Open Source Okular Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Okular is SumatraPDF. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Okular and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Okular are PdfCraft, LibreOffice - Draw, KOReader and Koodo Reader.

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  1. A simple PDF document viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. DjVu & PDF reader for Symbian OS 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 The program is based on Poppler, DjvuLibre.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
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  3. Jumpdf icon
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    Jumpdf is a keyboard-focused PDF viewer for documents where one needs to jump between different sections of the document frequently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4.  1 like

    A small .pdf management tool with a command-line UI.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. SourcePDF icon
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    SourcePDF is a completely free to use PDF editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. PDFkoi icon
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    Free, privacy-first collection of 95+ PDF tools that process files entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. No uploads required - your documents never leave your device.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Free 4.6 MB PDF viewer for Windows and macOS that just opens. Tabs, search, page editing, dark mode, annotations, signatures. Zero network calls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  8. Gander icon
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    Take a gander at any file. Offline, zero-permission Android viewer for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos, video, audio, Markdown and code.

    9 Gander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Android
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Paperwren icon
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    Paperwren is a free PDF reader and toolkit for Android and Windows, with a Mac build for Apple silicon. It also views Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, Markdown, CSV, CBZ comics, text, code and images. It views these files but does not edit them.

    24 Paperwren alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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  10. Lectrix icon
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    A free, open-source PDF editor for Windows, macOS and Linux: lightweight, fast, and designed with care.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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