Skim Alternatives for Linux
Skim is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs 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 50 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 Foxit Reader, Xournal++, Evince and MuPDF.
Skim alternatives are mainly PDF Readers but may also be PDF Editors or Note-taking Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Skim.Okular
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- PDF Reader
- Ebook Reader
- PDF Editor
103 alternatives to Okular- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
Multi-platform, fast and packed with features, Okular allows you to read PDF documents, comics and EPub books, browse images, visualize Markdown documents, and much more.
Okular Features
Foxit Reader
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free Personal • Proprietary
- PDF Reader
- PDF Editor
- Text to Speech Service
112 alternatives to Foxit Reader- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Windows S
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- ReactOS
Foxit Reader is a free and light-weight multi-platform PDF document viewer. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.
Foxit Reader Features
BundlewareThe installer tries to install McAfee WebAdvisor and PhantomPDF Business. These can be skipped by clicking Decline on each.
Foxit Reader vs Skim opinions
Xournal++
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
37 alternatives to Xournal++- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Self-Hosted
Xournal++ (a fork of Xournal) is a handwriting Notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with platform independent GTK, supporting Linux, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Suse, macOS and Windows 10. Supports Pen input like Wacom Tablets.
Xournal++ Features
Xournal++ vs Skim opinions
violoncelloXournal++ allows for annotating pdfs with an active pen
0Evince
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- PDF Reader
109 alternatives to Evince- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.
Evince Features
Evince vs Skim opinions
doesn't support annotations
0MuPDF
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- PDF Reader
80 alternatives to MuPDF- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- F-Droid
- Xfce
MuPDF is a highly versatile, customizable PDF and XPS interpreter solution that can be used across a wide range of applications as a PDF renderer, viewer, or toolkit.
MuPDF Features
Qoppa PDF Studio
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- PDF Reader
- PDF Editor
- Text to Speech Service
183 alternatives to Qoppa PDF Studio- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Qoppa PDF Studio Features
Master PDF Editor
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- PDF Editor
125 alternatives to Master PDF Editor- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Master PDF Editor is complete solution for editing PDF and XPS files. You can insert, edit, remove, copy, add images or graphics. Export, import, remove and change page layouts. Also Master PDF Editor provides full functionality for changing PDF information, including author...
Master PDF Editor Features
xournal
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Journaling App
49 alternatives to xournal- Windows
- Linux
Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms.
xournal Features
DiscontinuedIt hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork
Xournal++
Butterfly
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
28 alternatives to Butterfly- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
Butterfly is a note app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.
Butterfly Features
zathura
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- PDF Reader
64 alternatives to zathura- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- MacPorts
- Homebrew
zathura is a highly customizable and functional document viewer based on the poppler rendering library and the gtk+ toolkit. The idea behind zathura is an application that provides a minimalistic and space saving interface as well as an easy usage that mainly focuses on keyboard...
zathura Features