To get a list of options, run the installer with -help.
Available options:
  • -install : triggers installation
  • -s, -silent : performs a silent installation without showing the UI
  • -d <directory> e.g. Sumatra-install.exe -install -d "c:\Sumatra PDF" sets the directory where the program is installed. The default is %LOCALAPPDATA%\SumatraPDF, or %PROGRAMFILES%\SumatraPDF with -all-users
  • -x : don’t install, extract the files extracts files to the current directory, or to -d <directory> if specified. When the destination is this executable’s own directory, SumatraPDF.exe is left in place and only the payload (libsumatrapdf.dll and the other installation files) is unpacked. Errors are printed to the console if one is already attached.
  • -with-filter : install search filter
  • -with-preview : install shell preview for PDF files
  • -uninstall : uninstalls SumatraPDF
Ver 3.2+
  • -log writes the installation log to %LOCALAPPDATA%\sumatra-install-log.txt. At the end of the installation, it opens the log file in Notepad.
Ver 3.4+
  • -all-users : installs system-wide, for all users installs to %PROGRAMFILES%\SumatraPDF and writes to the HKLM registry
Ver 3.6+
  • -fast-install : internal for auto-update, automatically starts installation with default options, starts the app when installation is finished