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Calibre
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Powerful book management software, very customizable and scriptable
Features include metadata editing and downloading, coverpage downloading., book tagging and categorization, webpage-to-ebook converter for popular websites, etc. Lots of plugins available to extend functionality.
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Average, non-power users might find the interface somewhat daunting
The interface, while functional is not the most attractive or intuitive which may put some people off and discourage their use.
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Cross-platform
Calibre is available for Linux, OS X, and Windows, 32-bit or 64-bit.
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Can't save text highlights or annotate
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Open Source
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Portable
Calibre has an optional portable build that can be stored on external media along with the users library. It can then be opened from the external media on any windows device.
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Windows, MacOS, Linux
License:
GPL-3.0-only
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KDE Okular
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Free and open source
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No XFA Adobe Forms support
Cannot fill PDF Forms created with Adobe.
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Trim margins
Easily trim margins either automatically or manually for easier reading
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Requires many KDE libraries
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Featureful
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No middle-mouse auto-scrolling
Instead of scrolling automatically when holding down the mouse wheel and dragging, it instead zooms in or out, in contrast with many other programs.
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Table selection
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Poor HiDPI support
You may have to tinker with QT__SCALE_FACTOR environment variables to get the desired size and not blurry content (this is a bug; see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362856 and https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/54688)
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Tabbed view option
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No search results overview
You have to navigate to next/previous hit one by one
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Supports touch interaction
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No "fit to page" option under printing settings
You can only print the content as given so, when you receive a bigger or smaller image thant the default of the printer, you will have to edit it first on other editor.
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Slow scroll
Its new ultra-slow-scroll for PgUp and PgDn makes it unuseable.
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Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, Linux (KDE), BSD
License:
GPL-2.0-or-later
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FBReader
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Cannot search for books on a SD card
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Built in eBook store
FBReader features an in built eBook store for users to download eBooks onto their devices through the app.
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No light mode
Unusable if you have astigmatism.
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Simple and fast
FBReader, while offering many options is simple in design, with that allowing for fast use.
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UI is bad
User interface is confusing and ugly.
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Books can be saved to SD card
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Complex and confusing app settings
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Cloud sync
FBReader has built in Google Drive sync for the users files, allowing them to store their eBooks online, not taking up room on their local storage.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
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Cool Reader
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Constantly changes brightness
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Free and open source
Cool Reader is available completely free and is also open source.
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Could have a better UI design
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Fully customizable
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Does not support DRM .epubs
.epubs with DRM are not supported by Cool Reader.
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A wide range of formats supported
Cool Reader supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM) and pml formats.
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Platforms:
Android
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GPL-2.0-only
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Zathura
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Lightweight
Zathura is fast and can open a pdf file almost instantly.
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No annotation support
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Clean interface
Inferface is clean and shows only a small statusbar.
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No thumbnail view
Unlike qpdfview, okular and evince, which have it.
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Vim bindings
You can browse files via keyboard, using keyboard commands similar to vim (text editor).
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Input forms are not editable
qpdfview, okular and evince do this.
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Automatic document reloading
Zathura will automatically refresh the view when a document has been modified. (By contrast, Chrome requires a manual refresh and brings you back to the top of the document so that you have to scroll back down).
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Default page layout always same and predictable
No unpredictable window opening behavior like Atril. Together with it's easy ways to scroll and zoom, zathura is perfect for fast look through lots of PDFs
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Detailed adjustment of dark mode
recolor-darkcolor recolor-lightcolor recolor-keephue recolor-reverse-video (see manpage zathurarc) Also, proper dark mode: colors are grayscaled not inverted.
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Deactivation of all GUI elements
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Very detailed adjustment of page layout
For example: pages-per-row 3 (3 pages next to each other) first-page-column 3:1 (for 3 page column layout: first page is on the left) page-right-to-left false (2nd and 3rd page are shown right to the 1st) Unfortunately I haven't found a way yet to map these commands to a key. The ability to prefix a shortcut with a number argument would lend itself perfectly to achieve what I had in mind.
