Skim Alternatives for Linux

Skim is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that run on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Okular, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Skim and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Skim are PdfCraft, Xournal++, Evince and MuPDF.

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  1. Open PDF Studio is a lightweight, native desktop application that provides professional-grade PDF annotation, markup, and editing tools without subscriptions, telemetry, or bloatware. Built with Tauri 2 and web technologies, it delivers a fast, modern experience with a Microsoft...

    100 Open PDF Studio alternatives

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    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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  2. Papers icon
     14 likes

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

    98 Papers alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. Atril icon
     16 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
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  6. SpeedyNote icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. modern computer flatboat is a mobile pdf viewer written in Qt and using MuPDF's libfitz.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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  8. Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows. It has the ability to annotate PDF files and has a few other options (e.g. markdown support).

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9.  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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  10. SourcePDF icon
     Like

    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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  11. Shelf is a convergent document viewer that supports PDF and EPUB files. With Shelf, you can organize your document collection by creating tags, like other Maui applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
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  12. ePDFView icon
     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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