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Evince vs Okular: catalog facts
Evince	Okular
Free Free and open source under the GPL v2.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Opens several document formats in one viewer Simple interface that fits the GNOME desktop	One viewer for a very wide range of document and comic formats Annotations are stored separately, so the original file is untouched
Linux only A viewer rather than a PDF editor	Pulls in KDE libraries on non-KDE desktops It is a viewer and annotator, not a PDF editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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