Papers Alternatives

Papers is described as 'A document viewer for the GNOME desktop. You can view, search or annotate documents in many different formats' and is a PDF Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Papers for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Papers alternative is SumatraPDF, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Papers are Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, Evince and MuPDF.

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

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Papers alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2024
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    Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome

    Google Scholar PDF Reader Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode

    Google Scholar PDF Reader VS Papers

     
  2. 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!

    93 EPUBReader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Multiple languages

    EPUBReader VS Papers

     
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    In version 8, Google Chrome introduced a free PDF viewer, installed by default. While this plug-in lacks many features of the Adobe Acrobat Plug-in, it is much faster and lighter, and updates with the browser rather than an external utility.

    75 Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome

    Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in Features

    1.  Convert PDF to Word document

    Chrome PDF Viewer Plug-in VS Papers

     
  4. SimplePDF icon
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    Simple macOS PDF reader with ChatGPT integrated. You can chat with your local PDF. The returned response can cite the page number to ensure correctness.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    SimplePDF Features

    1.  AI-Powered

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  5. ePDFView icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update is from August 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Gtk

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  6. PDFTool icon
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    Edit your PDF files quickly and intuitively. Open, edit, save or convert PDF files with PDFTool – it’s up to you.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PDFTool Features

    1.  PDF compression
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Split PDF files
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Export to PDF

    PDFTool VS Papers

     
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    Join the 200M users who are already working with AI-powered PDF Reader Pro for Reading, Editing, Annotating, Create & Fill Form, Converting, Creating, OCR, and signing PDFs on their Mac, iOS, Android and Windows.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top PDF Reader Pro Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Combine PDF
    3.  Fill PDF Forms
    4.  Split PDF files
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  PDF annotation
    8.  PDF compression
    9.  PDF encryption
    10.  Split and merge PDF files
    11.  Bates number
    12.  Convert PDF to Powerpoint

    PDF Reader Pro VS Papers

     
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    Comic Book Reader is the viewer you need to enjoy all your electronic publication. It is available both as Desktop and Windows 8 Metro UI for PC and tablets.

    96 C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last update is from October 2017.

    C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader Features

    1.  Built-in RSS reader
    2.  Integrated PDF Viewer

    C.B.R. - Comic Book Reader VS Papers

     
  9. Bookworm icon
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    Read the books you love without having to worry about different format complexities like epub, pdf, mobi, cbr, etc.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Bookworm VS Papers

     
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    Document reader for Kobo's e-readers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Kobo

    Plato (for Kobo) VS Papers

     
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    PDF Viewer Pro is a fast and beautiful app, allowing you to view, search, and annotate PDF documents with ease on your iPhone and iPad.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Cloud Sync

    PDF Viewer Pro by PSPDFKit VS Papers

     
  12. Arianna icon
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    An ebook reader and library management app supporting ".epub" files. Arianna discovers your books automatically, and sorts them by categories, genres and authors.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Arianna VS Papers

     
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