A free and simple PDF Reader and note-taker
Skim is a cool PDF Reader and note-taker for OS X. Skim is designed to help you annotate and read scientific papers in PDF.
Skim includes many features and has a great user interface.
Main features of Skim:
Viewing PDFs.
Adding and editing notes.
Highlighting important text.
Making 'snapshots for easy reference.
Navigation using table of contents or thumbnails.
View all your notes and highlights.
Convenient reading in full screen.
Giving powerful presentations.
Handy preview of internal links.
Focus using a reading bar.
Magnification tool.
Extensive AppleScript support.
Bookmarks.
Support for Apple Remote Control.
Interaction with LaTeX and PDFSync.
Spotlight support.
Highly customizable.
What's New in This Release:
New Features:
Add preset for synchronization with TeXMaker and AlphaX.
New AppleScript command to convert PDF annotations to Skim notes.
Handle PDF files in Skim's Spotlight importer, so Skim notes can be searched.
Add alternate contextual menu in notes table to edit text in a separate window.
Black screen feature in Presentation mode, use the 'b' key.
Improved AppleScript support for rich text
The width of the reading bar is now sticky.
Set fill color from Favorite Colors toolbar item when holding the Option key.
Add Traditional Chinese localization (thanks Jim Chiu!).
Some initial support for Open Meta tags. Readable by ApppleScript and saved with Save As and Export as PDF.
Bugs Fixed:
Rotate pages in the correct direction using gestures.
Use larger margins around selectable text.
Show find panel on the current space.
Ignore mouse moved events for PDF-TeX synchronization.
Fix Quick Look generator for Freehand notes.
Prevent clipped small toolbar buttons on Tiger.
Fix Help on PDF-TeX synchronization.
Respect page rotation in copied TIFF images.
Better conversions of PDF annotations to Skim notes.
Prefer using SyncTeX over PDFSync.
Improvements to template support.
Fix resizing and tracking rect of full screen side panels.
Make freehand note tool mode accessible through shortcuts.
Make sure full screen windows fill the screen after illegal moves in Spaces.
Fix row height in thumbnail and snapshot tables.
Display more context around a selected find result.
Full screen windows are now shown on all Spaces to avoid inconsistencies.
Fix automatic cropping of a single page.
Make sure the window is redrawn after a reload.
Improved thread safety for dvi conversion.
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