Evince vs GoodReader
Evince
apps.gnome.orgGoodReader
goodreader.comSide by side
| Figure | Evince | GoodReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · PDF Readers | 8.6 (#4) | 8.1 (#11) |
| Annotation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Form filling | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| OCR support | none | none |
| Platform support | desktop | mobile |
| Purpose | Evince is a document viewer for multiple formats, intended to replace multiple GNOME desktop viewers with one simple application. | GoodReader is a file viewer and tool for creating, converting, editing, and annotating PDF files. |
| Support | The Evince help site explains how to file a bug against the application. | The maker offers email support at [email protected] for questions and suggestions. |
Plans
GoodReader
- GoodReaderPrice not published
- Pro Pack (monthly)Price not published
- Pro Pack (annual)Price not published
- Pro PackPrice not published
- GoodReader PDF Editor & Viewer$5.99, paid once
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.
GoodReader
GoodReader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.