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Call userscripts on document
For example: map <C-l> exec "termite -c ./termite_config --class float -e 'tmux new-session /bin/ranger $(dirname "%")'" <C-l> opens ranger with directory containing the opened document Other ideas: extract pages print pages
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Good documentation of configuration options
See man page "zathura".
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Multiple tabs via tabbed
https://tools.suckless.org/tabbed/ But unlike qpdfview search will only operate on one tab instance.
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Platforms:
Linux
License:
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Kindle for PC
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Built in store
The Kindle app for Android features an in built eBook store within the app that sells eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comic books and graphic novels. Amazon also offers one of it not the biggest eBook store available today.
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Send to Kindle now has to be paid for
Send to Kindle only works if a user is already paying for a cloud subscription plan.
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Send to Kindle
The Kindle platform allows users to upload their own eBooks and documents to be read on any of the Kindle apps or devices.
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Not good for students research
The eBooks available from Amazon do not offer normal page numbers, printing or even copy paste, which makes using any of the ebooks for reports or papers pretty much impossible.
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App supports a multitude of operating systems
Kindle for PC is one of the many apps available from Amazon for the Kindle platform. This allows users to keep their library with them no matter what device they are using.
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Adobe Digital Editions
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Full of bugs. No longer supported
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Well-designed library management
All books are automatically divided in categories such as "not read", "borrowed", "purchased", "recently read", and "recently added" and additional categories can be added manually. They can be sorted by various criteria including "title", "author", "publisher", "date of addition", and "number of pages". Great for managing large quantities of books.
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No support for Linux
Doesn't have a Linux version.
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Can be used with a variety of screen readers
ADE supports JAWS, Window-eyes, NVDA and Voiceover.
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Can't edit metadata
Lacks a built-in metadata editor.
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Built-in annotation tools
You can highlight and leave notes in the app.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Does not work without log-in
Adobe is one of the biggest data harvesting companies.
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Real All PDF
There isn't a PDF file which cannot be read by this app.
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Cloud compatible
Can connect to Dropbox and Google Drive.
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SD location recognition
Locate SD location and scan it quickly.
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Multiple view modes
Page, scrolling, two-page (in landscape) and a reflow mode.
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Just works
The app reads all PDF files.
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Amazon Kindle
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Ease of use
Clean, simple user interface.
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No support for EPUB files
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Whispersync
Synchronization between devices. Easily pick up on where you left off reading on your Kindle, smartphone, or tablet.
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Not good for students research
The eBooks available from Amazon do not offer normal page numbers, printing or even copy paste, which makes using any of the ebooks for reports or papers pretty much impossible.
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Free
Available for free on Windows and Mac, and also a very good web app.
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Built in store
The Kindle app for Android features an in built eBook store within the app that sells eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comic books and graphic novels. Amazon also offers one of it not the biggest eBook store available today.
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Send to Kindle
The Kindle platform allows users to upload their own eBooks and documents to be read on any of the Kindle apps or devices.
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Icecream Ebook Reader
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Requires PRO version for basic functionality
PRO version of the reader is required for reading without gigantic "Buy Me" billboard shoved in face every minute for 10 seconds. Oh and it's needed to copy and paste and edit.
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Clean, customizable UI
The application has an easy to use and understand interface with important features such as search always within easy reach at the top. The interface can also be customized to best suit wishes. For example, font size can be changed, there's choice between single and double column view when reading books, or table and bookshelf view when managing the library.
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Can't read Kindle books
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Pleasant reading experience
The app tracks how much of the book has been read, jumping between chapters or bookmarks can be done with a few clicks, and there's even a distraction-free mode that takes away all the interface and allows focusing on the book.
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It is much more lighter than Adobe Digital Editions, Calibre, etc.
So, Icecream ebook reader will work faster.
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