Skim
PDF reader and note-taker for macOS with LaTeX support.
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Choose how you want to get started.
Use it free
Open the official tool or demo — no account needed.
Self-host it
Run the open-source version on your own infrastructure.
What is Skim?
Skim is a free pdf reader mac used by professionals and enthusiasts.
How it works
How Skim works — see the article below for details on this pdf files tool.
How to use it
- 1Open the Skim tool, enter your input, and get your result instantly.
What it can do
- pdf reader mac
Use cases
Assumptions and limitations
Assumptions
- source: https://github.com/jwilling/Skim
- license: BSD-3-Clause — free to use
- privacy: Self-hosted — you control your data
Limitations
- Self-hosted — requires setup, maintenance, and your own infrastructure.
- Relies on an external source (github.com); availability depends on that service.
- Focused on the pdf files category: PDF reader and note-taker for macOS with LaTeX support..
Understanding the result
PDF reader and note-taker for macOS with LaTeX support.
Tool details
- Clearly flagged when a network request is needed.
- No account, no sign-up, and no tracking of your content.
- Powered by (BSD-3-Clause).
- Built with
- (jwilling/Skim)
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Runs locally
- No — requires a network request
- Verification
- Not yet verified
- Input
- Query
- Output
- Text
Built with jwilling/Skim. OpenToolVault provides the discovery and browser interface while crediting the original project maintainers.
- Built with
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
Open-source project
OpenToolVault is an independent directory. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by this project.
References
- / — GitHub Repository
Upstream project · GitHub
- BSD-3-Clause License
Upstream project