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PapersXreader
Free

Free GNOME app, supported by donations to the GNOME Foundation.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.

Linux Linux
  • Annotation and highlighting of PDFs
  • Opens DjVu, TIFF and comic book archives
  • Opens many formats including DjVu, XPS and comic archives
  • Actively maintained by the Linux Mint team
  • Linux only
  • No full PDF text editing
  • Linux only
  • Some formats depend on optional backend libraries being installed
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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