Sioyek – PDF viewer for reading research papers and textbooks

Some of the features: * Quickly preview or jump to figures/references/equations/etc. (even if the PDF doesn't have links) * Search paper names in google scholar by middle clicking on their name * Searchable table of contents * Searchable highlights/bookmarks * Browser-like history navigation * Mark locations for quick navigation (Vim style) * Synctex support Video demo of some features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTmCI0Xp5vI

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Sioyek is a PDF viewer designed for researchers and students reading academic papers and textbooks. It enables quick navigation to figures, references, and equations without requiring embedded links, offers searchable highlights and bookmarks, and includes browser-like history navigation. Additional features include marking locations for fast jumps, searching paper names directly in Google Scholar, and Synctex support for LaTeX workflows.

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