hygg is a minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Universal document support – PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and many more formats via pandoc. Supports scanned documents with OCR.
- Lightning-fast keyboard based navigation – Vim-inspired keybindings.
- Powerful search – Find anything instantly, highlight important passages, add bookmarks.
- Never lose your place – Automatic progress saving.
- Extensible workflows – Execute commands directly from copied text.
- Respects your privacy – Run locally without server, or self-host the sync server.
- Core reading:
- Minimalist interface – Nothing between you and your content
- Smart text justification – Perfectly formatted for your terminal width
- Vim keybindings – Navigate with the efficiency you already know
- Visual selection – Select, copy, highlight text
- Bookmarks – Set bookmark points and jump between them instantly
- Persistent – Progress and bookmarks persist
- Advanced Workflows:
- Command execution – Run shell commands from copied text, also works for previous command output
- Split view – View command output alongside your document
- Interactive tutorial – Learn everything in under 5 minutes
- Cross-platform – Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows
Website: github.com/kruseio/hygg
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Developer: Ragnar Kruse
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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