Evince

Electronic documents exist in different file formats, and not every program is able to open all of them. For this, you need a compatible document viewer such as Evince to quickly open many kinds of document formats on a single computer. Evince is a simple and lightweight document viewer from the GNOME project that lets you see document content within seconds. It is free, open-source software released under the GNU GPL, with a set of features that help you read and navigate documents.

Using this open-source document viewer, you can open a document directly from the file browser or use drag-and-drop functionality. It supports multiple file formats like PDF, PostScript, DjVu, TIFF, XPS, comic book archives (CBR, CBZ, CB7, CBT) and more complex formats such as DVI. The integrated search function finds text in the document and highlights the results, which saves time compared to searching manually. You can also view thumbnails of pages or use the document index to move from one section to another.

Features:

• A simple-to-use document viewer that allows users to open complex file formats and see different types of content without any complexity.
• It lets you view different documents, toggle between continuous and dual display modes, or navigate between pages.
• You can also use the search function, which highlights all matches, when working with a large document.
• It allows you to customize the toolbar and personalize the software interface to match your needs.
• For a close reading experience, you can switch to full screen or presentation mode, fit the whole page or its width to the window, and zoom in or out depending on the requirements.
• The Windows version is an older 2.32 build; newer Evince releases are made only for Linux and other Unix-like systems.

Evince offers high compatibility with popular document formats including PDF, TIFF, and DjVu enabling you to view different types of files.

Evince stands out from other document viewers due to its support for many formats and its useful search function. It has a clean and minimalistic layout. On Linux, GNOME has replaced Evince as its default document viewer with Papers, a fork of Evince, but the Windows build remains a simple free way to read documents in several formats.