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There are several different versions of it, some qualifying as an <a href="os.en.html">Open Standard</a>, some certified by <a href="http://www.iso.org">ISO</a> and some encumbered by <a href="https://fsfe.org/activities/swpat/background.html">software patents</a>. You might want to promote the versions that are Open Standards, because Open Standards guarantee interoperability, competition and choice. <a href="https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/standards/standards.html">Read more...</a></p> <p>There are many programs to read and write PDF documents. All of the PDF readers in the following list are <a href="https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.html">Free Software</a>, respecting your basic four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve them. This gives you control over your computer and helps protect your privacy. <a href="https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.html">Read more...</a></p> <div class="readerlist"> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/evince.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://projects.gnome.org/evince/">Evince</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince/Downloads">GNU/Linux</a><p class="description"> The document viewer of the Gnome project can display many document formats beside PDF. </p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/skim.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/">Skim</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/skim-app/files/SkimNotes/SkimNotes-1.3.13/SkimNotes-1.3.13.tgz/download">Mac OS X</a><p class="description"> PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. </p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/sumatrapdf.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html">SumatraPDF</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/download-free-pdf-viewer.html">Windows</a><p class="description">a free PDF, eBook, XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book reader for Windows. Sumatra PDF is powerful, small, portable and starts up very fast.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/okular.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://okular.kde.org/">Okular</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="http://okular.kde.org/download.php">GNU/Linux</a><a class="info platform" href="http://okular.kde.org/download.php">Windows</a><p class="description"> The document viewer of the KDE project also displays postscript, doc, odt and other formats. It is well integrated with the KDE web browser Konqueror. </p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/xpdf.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://www.xpdfreader.com/opensource.html">Xpdf</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="">GNU/Linux</a><p class="description">A lightweight, straightforward pdf viewer using a plain motif interface. The XpdfReader builds are non-free, we advise against them.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/pdf.js.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/">PDF.JS</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox">Firefox</a><p class="description">PDF.JS is not a standalone application for viewing pdf, but a plugin available for various web browsers. It may suit you when you come across a lot of pdf files online or in an environment where you cannot or do not want to install a full desktop application.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/qpdfview.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="https://launchpad.net/qpdfview">qpdfview</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="https://launchpad.net/qpdfview/+download">GNU/Linux</a><a class="info platform" href="http://pkgsrc.se/print/qpdfview">NetBSD</a><a class="info platform" href="http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/print/qpdfview/">FreeBSD</a><p class="description">A simple tabbed PDF viewer.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/gv.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gv/">gv</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gv/">GNU/Linux</a><a class="info platform" href="http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/print/gv/Portfile">Mac OS X</a><p class="description">A lightweight postscript and pdf viewer with xaw3d interface. Successor to ghostview.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/sioyek.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek">sioyek</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek">GNU/Linux</a><a class="info platform" href="https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek">Mac OS X</a><a class="info platform" href="https://github.com/ahrm/sioyek">Windows</a><p class="description">A PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.</p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/mupdf.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://mupdf.com/">MuPDF</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="http://mupdf.com/">GNU/Linux</a><a class="info platform" href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.viewer.app/">Android</a><a class="info platform" href="http://mupdf.com/downloads/">Windows</a><p class="description"></p> </div> <div class="reader"> <img class="logo" src="logos/zathura.png" alt=""><h1><a class="info homepage" href="http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/">Zathura</a></h1> <span class="label platform">Platforms:</span><a class="info platform" href="http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/download/">GNU/Linux</a><p class="description"></p> </div> </div> <p>Other proprietary alternatives to Adobe's PDF reader also exist, but, like it, their internal working is a trade secret and these programs do not respect your right to control your own privacy and data.</p> <p><a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/Activities/Translation/PDFreadersTranslations">Help us translating</a> the interface / the download webpages of your favorite PDF reader!</p> <div id="fn1" class="footnote">Note that most Free Operating Systems provide package management systems and do not require you to download any files manually from project pages. 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