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Sumatra PDF vs PDF Tools: catalog facts
Sumatra PDF	PDF Tools
Free Completely free and open source with no ads, bundled software or subscription. No account…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Opens PDF, EPUB, MOBI, FictionBook, CBZ/CBR/CBT/CB7, DjVu, XPS, CHM, SVG and many image formats including HEIC and AVIF Lightweight and fast; the portable single .exe build writes nothing to the registry	Reads and annotates PDFs inside Emacs Search and link navigation
Windows only (Windows 7 through 11; XP and Vista need version 3.1.2); no macOS or Linux version Only unencrypted EPUB and MOBI/AZW ebooks open; DRM-protected files are not supported	Only useful to Emacs users Requires building or installing the epdfinfo server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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