Open Source PDF Readers for Windows

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  1. Okular icon
     480 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    4.3
    Very Good46 reviews
  2. Xournal++ icon
     186 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    54 alternatives
    4.9
    Excellent30 reviews
  3. MuPDF icon
     157 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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    iPad (2)
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    4.2
    Very Good12 reviews
  4. Readest icon
     27 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.

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android Tablet
    Annotation
    Translation
    Wikipedia
    +2
    Dark Mode
    14 alternatives
  5. QuickLook icon
     80 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...

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Preview of a shapefile (.shp) using the shapefile viewer plugin https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer
    Preview of a PDF file
    Preview of a .docx file using the office plugin at https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer
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    Preview of an excel .xlsx file using the office plugin at https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer
    20 alternatives
    5.0
    Excellent11 reviews
  6. Qiqqa icon
     422 likes

    Qiqqa is a free research and reference manager. Search for, read and annotate your PDFs. Then review your work, write up and create bibliographies instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    60 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent30 reviews
  7. Sioyek icon
     22 likes

    Sioyek is a PDF viewer with minimal interface optimized for reading research papers and technical books.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main view
    You can search in the table of contents
    Portals show relevant figures to the current location in a separate window
    +2
    Middle clicking on the name of a figure takes you to the figure, event if the PDF doesn't have links
    37 alternatives
  8. 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...

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  9. PDF4QT icon
     8 likes

    Open-source PDF viewer/editor using Qt framework with C++ library, multithreading, hardware rendering, encryption, text layout, and form tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    97 alternatives
  10. Xpdf icon
     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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    62 alternatives
  11. Pympress icon
     3 likes

    Dual-screen PDF reader for presentations written in Python. Show a presentation in one window and additional information in a presenter window.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Multi-monitor pdf presentation tool. This Qt-based presentation viewer shows a presentation and notes for the speaker in separate windows. The modular interface supports different forms of notes and interactive tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    The small window in this image is the presentation window that is usually shown on a projector. In this configuration previews of the next slides are shown to the speaker.
    Different highlighting tool, including magnifier, torch and pointer, can be used to draw attention to parts of your slide.
    PDF documents can include videos, sounds, slide transitions and some primitive animations. These features are partially supported by BeamerPresenter.
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    Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows. It has the ability to annotate PDF files and has a few other options (e.g. markdown support).

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    16 alternatives