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MuPDF vs Skim: catalog facts
MuPDF	Skim
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Commercial licensing is sold separately.	Free Free and open source under the BSD licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Command line	macOS
Extremely fast and small, with accurate rendering The bundled mutool covers most scripted PDF manipulation	SyncTeX integration makes it the standard viewer for LaTeX work Annotation and snapshot tools designed for reading academic papers
The viewer interface is deliberately minimal and keyboard-driven Commercial use of the library needs a paid licence from Artifex	macOS only Notes are stored in Skim's own format unless explicitly embedded
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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