Okular vs pdf-notes

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.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

pdf-notes

Description: pdf-notes is a free, open source software for annotating PDF files on Windows, Mac and Linux. It allows adding text notes, highlights, drawings and stamps to PDFs.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

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

pdf-notes Features

• Add text notes
• Highlight text
• Draw shapes and lines
• Add stamps
• Support for PDF forms
• Sync notes across devices
• Search notes
• Export/import annotations
• Dark mode

Okular

• Free

pdf-notes

• Open Source