Looking for a PDF reader that handle large files

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I run on Debian testing / GNOME and I have to work with a pdf file of ~500 pages. The default software, evince, cannot do the job, it is too slow because it reloads the page every time I scroll through the file.

I am looking for a free software that can read such a file (an open source one would be better). I want a side pane with the preview of the pages. The possibility of adding notes is a plus.

I already tried: okular (slow), xpdf and mupdf (no scrollbar)

Best Answer

Use the best pdf reader: foxit reader for free.

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Installation:

a. Change to the directory containing the downloaded file (used /tmp as the example):
# cd /tmp

b. Uncompress the executable file
# gzip -d 'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run.tar.gz'

c. Untar the .tar file
# tar xvf 'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run.tar'

d. Run the installer:
# ./'FoxitReader_version_Setup.run'

e. Follow the steps on the screen to complete the installation

Method #1 - pdfcrop

There's a command line tool called pdfcrop that sounds like what you're looking for.

pdfcrop is a utility to calculate and remove empty margins from each page in the input PDF file. The resulting output file occupies the minimal paper size needed for the contents and is therefore suitable for inclusion as a graphic

Examples

$ pdfcrop --margins 10 input.pdf output.pdf
$ pdfcrop --margins ’5 10 5 20’ --clip input.pdf output.pdf

Method #2 - pdfjam

As an alternative there's another tool called pdfjam.

$ pdfjam --twoside --offset '2cm 0cm' file.pdf

References

PDF Tools – List Named Destinations in a PDF

Poppler's pdfinfo command-line utility will provide you with page number, position, and name for all named destinations in a PDF. You need at least version 0.58 of Poppler.

$ pdfinfo -dests input.pdf
Page  Destination                 Name
   1 [ XYZ null null null      ] "F1"
   1 [ XYZ  122  458 null      ] "G1.1500945"
   1 [ XYZ   79  107 null      ] "G1.1500953"
   1 [ XYZ   79   81 null      ] "G1.1500954"
   1 [ XYZ null null null      ] "P.1"
   2 [ XYZ null null null      ] "L1"
   2 [ XYZ null null null      ] "P.2"
(...)

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Related Solutions

Fix PDF margins for two-sided printing

Method #1 - pdfcrop

Method #2 - pdfjam

References

PDF Tools – List Named Destinations in a PDF

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