PDF Readers

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  1. Okular icon
     478 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer supporting PDF, comics, EPUB, images, and Markdown with annotation tools, sidebar navigation, and text-to-speech features.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    Okular screenshot 1
    113 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good46 reviews
  2. Foxit PDF Reader icon
     1374 likes

    Free, lightweight PDF viewer available on multiple platforms. Features include annotation, form-filling, signing, cloud integration, and more.

    • Bundleware
    • PDF Reader
    • Free PersonalProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • ReactOS
    Foxit PDF Reader screenshot 1
    119 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair37 reviews
  3. Xournal++ icon
     183 likes

    Handwritten notes and PDF annotation app with pen input, shape drawing, customizable toolbar, image insertion, audio recording, and multi-platform support.

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    55 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent30 reviews
  4. Evince icon
     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.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Evince screenshot 1
    115 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good15 reviews
  5. MuPDF icon
     157 likes

    Highly versatile PDF and XPS solution offering customizable rendering and viewing with features like digital signatures, redactions, and annotations.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
    MuPDF screenshot 1
    89 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good12 reviews
  6. PDFgear icon
     55 likes

    Read, edit, convert, merge, and sign PDF files across devices, for completely free and without signing up.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    PDFgear screenshot 1
    44 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good14 reviews
  7. Librera Reader icon
     75 likes

    Librera Reader is a highly customizable and feature-rich application for reading books in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR formats on Android devices.

    • Ebook Reader
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Librera Reader screenshot 1
    63 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent18 reviews
  8. KOReader icon
     71 likes

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.

    • Ebook Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Kobo Books
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android Tablet
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    66 alternatives
  9. Readest icon
     23 likes

    Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

    • Ebook Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
    Annotation
    14 alternatives
  10. View, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs, utilize cloud storage and freehand tools. Upgrade for editing and converting to other formats.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Adobe Acrobat Reader screenshot 1
    107 alternatives
    2.6
    Poor29 reviews
  11. QuickLook icon
     79 likes

    The Quick Look feature from Mac OS X, which allows users to preview file contents quickly by pressing the Space key, is missed. Windows doesn't have this feature. While alternatives like WinQuickLook and Seer exist, the decision was made to create a new version because the...

    Preview of a shapefile (.shp) using the shapefile viewer plugin https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer
    20 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent11 reviews
  12. PDF-XChange Viewer is an alternative viewer for PDF files that enables you to view and annotate PDF files. You can add text, sticky notes, and other annotations and save them to the file, which will be compatible with the standard Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    • Discontinued
    • PDF Reader
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    PDF-XChange Viewer screenshot 1
    59 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent14 reviews
  13. EmbedPDF icon
     13 likes

    EmbedPDF is a framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed PDF viewer that drops into any JavaScript project. Whether you build with React, Vue, Svelte, Preact, or vanilla JS, EmbedPDF delivers a smooth, modern reading experience and a clean developer API.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • Vue.js
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  14. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
     203 likes

    Create and edit PDFs. Collaborate with ease. E-sign documents and collect signatures. Get everything done in one app, wherever you work. Acrobat’s got it. Stay on top of your documents with powerful features for desktop, mobile, and web.

    Adobe Acrobat DC screenshot 1
    308 alternatives
    3.2
    Fair12 reviews
  15. ReadEra icon
     56 likes

    Read book files in EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, DJVU, FB2, MOBI and CHM formats. Supports chapters, bookmarks, page style. Saves the current reading position. Automatic detection and display of the list of all supported documents on your device.

    ReadEra screenshot 1
    75 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good9 reviews
  16. Handy Reader icon
     9 likes

    Customizable ebook reader supporting EPUB, MOBI, AZW, PDF, FB2, and TXT formats, with highlighting, notes, TTS, four color themes, and quick access features.

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    51 alternatives
  17. Kavita icon
     26 likes

    Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket-fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    • Ebook Reader
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Kavita screenshot 1
    170 alternatives
  18. Preview icon
     123 likes

    Native macOS tool for viewing, annotating, and editing images and PDFs, offers cropping, resizing, markup tools, page rearrangement, and export to multiple formats.

    Preview screenshot 1
    167 alternatives
    3.8
    Good8 reviews
  19. Papers icon
     12 likes

    A document viewer for the GNOME desktop. You can view, search or annotate documents in many different formats.

    • PDF Reader
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    A clear, simple Ul
    66 alternatives