Pympress Alternatives

Pympress is described as 'Dual-screen PDF reader for presentations written in Python. Show a presentation in one window and additional information in a presenter window' and is a PDF Reader in the office & productivity category. There are seven alternatives to Pympress for Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Pympress alternative is Impressive, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pympress are BeamerPresenter, PDF Presenter Console, pdfpc and PDF Cube.

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Pympress alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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  1. Impressive icon

    Impressive

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    latest version of impressive 2018 free and open source License GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/impressive/files/Impressive/

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Impressive VS Pympress

     

    • Impressive is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Pympress.

    • Impressive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pympress.

    • Impressive is Free and Open SourcePympress is also Free and Open Source
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    BeamerPresenter

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    Multi-monitor pdf presentation tool. This Qt5-based presentation viewer shows a presentation and notes for the speaker in separate windows. The modular interface supports different forms of notes and interactive tools.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The small window in this image is the presentation window that is usually shown on a projector. In this configuration previews of the next slides are shown to the speaker.

    BeamerPresenter Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Interactive Presentations

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  4. PDF Presenter Console

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    The Pdf Presenter Console is a multi-monitor presentation tool, which is capable of using arbitrary pdf documents as input while still providing keynote like presenter console features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF Presenter Console screenshot 1

    PDF Presenter Console Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors

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  5. pdfpc

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    pdfpc is a presenter console with multi-monitor support for PDF files.

    It is a fork of PDF Presenter Console , extended with additional features.

    pdfpc is a GTK based presentation viewer application for GNU/Linux which uses Keynote like multi-.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    pdfpc Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    pdfpc VS Pympress

     

    • pdfpc is the most popular Mac alternative to Pympress.

    • pdfpc is Free and Open SourcePympress is also Free and Open Source
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    PDF Cube

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    PDF Cube is a tiny program to render PDF presentations with special 3D effects (a rotating cube transition and 5 predefined zoom animations). It adds eye-candy to your PDF presentations.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PDF Cube screenshot 1

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    PDF Presenter

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    PDF Presenter is a presentation software with focus on PDF documents.

    Why do you want PDF Presenter?

    It is easy to use and looks great. Show your slides to the audience through an external display or a projector. Navigate, annotate and keep track of your presentation on the se.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PDF Presenter screenshot 1

    PDF Presenter Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Java based

    PDF Presenter VS Pympress

     
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    Beamer Viewer

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    Beamer Viewer is a web-based viewer for Beamer presentations, allowing slides and speaker notes to be displayed on separate screens without the need of any configuration.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Beamer Viewer screenshot 1

    Beamer Viewer Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    Beamer Viewer VS Pympress

     

    • Beamer Viewer is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Pympress.

    • Beamer Viewer is Free and Open SourcePympress is also Free and Open Source
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