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24 alternatives to Skim

A PDF Reader and Note-taker for OS X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Skim launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Skim▲6

   PDF reader and note-taker for OS X

   2017 · skim-app.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   25d ago · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CleanMyDrive 2▲244

   A lightweight drive manager for Mac

   2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   5d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Skimcast▲92

   Takes in any document and skims it down for your convenience

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Glorium▲83

   A contextual filler text generator for Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Collate Notes▲9

   A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

   2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bullet Journal▲86

   An analog note-taking system for the digital age

   2014 · bulletjournal.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    layernote▲63

    Visual feedback on websites, Figma files, PDFs and images

    9d ago · layernote.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Unarchiver▲147

    A beautiful, more capable Archive Utility app for the Mac

    2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sorta Notebinder▲69

    A notebook with pages that can be removed & reordered

    2014 · sorta.la · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

    2023 · notepad-release.web.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SHAXPIR 2.0▲77

    A modern cloud workspace for fiction writing & worldbuilding

    2016 · shaxpir.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FaveNest▲70

    Bookmarks that organize themselves with Apple Intelligence

    5d ago · favenest.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hot Notes – Fuzzy Search for Apple Notes (macOS)▲9

    2025 · hotmatcha.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Prizmo▲5

    An Innovative Scanning Experience for the Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24AW
    A WebPDF Reader with AI assistance, for research and studying▲7

    Hey, I've made a pdf reader with ai assistance, you can quickly ask questions about the text and the images, and it will have context about all of your reading material so you can ask questions freely, try it now, I'm in open beta to find bug and get feedback. upcoming features: - Highlighting - Highlighting with Notes - Bibliography - Automatic Reference file opening - Improved UX and robustness currenlty alot of bugs so please let me know if you found any. feedback appreciated

    2025 · pdf-hub.com · its alternatives →

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