Evince vs OpenFiles

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.

OpenFiles is a desktop workspace for browsing, viewing, editing, converting, and getting AI assistance with files. Its navigator moves through folders, searches for files, and opens them in an appropriate app. Contextual toolbars support documents, media, archives, maps, and code; conversion and export are available from the current tab. The maker describes support for more than 350 formats across documents, images, media, data, code, and archives, with a searchable catalog. Its assistant supports summaries, content generation, and work informed by files. File processing happens on the device. Content is not sent to a server unless a user chooses an internet feature such as online conversion, which prompts for confirmation before upload. The privacy policy says Umeng+ and Google Analytics collect anonymized usage, performance, and file-format statistics. OpenFiles runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and the maker says SBZ files can be opened and viewed for free. It is designed for personal files and a desktop-focused workflow.