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The best open source PDF Reader alternative to SumatraPDF is Okular. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to SumatraPDF and many of them are open source PDF Readers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source PDF Reader alternatives to SumatraPDF are Evince, MuPDF, KOReader and Librera Reader.

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  1. Papers icon
     12 likes

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

    74 Papers alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  2. A simple PDF Reader built using Electron and PDF.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Lector - PDF Reader vs SumatraPDF Comments
    SWMANNN
    Positive
    3

    literally a firefox PDF reader standalone. Slow, limited features, sluggish, memory hoarder.

    Guest
    Negative
    2

    270 files for a "one format pony", that's in NO WAY the alternative of SumatraPDF handling dozens of formats using just one portable.exe

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    While Sumatra shines with speed , Lector is slow and de-loads pages when it goes out of focus

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Lector - PDF Reader is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
    • Lector - PDF Reader is MinimalisticSumatraPDF is not according to our users
  3. Document Viewer icon
     49 likes

    Document Viewer is a highly customizable document viewer for Android, fork of the last GPL version of EBookDroid .

    160 Document Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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    Document Viewer vs SumatraPDF Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Because its open source and light weight

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It cant run on windows as SumatraPDF does so is not a viable alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Document Viewer is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
    • Document Viewer is CustomizableSumatraPDF is not according to our users
  4. zathura icon
     45 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.

    73 zathura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
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    zathura vs SumatraPDF Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Minimal user interface, keyboard-driven and a delight to use. However, it requires some time to get used to.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -3

    It cant run on Windows as SumatraPDF does so is not a viable alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • zathura is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
  5. Skim icon
     93 likes

    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    93 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    1
    Skim vs SumatraPDF Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    It cant run on Windows as SumatraPDF does so is not a viable alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Skim is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
  6. Atril icon
     15 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 types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. qpdfview icon
     44 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Qt
     
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    1
    qpdfview vs SumatraPDF Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    It cant run on Windows as SumatraPDF does so is not a viable alternative, However since SumatraPDF can run in Wine then SumatraPDF is a good Alternativeto Qpdfview

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • qpdfview is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
  8. Xpdf icon
     12 likes

    Xpdf is a free PDF viewer and toolkit, including a text extractor, image converter, HTML converter, and more. Most of the tools are available as open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Xpdf vs SumatraPDF Comments
    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    Extremely barebones, missing and incomplete features like page-at-a-time scrolling, bookmarks and context menus. It's like a beta version. It functions... but unless you're on a raspberry pi or something and need the light weight, just opening files in your browser is more functional.

    • Xpdf is Free and Open SourceSumatraPDF is also Free and Open Source
    • Xpdf is MinimalisticSumatraPDF is not according to our users
  9. SimplePDF icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. A simple PDF document viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Xreader icon
     1 like

    Xreader is a document viewer capable of displaying multiple and single page document formats like PDF and Postscript.

    52 Xreader alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. The simplest PDF viewer. Safe (doesn't require permissions), lightweight (just 6,9MB) and modern.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
     
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