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Description:
GNOME document viewer

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 48.1@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: pdf document-viewer gnome productivity office

Install: brew install evince

About:
Evince is the default document viewer for the GNOME desktop environment, designed to provide a streamlined experience for viewing PDF, PostScript, and other document formats. It offers a clean interface with essential features like printing, text search, and document navigation. Its integration with the GNOME platform makes it a lightweight and efficient choice for everyday document viewing tasks.

Key Features:

Supports multiple formats including PDF, PostScript, DVI, and XPS
Integrated with GNOME for seamless desktop experience
Features annotation, text search, and printing capabilities
Provides a simple and intuitive user interface

Use Cases:

Viewing and reading PDF documents for work or study
Reviewing technical specifications in PostScript format
Annotating documents with notes and highlights

Alternatives:

Okular – Okular is a universal document viewer from the KDE project with more advanced features but potentially heavier dependencies on non-KDE systems.
Skim – Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for macOS, offering advanced annotation features tailored for academic reading.

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Dependencies: adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, djvulibre, gdk-pixbuf, glib, gspell, gtk+3, hicolor-icon-theme, libarchive, libgxps, libhandy, libsecret, libspectre, libtiff, pango, poppler

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 18, 2024 10:20pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	49dcbff5
Sep 12, 2024 8:45pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	467e2955