miro is a native pdf viewer for Linux (Wayland/X11), macOS, and Windows with configurable keybindings.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Dark mode (both for the interface and the pdf).
- Vim-like keybindings (by default).
- Configuration file for key bindings (in case you don’t like Vim bindings).
- Mouse controls.
- Multiple pdfs in tabs.
- Cli arg for opening pdfs from the terminal.
- Automatic hot-reloading of any viewed pdf (especially useful when writing anything that compiles into pdfs like Latex/Typst/etc.).
- Text copying in documents.
- Internal links (such as a table of contents).
- External links (email, websites, etc. copies on click).
- Bookmarks.
- Jumplist.
- Optional RPC server to control the viewer from another program.
- Print via the default web browser.
- Open links using keyboard controls.
Website: github.com/vincent-uden/miro
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Developer: Vincent Uden
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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