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• iCloud Drive silently deletes your content

  I've had my fair share of highlighting/annotating shenanigans with macOS built-in software and I've found Skim (free, BSD licensed) to be a very competent replacement, with the only caveat that you have to remember to export the annotated PDFs if you want to be able to see your changes from any other application. https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Electronic text book reader

  I actually am going to say a Macbook air. The reason is because the pdf reader Skim is Mac OSX only. I've tried many, and I haven't found another PDF reader I like. The only thing you lose is the ability to write directly on the screen. If that's something you really want to do, then you should get an iPad and load your pdfs in GoodNotes. The added benefit of that is that you can add blank pages right in the PDF... Source: 10 months ago

• Question about transcript proofreading

  Well. I have a 55 pages with three remaining parts of a transcript I should probably be working on ... But I haven't proofed in a while, so I had to remember how to use the (Mac only) program I use to mark up PDFs worked, only to find there was a new version waiting to be downloaded and installed ... and, of course, re-learned. Source: 11 months ago

• Create link from bibliographic reference/quote in an Obsidian document to the page of the book/article PDF in my Zotero library?

  If you’re on Mac you can use the free app Skim, which has ‘deep links’ that take you to a specific PDF page. If you want a link to take you to a specific sentence, then you can use Hookmark and Skim to get links that take you to a specific part of a PDF page. Source: about 1 year ago

• Adobe now requires you to purchase a subscription to rotate PDF pages

  Preview is great. I can also recommend Skim (free and open source) for macOS for some additional functionality [1]. [1]: https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Would you prefer a hard copy of a reference manual over a PDF?

  For MacOS I searched around and found Skim which seems to be especially geared towards reading and annotating scientific and technical documents, so might work well for manuals and reference guides. Source: over 1 year ago

• What are lightweight but capable alternatives to Preview?

  There might be a few free, or even open source alternatives, like Foxit reader, or Skim, and probably more. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do I offset the PDFs by one page so that two proper pages appear side by side?

  I started using Skim for my pdf needs on Mac OS. I find it very fast (even loading huge pdfs with a lot of art quickly), and it can do what you want by supporting "Book mode" (that setting is available under the menu bar: "PDF" -> "PDF Display" -> "Book mode"). Source: over 1 year ago

• Looking for a pdf annotator and I'm stuck here

  I’ve used Skim https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Best PDF app for academics?

  I used Skim when I was annotating/reviewing scientific papers in undergrad. Source: over 1 year ago

• Tips – Preview the Mac app people forget about

  I mostly use Skim for doc viewing but I have used Preview for merging PDFs. https://skim-app.sourceforge.io. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Need a cheapish Laptop (less than the M1 MacBook Air) for remotely accessing a Mac while away from home

  I have a lot of LaTeX and PDFs that are continuously updated, and because I don't want to sync them between devices or take them with me in physical media (and also because I'm using Skim for PDF annotation, and I like how it works [saving my annotations to extended attributes and a separate backup file instead of directly saving it to PDF]). I'm looking for a cheapish laptop so I can use it while away from home. Source: about 2 years ago

• What's the Problem with Old but Excellent Mac Apps?

  For pdf reader, Skim is a nice light weight app for macOS. https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• M1 Pro ram suddenly spiked while I was reading a textbook PDF. What can I do about this :(

  I recommend Skim for textbook reading: https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/. Source: about 2 years ago

• two instance of same pdf document (non-adobe)

  Skim (https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/) has support for a similar feature which should do what you need. It is called "Split PDF" and is found under the View menu. Source: about 2 years ago

• Pdf reading application for research purposes

  This one? Https://skim-app.sourceforge.io. Source: over 2 years ago

• Free PDF editor recommendations?

  I recommend Skim. It's free and open source! Source: over 2 years ago

• Is there a ARM MacOS native TexEditor?

  I am the author of the TeX Suite extension for Panic's Nova editor. It offers syntax highlighting, document outline, in-editor building and live preview (via Skim) for both LaTeX and ConTeXt. Source: over 2 years ago

• What's the best PDF reader for Mac?

  But easily the best free PDF reader is the open-source Skim reader. Source: over 2 years ago

• Recommend some PDF readers, you will find them helpful if you take CS course with Mr. Herman

  For macOS users, Skim will be great. It seems doesn't obey DRM at all and can remember passwords using macOS Keychain. Source: over 2 years ago

• [P] Sioyek - PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books

  Jumping back and forth between the references and the main content could be annoying though. Since I discovered Skim several years ago, I have been unable to use another software for reading research papers because of a single (killer) feature: Hovering the mouse pointer over a link will show its destination (check this screenshot to see what I mean). I hope you could implement a similar feature for Sioyek. Source: over 2 years ago