Open Source Evince Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Evince for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Okular. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Evince and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Evince are Xournal++, MuPDF, Linwood Butterfly and LEKTRA.

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  1. Okular icon
     510 likes

    Multi-platform document viewer supporting PDF, ePub, comics, images, and Markdown with annotation, digital signature verification, tabbed interface, sidebar navigation, text selection, text-to-speech, magnifier, search, dark mode, and plugin support.

    132 Okular alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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  2. Xournal++ icon
     199 likes

    Handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation using pen input and pressure sensitivity, shape drawing, customizable toolbar layouts, image insertion, audio recording, multi-language options, LaTeX integration, and complete export in PDF or PNG formats across all platforms.

    74 Xournal++ alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  3. MuPDF icon
     163 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.

    112 MuPDF alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Xfce
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  4. Butterfly is a note-taking app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

    59 Linwood Butterfly alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. LEKTRA icon
     19 likes

    High-performance viewer for documents and images offering split tabs, customizable single or book layouts, portals for side-by-side sections, instant search, line highlight, annotation tools, link hints, searchable highlights, session management, and TOML config.

    61 LEKTRA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Sioyek icon
     25 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Main view
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  7. Papers icon
     14 likes

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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  8. Atril icon
     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...

    120 Atril alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. qpdfview icon
     45 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.

    90 qpdfview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
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  10. zathura icon
     44 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.

    81 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
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  11. Xreader icon
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    Xreader is a document viewer capable of displaying multiple and single page document formats like PDF and Postscript.

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    • Linux
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  12. SpeedyNote icon
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    SpeedyNote is a fast, open-source note-taking application designed for stylus users who need iPad-quality annotation on budget hardware. Built with native C++ and Qt, it delivers 360Hz stylus input on hardware as modest as an Intel Celeron N4000 at 1.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • iPad
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