Google Scholar PDF Reader Alternatives

Google Scholar PDF Reader is described as 'Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save' and is a PDF Reader in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Scholar PDF Reader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Google Scholar PDF Reader alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Scholar PDF Reader are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and KOReader.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
     
  2. KDAN PDF icon
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    Comprehensive solution for editing, signing, form filling, OCR scanning, commenting, converting, and redacting PDFs, with AI-driven analysis and content extraction, data export to spreadsheets, text-to-speech, seamless use across desktop and mobile, and batch processing.

    262 KDAN PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Reads EPUB, MOBI, FB2, and PDF files, manages digital libraries, tracks reading progress, allows notes, highlights, bookmarks, text translation, online search, night mode, full-screen, customizable layouts, text-to-speech, and displays ebook metadata.

    98 Icecream Ebook Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. EPUBReader icon
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    EPUBReader is a Firefox and Chrome addon which lets you read ePub-files just in the browser. You don't need to install additional software!

    94 EPUBReader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  5. Skim icon
     93 likes

    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    88 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Drawboard PDF icon
     15 likes

    The top AEC PDF app to markup and manage drawings and documents. Ideal for replacing pen and paper, avoid printing documents again by using our intuitive feature set that makes marking up a PDF easy. Open or create a new PDF, markup using our extensive array of tools, then save...

    57 Drawboard PDF alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. 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...

    107 Atril alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. zathura icon
     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 types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  9. qpdfview icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
     
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