What are the best PDF viewers for macOS?

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Shipped with the OS

No installation required.

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Good Performance

Scrolling and zooming is smooth even for large files.

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Annotation tools

Basic annotation tools like notes and highlights.

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Can open many files

PDF, JPG, PNG, DOC(X) and many more. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preview_(macOS)#Supported_file_types for a full list.

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Limited functionality

Provides basic viewing and editing options only

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Sometimes freezes for some seconds (El Capitan and above)

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