Evince vs File Viewer Plus
Evince
apps.gnome.org
File Viewer Plus
fileviewer.plusSide by side
| Figure | Evince | File Viewer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €1.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · File Viewer Software | 8.6 (#3) | 7.9 (#11) |
| Purpose | Evince is a document viewer for multiple formats, intended to replace multiple GNOME desktop viewers with one simple application. | File Viewer Plus opens, views, edits, and converts more than 400 file formats in one Windows application. |
| Support | The Evince help site explains how to file a bug against the application. | Support accepts inquiries by contact form and says it responds within one business day, Monday through Friday. |
Plans
File Viewer Plus
- Annual Subscription€22 a year
- One-Time Purchase€45, paid once
- Enterprise / VolumePriced on request
In their own words
Evince
Evince is a free document viewer for Linux desktop users. It opens PDF, PostScript, DjVu, DVI, XPS, OXPS, and Comic Book Archive files, and can display supported documents as full-screen presentations. Interactive forms can be completed, including text fields and scrollable list boxes. For PDFs, Evince can add notes and text highlights; these annotations are limited to PDF files. SyncTeX synchronizes a TeX source file with its resulting PDF. Printing is documented for DVI, DjVu, PDF, PostScript, and TIFF. When opening a password-protected PDF, Evince prompts for its password. It is not a file editor. Some Linux distributions may need the relevant backend package to support every listed format. The project wiki recommends obtaining Evince through the user's Linux distribution and points to packages or source for other download options. The help site includes user documentation and directions for reporting application bugs.
File Viewer Plus
File Viewer Plus has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.