ePDFView AlternativesPDF Readers and other similar apps like ePDFView

ePDFView is described as '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' and is a PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ePDFView for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best ePDFView alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ePDFView are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and MuPDF.

ePDFView iconePDFView
  12
  • ...

A simple PDF document viewer, in the lines of Evince but without using the Gnome libraries. ePDFView is a free lightweight...

More about ePDFView
More about ePDFView
ePDFView alternatives page was last updated Jun 14, 2024
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
  1. SumatraPDF icon

    SumatraPDF

     1620 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    This free, open-source viewer for Windows supports multiple formats like PDF, eBooks (ePub, Mobi), CHM, and Comic Books (CBZ, CBR). Prioritizing simplicity and speed, it offers a lightweight, portable design with a minimalist interface, catering to users seeking fast and efficient document viewing.

    108 SumatraPDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SumatraPDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Low memory usage
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Portable
    5.  Multi Format Reader
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Highlighter
    9.  PDF annotation
    10.  Global bookmarks
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Quick search

    SumatraPDF VS ePDFView

     

    • SumatraPDF is the most popular Windows alternative to ePDFView.

    • SumatraPDF is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ePDFView.

    • SumatraPDF is Free and Open SourceePDFView is also Free and Open Source
    • SumatraPDF is LightweightePDFView is not according to our users
  2. Okular icon

    Okular

     448 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Multi-platform, fast and packed with features, Okular allows you to read PDF documents, comics and EPub books, browse images, visualize Markdown documents, and much more.

    110 Okular alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Okular screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Text Highlighting
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Low memory usage
    7.  KDE
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Customizable shortcuts
    10.  Text to Speech
    11.  Fill PDF Forms
    12.  No Tracking

    Okular VS ePDFView

     

    • Okular is the most popular Linux alternative to ePDFView.

    • Okular is Free and Open SourceePDFView is also Free and Open Source
    • Okular is Lightweight and Privacy focusedePDFView is not according to our users
  4. Foxit PDF Reader icon

    Foxit PDF Reader

     1369 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Foxit Reader offers a lightweight PDF viewing experience across multiple platforms with features such as annotation, form filling, signing, cloud storage integration, collaborative review options, heightened security via Trust Manager, and organizational tools like Group Policy and XML Configuration.

    116 Foxit PDF Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • ReactOS
    Foxit PDF Reader screenshot 1
    Bundleware

    The installer tries to install McAfee WebAdvisor and PhantomPDF Business. These can be skipped by clicking Decline on each.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Fill PDF Forms
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  Highlighter
    5.  Scan documents
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Tablet support
    8.  Booklet printing
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Text Highlighting
    11.  Portable
    12.  Spell Checking

    Foxit PDF Reader VS ePDFView

     

    • Foxit PDF Reader is the most popular Mac alternative to ePDFView.

    • Foxit PDF Reader is Free Personal and ProprietaryePDFView is Free and Open Source
    • Foxit PDF Reader is LightweightePDFView is not according to our users
  5. Ad
    Screenshot
    Foxit PDF Reader icon
    Foxit PDF Reader

    Foxit Reader offers a lightweight PDF viewing experience across multiple platforms with features such as annotation, form filling, signing, cloud storage integration, collaborative review options, heightened security via Trust Ma...

    https://www.foxit.com
    Learn More
  6. Evince icon

    Evince

     455 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    115 Evince alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Evince screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Invert colours
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Handwriting recognition
    11.  Windows Compatible

    Evince VS ePDFView

     
  7. MuPDF icon

    MuPDF

     155 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    MuPDF is a highly versatile, customizable PDF and XPS interpreter solution that can be used across a wide range of applications as a PDF renderer, viewer, or toolkit.

    89 MuPDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
    MuPDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Vim Key Mapping
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  PDF compression
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Split PDF files
    9.  Fill PDF Forms

    MuPDF VS ePDFView

     

    • MuPDF is the most popular Android alternative to ePDFView.

    • MuPDF is Free and Open SourceePDFView is also Free and Open Source
    • MuPDF is LightweightePDFView is not according to our users
  8. Adobe Acrobat Reader icon

    Adobe Acrobat Reader

     442 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Seamlessly view, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs with freehand drawing and sticky notes. Utilize cloud storage for effortless access and upgrade for advanced editing and conversion to formats like Word and Excel.

    103 Adobe Acrobat Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Adobe Acrobat Reader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Fill PDF Forms
    4.  Document Annotations
    5.  Create PDF files
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Sign PDF files
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  OCR
    11.  PDF compression
    12.  No registration required

    Adobe Acrobat Reader VS ePDFView

     

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to ePDFView.

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryePDFView is Free and Open Source
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader is LightweightePDFView is not according to our users
  10. Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js) icon

    Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js)

     165 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    PDF Viewer (aka pdf.js) is a new revolutionary extension using web standard technologies that allows you to display within Mozilla Firefox almost all PDF files found on the web without a plugin.

    80 Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js) screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Browser integration
    2.  Add/remove pages
    3.  PDF annotation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Browser extension
    11.  Opera extension
    12.  Support for Javascript

    Firefox PDF Viewer (PDF.js) VS ePDFView

     
  11. MJ PDF Reader icon

    MJ PDF Reader

     23 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    A totally free of cost and ads PDF documents reader.

    68 MJ PDF Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    MJ PDF Reader screenshot 1
    MJ PDF Reader screenshot 2
    MJ PDF Reader screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  PDF annotation

    MJ PDF Reader VS ePDFView

     
  12. Preview icon

    Preview

     123 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Preview is a simple and elegant application by Apple for viewing and working with images and PDF documents.

    155 Preview alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Preview screenshot 1
    Preview screenshot 2
    Preview screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fill PDF Forms
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Image resizing
    4.  Built-in Image converter
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Combine PDF

    Preview VS ePDFView

     
  13. Papers icon

    Papers

     11 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    62 Papers alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    A clear, simple Ul

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Text to Speech

    Papers VS ePDFView

     
  14. Xodo icon

    Xodo

     70 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, mark up, sort, share, sync, manage, sign, and more with even the most complex PDF documents.

    114 Xodo alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    Xodo PDF - comment, highlight, underline & more

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Export to PDF
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Annotations
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Combine PDF
    9.  Split PDF files
    10.  OCR
    11.  Real time collaboration
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    Xodo VS ePDFView

     

    • Xodo is the most popular Web-based alternative to ePDFView.

    • Xodo is the most popular commercial alternative to ePDFView.

    • Xodo is Paid and ProprietaryePDFView is Free and Open Source
    • Xodo is LightweightePDFView is not according to our users
  15. Secure PDF Viewer icon

    Secure PDF Viewer

     15 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Simple Android PDF viewer based on pdf.js and content providers. The app doesn't require any permissions.

    75 Secure PDF Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Android
    Secure PDF Viewer screenshot 1
    Secure PDF Viewer screenshot 2
    Secure PDF Viewer screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Permissions required

    Secure PDF Viewer VS ePDFView

     
12 of 62 ePDFView alternatives