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PDF Tools vs jumpdf: catalog facts
PDF Tools	jumpdf
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Reads and annotates PDFs inside Emacs Search and link navigation	Keyboard-driven navigation Built for jumping between sections of a document
Only useful to Emacs users Requires building or installing the epdfinfo server	Viewer only, no editing Small project with few users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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