup performance and small file size.

[4] The Windows version allows annotating and saving unfinished PDF forms, FDF import/export, converting to text, highlighting, and drawing.

[6] Foxit Software adds support for new platforms, and withdraws ones considered obsolete.

[8][2] Mobile versions are available for telephones and tablets running Android and Apple iOS.

[11][12] In July 2014, the Internet Storm Center reported that the mobile version for iPhone was transmitting unencrypted telemetry and other data to remote servers located in China despite users attempting to opt out of such data collection.