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Evince vs PDF Tools: catalog facts
Evince	PDF Tools
Free Free and open source under the GPL v2.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Opens several document formats in one viewer Simple interface that fits the GNOME desktop	Reads and annotates PDFs inside Emacs Search and link navigation
Linux only A viewer rather than a PDF editor	Only useful to Emacs users Requires building or installing the epdfinfo server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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 24, 2026

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