Sioyek
Productivity
pdf reader
SHOW HN2021
272points
63comments
#132of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
12 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 3 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fast, keyboard-centric navigation and portals
From 3 comments
I tried the Windows download and went through the tutorial. Some feedback: 1. The low latency feels really good. It's snappy. 2. Smart Jump is great. It seems to target the…
jpeloquin on HNQuite a coincidene than this post pops up just as I'm about to find a better way to navigate mountains of papers. There is a problem in that I use Programmer's Dvorak; + and `…
PrgramrDvorak on HNI propose, that the tagline should be: "The Vim for Scientific PDF"
hellothereworld on HN
Useful for research paper reading
From 2 comments
I am a researcher, and this seems incredibly useful for me. Will definitely give this a try when Linux builds are available. One feature request that I would suggest is synctex…
joiguru on HNThis was the sort of stuff that Readcube did that I was amazed by, but this being open and lighter makes it far cooler.
jszymborski on HN
Objections
Only Windows build available at launch; Linux and Mac not yet packaged
From 2 comments
Some of the features: * You can middle click on a reference/figure to go to the reference/figure (even if the PDF doesn't have links) * You can middle click on a paper name in…
hexomancer on HNThere is an open github issue on the linux build. Currently the project builds and works on linux without any issues. The only thing remaining is packaging the executable so that…
hexomancer on HN
No annotations or true dark mode yet
From 2 comments
Unfortunately it currently can't. But I do plan to add it eventually.
hexomancer on HNThanks, I can use it for reading technical material. Will it have true Dark Mode? This is something lacking if most if not all PDF viewers.
SilentM68 on HN
Requests
Annotations and highlighting
From 3 comments
I hope it can have annotation
billconan on HNAnnotations are super useful. Please consider storing the annotations external to the PDF. For example, Okular wants to save these to the PDF itself. This doesn't work very well…
jnurmine on HNYes, exactly, visual things drawn on top of the PDF. I mean things like Okular has: highlighting text (like with a yellow highlighter on paper books), freeform draw tool (like…
jnurmine on HN
Synctex support for LaTeX
From 1 comment
I am a researcher, and this seems incredibly useful for me. Will definitely give this a try when Linux builds are available. One feature request that I would suggest is synctex…
joiguru on HN
Export of marks and bookmarks
From 1 comment
> A few questions/feature requests/comments: Is there a way to link to a page/mark/bookmark/figure from outside the document? Yes you can (if I understood your question…
hexomancer on HN
Native dark mode
From 1 comment
Thanks, I can use it for reading technical material. Will it have true Dark Mode? This is something lacking if most if not all PDF viewers.
SilentM68 on HN
Questions
When Linux and Mac builds will arrive
From 1 comment
This is phenomenal! I've been looking for something like this for a couple of years and am really excited to see someone building it. When do you expect the Mac/Linux builds to…
wdesilvestro on HN
Whether the name means 31
From 1 comment
Does the name mean 31?
gluegadget on HN
Alternatives named
Skim
From 1 comment
I would like to plug the open source macOS PDF reading/annotations application Skim. It is the most proficient scientific document viewer I have ever used. Here is a link to it,…
metahost on HN
PDF-XChange Editor
From 1 comment
> Does anyone know if a current pdf viewer has this feature If you mean search within a single PDF (not across PDFs), I've found PDF-XChange Editor (made by Tracker Software) to…
jpeloquin on HN
Okular
From 1 comment
Yes, exactly, visual things drawn on top of the PDF. I mean things like Okular has: highlighting text (like with a yellow highlighter on paper books), freeform draw tool (like…
jnurmine on HN
LiquidText
From 1 comment
Liquidtext is a commercial multiplatform app with some similar and interesting functionality.
soferio on HN