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CorePDF

CorePDF is a PDF reader, available on Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

At a glance

CorePDF is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

CorePDF is a lightweight PDF app based on Qt Framework based on poppler.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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