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Scrolex vs Evince: catalog facts
Scrolex	Evince
Free Free and open source under the AGPL version 3 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL v2.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
Horizontal page layout suited to wide screens Optimized for HiDPI displays	Opens several document formats in one viewer Simple interface that fits the GNOME desktop
Viewer only, with no editing or annotation tools mentioned Small single-developer project	Linux only A viewer rather than a PDF editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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