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GoodReader vs Skim

GoodReader

goodreader.com

Skim

skim-app.sourceforge.io

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FigureGoodReaderSkim
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
macOSYesYes
iOSYes—
Plans published51
Spec score · PDF Readers8.1 (#11)7.4 (#17)
Annotation toolsYesYes
Free planNoYes
IntegrationsIt supports Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP, and SFTP, plus email server access and attachment downloads.Skim lists interaction with LaTeX, SyncTeX, and PDFSync, as well as integration with BibDesk and other third-party applications.
PDF toolsIt supports PDF annotations, signatures, page cropping, rearrangement, splitting, merging, and extracting pages.Users can search PDFs, add notes, highlight sections, bookmark documents, and take snapshots for reference.
Platform supportmobiledesktop

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

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Skim

  • FreeFree

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