You can use the following command-line to install Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer:
<The full path to the installer> [Optional Parameter] [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Following are the public properties of Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer and some command-line examples:
Public Properties of the Foxit PDF Editor EXE installation package.
The Foxit PDF Editor properties are:
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/help Pops up a dialog box that shows you the supported command lines.
/install Installs Foxit PDF Editor.
/repair Repairs the installation.
/uninstall Uninstalls the installation.
/quiet Silently installs the application (no user interaction) to folder "C:\Program
Files\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor".
/norestart Suppresses any attempt for a system reboot during the installation.
/log <path> Specifies the path to the log file.
/lang <en|de|es|fr|it|jp|ko|nl|pt|ru|zh-tw|zh|pl|da-DK|fi-FI|nb-NO|sv-SE>
Specifies the installation language. This property is available for multi-
language installers only.
/DIR [directory] Specifies the folder where products will be installed.
/DisableLiveChat Dock the floating Messaging Helpdesk (In versions below 12.1, it is called Foxit Assistant) to the status bar or to the right side of the
application window if the status bar is hidden.
/clean Removes all of Foxit PDF Editor’s registry data and related files.
/keycode Activates the application by key code.
/DISABLE_UNINSTALL_SURVEY Stops the Uninstall Survey after uninstallation by setting the
value to “1”.
/DisableInternet Disables all features that require Internet connection.
/displayadobeindoc Uses Foxit PDF Editor to open embedded Acrobat files and embedded
Foxit PDF Reader files in Microsoft Office.
/noshortcut Does not create a shortcut on the desktop. By default, a shortcut will be created after installation and it will ask for administrator right when you delete the shortcut on desktop.
Note: Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer doesn't provide the /COMPONENTS property for customizing which features of Foxit PDF Editor to be installed and it also doesn't provide /KEYPATH property for saving a license key file to the Foxit PDF Editor installation folder.
Command-line Examples:
1. Silently install the application (no user interaction):
<The full path to the Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer> /quiet
2. Silently install the application (no user interaction) to folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software", without creating desktop icon:
<The full path to the Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer> /noshortcut /quiet
3. Install the applicaton with registration key code:
<The full path to the Foxit PDF Editor EXE installer> /keycode="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
4. Silently activate Foxit PDF Editor with registration key after the installation of Foxit PDF Editor: (Applicable for version 9.x and later)
<The full path of Activation.exe> -cmdquietactive XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
E.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor\Activation.exe -cmdquietactive XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
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