Evince vs Okular

Evince — Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. It is simple, fast and designed to integrate well with the GNOME desktop environment. Evince supports common formats like PDF, PostScript, Dj

Okular — Okular is a versatile document viewer software for KDE. It supports viewing PDFs, EPUBs, ODT, and other document formats. Okular allows annotating, highlighting, commenting on documents as well as fil

Evince offers View PDF documents, View PostScript documents, View comic book archives, View TIFF images, View DjVu documents, while Okular provides Supports viewing PDF, PostScript, DjVu, CHM, XPS, ePub and other formats, Allows annotating, highlighting and adding comments to PDFs, Has different view modes like single page, facing, overview grid, Supports tabs for opening multiple documents, Has presentation mode for slideshows.

Evince stands out for Lightweight, Fast, Integrates well with GNOME; Okular is known for Free and open source, Clean and intuitive interface, Good performance with large PDFs.

Feature	Evince	Okular
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Office & Productivity	Office & Productivity
Pricing	Free	Free

Product Overview

Evince

Description: Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats. It is simple, fast and designed to integrate well with the GNOME desktop environment. Evince supports common formats like PDF, PostScript, DjVu, and TIFF.

Okular

Description: Okular is a versatile document viewer software for KDE. It supports viewing PDFs, EPUBs, ODT, and other document formats. Okular allows annotating, highlighting, commenting on documents as well as filling forms.

Key Features Comparison

Evince Features

• View PDF documents
• View PostScript documents
• View comic book archives
• View TIFF images
• View DjVu documents
• View XPS documents
• View DVI documents
• View encrypted PDF files
• Print documents
• Zoom in/out
• Thumbnails sidebar
• Fullscreen mode
• Presentation mode
• Annotations

Okular Features

• Supports viewing PDF, PostScript, DjVu, CHM, XPS, ePub and other formats
• Allows annotating, highlighting and adding comments to PDFs
• Has different view modes like single page, facing, overview grid
• Supports tabs for opening multiple documents
• Has presentation mode for slideshows
• Can fill interactive PDF forms
• Allows saving filled forms as PDF or text
• Has search functionality to find text in documents
• Can encrypt PDF files
• Has document information and metadata viewer
• Supports table of contents navigation
• Has different reflow modes for reading ePubs
• Can print documents to system printer

Pros & Cons Analysis

Evince

Pros

• Lightweight
• Fast
• Integrates well with GNOME
• Supports many common formats
• Free and open source

Cons

• Limited annotation capabilities
• Lacks advanced PDF editing features
• Fewer features than some proprietary alternatives

Okular

Pros

• Free and open source
• Clean and intuitive interface
• Good performance with large PDFs
• Lots of annotation and markup tools
• Supports many document formats
• Available on Linux, Windows, macOS

Cons

• Limited format support compared to some alternatives
• Annotation features may be limited for some users
• No cloud storage integration
• Less features than paid alternatives

Pricing Comparison

Evince

• Free

Okular

• Free