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Papers vs Scrolex: catalog facts
Papers	Scrolex
Free Free GNOME app, supported by donations to the GNOME Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL version 3 or later.
Linux	Linux
Annotation and highlighting of PDFs Opens DjVu, TIFF and comic book archives	Horizontal page layout suited to wide screens Optimized for HiDPI displays
Linux only No full PDF text editing	Viewer only, with no editing or annotation tools mentioned Small single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
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 October 1, 2026

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