Evince

Linux

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Two barsScore 6.4

Evince is ranked #7 of 31 in file viewer software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

Evince plans and pricing

Evince Free Free software apps.gnome.org · 4 Oct 2026

Purpose: Evince is a document viewer.
Formats: Supported formats include PDF, PostScript, DjVu, DVI, XPS, OXPS, and Comic Book Archive.
Format availability: Some Linux distributions may not support every listed format by default; the relevant backend package may need to be installed.
Annotations: Evince can add notes and text highlights to PDF documents.
Forms: Evince can be used to fill out interactive forms.
Presentations: Evince can display supported documents as full-screen presentations.
SyncTeX: Evince supports SyncTeX, which synchronizes a TeX source file with its resulting PDF.
Printing: The help documents printing for DVI, DjVu, PDF, PostScript, and TIFF files.
Limit: Evince cannot be used to edit files.
Support: The Evince help site explains how to file a bug against the application.
Supported formats: The help lists PDF, PostScript, DVI, DjVu, XPS/OXPS, and Comic Book Archive formats as supported.
Linux format caveat: Some Linux distributions may not support every listed format by default because the required backend package may be missing.
Annotation limit: Annotations can only be added to PDF files.
Document editing: Evince cannot be used to edit files.
Price from: Free

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