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Evince vs Papers: catalog facts
Evince	Papers
Free Free and open source under the GPL v2.0 or later.	Free Free GNOME app, supported by donations to the GNOME Foundation.
Linux	Linux
Opens several document formats in one viewer Simple interface that fits the GNOME desktop	Annotation and highlighting of PDFs Opens DjVu, TIFF and comic book archives
Linux only A viewer rather than a PDF editor	Linux only No full PDF text editing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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