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Okular vs qpdfview: catalog facts
Okular	qpdfview
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
One viewer for a very wide range of document and comic formats Annotations are stored separately, so the original file is untouched	Tabs for keeping several documents open SyncTeX support for LaTeX workflows
Pulls in KDE libraries on non-KDE desktops It is a viewer and annotator, not a PDF editor	Annotation and form support are rudimentary Slow release cadence
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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