Okular

Active Mixed or custom

KDE's document viewer for PDFs and other formats, with annotations and form filling. The GitHub repo mirrors KDE's own servers.

Open-source alternative to: Adobe Acrobat

GitHub stars
1,555
License
Mixed or custom
Last code push
Oct 29, 2026
Latest release
v26.08.2 · Oct 8, 2026
Runs as
Desktop app
Hosted plan
Not confirmed
Main language
C++
Repository
KDE/okular
Website
invent.kde.org/graphics/okular

Is Okular still maintained?

Active Yes. Okular had a code push on Oct 29, 2026 (0 days before our last check on Oct 29, 2026), and its latest release is v26.08.2 from Oct 8, 2026.

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Activity: Code pushed or a release published in the last 180 days.

License: GitHub could not identify a single standard license for this repository (often a mix of open-source and commercial parts). Read the LICENSE file before using it.

Setup: Okular installs on your own device, so there is no server to manage.

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