GoodReader vs Kiosk
GoodReader
goodreader.comKiosk
github.comSide by side
| Figure | GoodReader | Kiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · PDF Readers | 8.1 (#11) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | It supports Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP, and SFTP, plus email server access and attachment downloads. | The desktop apps support opening PDFs directly and associating Kiosk with PDF files; the extension can intercept PDFs opened in Chrome. |
| Privacy | The maker says it generally does not collect personal information or the files users read, but does collect app usage statistics, analytics, and telemetry that users can opt out of in settings. | The project states that it collects no telemetry, uses no cloud processing, requires no account and processes PDFs on the device. |
| Support | The maker offers email support at [email protected] for questions and suggestions. | The Linux release directs users to report bugs by opening a GitHub issue. |
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
GoodReader
GoodReader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Kiosk
Kiosk is a free, open-source PDF reader for web, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions. It renders PDFs and offers full-text search with highlighted results, page thumbnails, zoom, and light, dark, and night display modes. Its Chrome extension adds highlighting, underlining, strikethrough, drawing, shapes, and text annotations. The project says PDFs stay on the device, with no telemetry, cloud processing, or account requirement. Android works offline after installation, and the extension release notes also state that offline use is supported. The web app can run locally or be deployed through GitHub Pages as a self-hosted instance. Desktop apps can open PDFs directly and associate Kiosk with PDF files; the extension can intercept PDFs opened in Chrome. The extension supports Chrome 88+, Edge 88+, and Brave, but not Firefox or Safari. The project is released under the MIT License. Its Android release is an early alpha, and the macOS app is ad-hoc signed but not notarized, so Gatekeeper may warn on first launch.