Any PDF reader which remembers at which page the document was opened last time?

Question

Do you know any PDF reader which remembers the last page for each document?

The usage scenario should be something like this:

A new PDF file is loaded into the reader
The PDF file is opened on page 0
Reading, reading, reading ... Reading finished at page 37.
Reader closed ...
The same PDF file is loaded into the reader
The PDF File is opened on page 37

I don't need multiple bookmarks. Just one is enough. Any tips?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 30 '11 at 07:46

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Acrobat Reader

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Gaff

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answered Jan 22 '10 at 00:39

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doesn't work for some odd reason – Svetoslav Marinov Feb 17 '21 at 10:31
Does not work for me either. – Sam Hobbs Jun 17 '23 at 21:55

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 30 '11 at 07:45

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Foxit Reader does that and it's free!

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Gaff

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answered Jan 22 '10 at 07:24

Snark

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The page gets saved for a little while only, if i open the book some months later, it forgets the page. Any tips on that? – Red Banana Mar 27 '12 at 04:00
Maybe by increasing the maximum number of documents in the history list? – Snark Apr 09 '12 at 07:26

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 22 '10 at 08:16

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Evince does that...it's for Linux, but hey you never said anything about the OS: ;)

answered Jan 22 '10 at 08:16

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Unfortunately in depends. If evince is compiled without gvfs-support it does not remembers the history or last opened page. – Ivan Baidakou Dec 30 '17 at 10:04

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 20 '12 at 00:05

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Sumatra does that to all PDF files by default.

Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows.

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answered Sep 07 '11 at 22:27

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score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Aug 30 '11 at 07:45

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PDF-Xchange Viewer does just that (and not only for the last opened document, but all documents). In addition you can create your own bookmarks.

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PDF-Xchange Viewer is freeware and a portable version is available.

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answered Jan 22 '10 at 00:18

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 22 '10 at 11:17

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Since no OS is mentioned: Preview on Mac OS X does it by default.

answered Jan 22 '10 at 11:17

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 22 '10 at 06:48

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Okular

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Any PDF reader which remembers at which page the document was opened last time?

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