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Looking for a PDF viewer with a specific feature (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 days ago by BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I've been having a hard time looking for a pdf viewer that has a specific feature, and have been meaning to ask for a good enough one to use instead.

The feature i was looking for is viewing a directory of files at once without having to open multiple files at once and navigate from tabs, sort of like a file explorer and a pdf viewer in one, which might be a lot to ask.

What I'm asking for right now is what software would you use if you needed to read plenty of pdf files from the same source?

If you don't have anything specific that solves this, I'd still like to know if there is a "good enough" pdf viewer, as the browser doesn't feel like a good enough solution for my problem.

Note that i do not need to edit the files, just view them.

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[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Replied to schnurrito with the answer. In short, i want to view files in a directory as one would view photos in a gallery, as I can't always tell beforehand which file is relevant to me and I'd like to be able to move quickly between files, instead of opening many files and then closing the irrelevant ones.

[–] Outwit1294 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So you want a preview of the first page of each PDF as a thumbnail?

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

No, i want an easy way to navigate between unopened pdf files within the same directory