PDF-XChange Viewer Alternatives for Linux

PDF-XChange Viewer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Okular, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PDF-XChange Viewer and 13 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PDF-XChange Viewer are Evince, MuPDF, Qoppa PDF Studio and zathura.

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  1. Okular icon

    Okular

     480 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer offering extensive format support, including PDF, comics, images, EPUB, and Markdown, with annotation tools, sidebar previews, text-to-speech, DRM management, cross-platform compatibility, and integration with KDE Frameworks libraries.

    114 Okular alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Okular as an Alternative to PDF-XChange Viewer
    rasterpeanut
    Positive
    0

    Now okular saves the annotations metadata to the pdf itself as far as i know.. so all is great now about okular :)

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It showed the text in the forms; something the other alternatives didn't. Easy to install and use through Antergos.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Okular icon

    • Most users think Okular is a great PDF-XChange Viewer alternative.

    • Okular is Free and Open SourcePDF-XChange Viewer is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Okular is Privacy focusedPDF-XChange Viewer is not according to our users
  2. Evince icon

    Evince

     459 likes

    Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.

    116 Evince alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Evince as an Alternative to PDF-XChange Viewer
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Evince is not an annotator

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Evince icon
    Evince icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Evince is a legitimate PDF-XChange Viewer alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Evince is Free and Open SourcePDF-XChange Viewer is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Evince is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedPDF-XChange Viewer is not according to our users
  4. MuPDF icon

    MuPDF

     157 likes

    MuPDF offers a highly versatile PDF, XPS, and eBook interpreter, customizable as a renderer, viewer, or toolkit. Features include digital signatures, redactions, form filling, annotations, and page manipulation, ideal for mobile, eBooks, and embedded apps supporting Java, C++, and Python.

    90 MuPDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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  6. zathura icon

    zathura

     45 likes

    Zathura is a highly customizable and functional document viewer. It provides a minimalistic and space saving interface as well as an easy usage that mainly focuses on keyboard interaction.

    69 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    Bestfit
     
  7. qpdfview icon

    qpdfview

     44 likes

    qpdfview is a Qt-based tabbed document viewer using the Poppler library for PDF rendering and CUPS for printing. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be added via plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
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  9. Atril icon

    Atril

     15 likes

    Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI, XPS and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text, copying text to the clipboard...

    107 Atril alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in icon

    Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in

     58 likes

    In version 8, Google Chrome introduced a free PDF viewer, installed by default. While this plug-in lacks many features of the Adobe Acrobat Plug-in, it is much faster and lighter, and updates with the browser rather than an external utility.

    74 Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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  11. PDF4QT icon

    PDF4QT

     8 likes

    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.

    98 PDF4QT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. Xpdf icon

    Xpdf

     12 likes

    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
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  13. ePDFView icon

    ePDFView

     12 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. NightPDF icon

    NightPDF

     4 likes

    Dark Mode PDF reader.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    read dark pdf in NightPDF
     
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