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Recommend a Pdf viewer for Windows. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by tdTrX@lemmy.ml to c/foss@beehaw.org
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I need a PDF viewer which UI can be accessed via localhost so I can open it in Firefox.

I need a more powerful PDF viewer with easier jumping to sections, comments, and highlighting.

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[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

How about Sumatra PDF?

ETA: I think it's open source.

[–] DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Came here to suggest SumatraPDF as well

[–] tdTrX@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How to open it's UI in browser ?

[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry I missed that part. I don't know if it has that functionality.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Why do you need it to be a browser plugin, a program that embeds itself into the webbrowser?

Firefox does have PDF view and edit with section jumping, comments, and highlighting. What do you mean by “easier”? What's easier than a sidebar table of contents, and a toolbar with highlighting and comment actions? I don't see what could be “easier” than that.

[–] sga@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

it is a native app. https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf

It is the most performant pdf viewer on windows (that i know of). it uses libmupdf