A simple PDF document viewer, in the lines of Evince but without using the Gnome libraries. ePDFView is a free lightweight PDF document viewer using Poppler and GTK+ libraries.
Platforms
- Linux
Evince Alternatives
Evince is described as 'Displays PDF, Postscript, DjVu, comic books, TIFF, DVI, XPS formats, supports editing PDF annotations, remembers individual zoom and position settings, includes search' and is a very popular PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Evince for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Evince alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Evince are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, KDAN PDF and Xournal++.
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Open-source PDF viewer and editor using Qt framework, featuring hardware-accelerated rendering, encryption, multithreading, text-to-speech, annotation tools, form filling, high-res monitor support, document compression, audio book conversion, and signature validation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Czechia
EU
DocInspector is a professional, offline-first document processing and privacy-auditing application designed for legal, financial, and corporate teams. It enables users to clean, repair, and bundle large volumes of documents locally without relying on cloud services.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
Moldova
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51 xnotes alternativesxnotes is a handwriting-first notebook for phones and tablets, built for pen and stylus. Write, sketch and annotate with pressure-sensitive, variable-width ink, and nothing you draw is ever flattened.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
India
Blazing fast PDF and portable eReader built on muPDF. Including the ability to save "highlights" and notes like on Kindle.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United States
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Xpdf is a free PDF viewer and toolkit, including a text extractor, image converter, HTML converter, and more. Most of the tools are available as open source.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
Perfect PDF Reader functionality:
- open, read, display any PDF file
- print PDF documents
- export PDF as plain text
- export PDF by the page as images (not available in Adobe Reader!)
- great number of navigation and display modes, zoom
- rotate pages
- send PDF file via email.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Germany- EU
DjVu & PDF reader for Symbian OS 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 The program is based on Poppler, DjvuLibre.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Symbian S60
126 Arcane Marks alternativesRedact & Annotate images. Hide or mark up essential parts of your image by simply clicking and dragging on it.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- United States
PDF Reader Air is the ideal app for anyone who works with PDFs in the office or at home. Optimizing your work quality and productivity couldn’t be easier!.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
PDF Assistant - simple in use application, that let you easily interact with any pdf file. Provides ability to make adjustments into pdf and annotate files and user friendly interface will make working with the application simple and convenient.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Phone
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