Universal Viewer Alternatives

Universal Viewer has been discontinued. Similar apps include nomacs, which is free and open source. Other options are Evince, qView, MPC-BE and PicView. PDF Readers like Universal Viewer are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and the web.

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  1. CudaText icon

    CudaText

     56 likes

    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom
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  2. PhotoSort icon

    PhotoSort

     10 likes

    Desktop app for photo sorting on Windows & Mac, managing JPG+RAW files. Sort photos into folders using keys, providing easy navigation and clean interface without deletion, ensuring a focused experience with flexible viewing, safe storage, and no fluff.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    PhotoSort screenshot 1
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  4. Fly Photos icon

    Fly Photos

     8 likes

    Fly Photos is one of the fastest photo viewers built for Windows, designed as a modern replacement for the now-discontinued Google Picasa Photo Viewer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Fly Photos screenshot from the official GitHub repo as of 9th October 2025
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  6. Pix icon

    Pix

     12 likes

    An image viewer and browser utility - primarily for Linux Mint. Pix is part of the X-Apps project, which aims at producing cross-distribution and cross-desktop software.

    81 Pix alternatives

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    • Linux
    Pix screenshot 1
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  9. Xodo icon

    Xodo

     72 likes

    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, share, sync, manage, sign, and more.

    143 Xodo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Xodo screenshot 1
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  10. Qoppa PDF Studio icon

    Qoppa PDF Studio

     86 likes

    Create, Convert, Review and Edit PDF Documents on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • US flagUnited States
    Annotate
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  11. Microsoft Photos icon

    Microsoft Photos

     24 likes

    You can use the Photos app to view or edit photos and videos in your Pictures library and on OneDrive, and to import photos and videos. The Photos app includes a wide range of editing options to enhance your photos, from automatic fixes to advanced adjustments.

    135 Microsoft Photos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • US flagUnited States
    Microsoft Photos screenshot 1
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  12. Document Viewer icon

    Document Viewer

     50 likes

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

    181 Document Viewer alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • European Union flagEU
    library view
    settings
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  13. Papers icon

    Papers

     14 likes

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

    96 Papers alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
    • US flagUnited States
    A clear, simple Ul
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  14. EmEditor icon

    EmEditor

     78 likes

    Versatile Windows editor offering lightweight, ultra-fast performance with robust support for text, code, and CSV files, AI-assisted writing, macros, Unicode, plugins, syntax highlighting, advanced search, column editing, split views, and file encoding conversion.

    135 EmEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    EmEditor screenshot 1
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  15. Grizzly icon

    Grizzly

     2 likes

    Grizzly is an open-source macOS application designed for browsing and extracting ZIP archives with speed and ease. It provides a clean, Finder-style interface with native system integrations to simplify ZIP file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Grizzly screenshot 1
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