Skim (software)
{{Short description|Open source PDF reader for macOS}}
{{infobox software
| name = Skim
| logo = Skim Mac icon.png
| developer = Christiaan Hofman, Adam Maxwell, and Michael McCracken
| latest_release_version = 1.7.8{{Cite web|url=https://skim-app.sourceforge.io/relnotes.html|title = Skim notes}}
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2025|01|13}}
| latest preview version =
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| license = BSD
| programming language = Objective-C
| operating_system = macOS
| language = Multilingual
| genre = PDF reader
| website = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://skim-app.sourceforge.io}}}}
}}
Skim is an open-source PDF reader. It is notably the first free software PDF reader for macOS.{{cite web|url=https://lifehacker.com/249585/download-of-the-day-skim-mac|title=Download of the Day: Skim (Mac)|author=Pash|first=Adam|date=April 4, 2007|website=Lifehacker|accessdate=November 6, 2017}} It is written in Objective-C, and uses Cocoa APIs. It is released under a BSD license. It is also cited as being able to help annotate and read scientific papers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nothickmanuals.info/doku.php/opensourcemac|title=Open Source on Mac|website=No Thick Manuals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612042906/http://www.nothickmanuals.info/doku.php/opensourcemac|archive-date=June 12, 2007|accessdate=November 6, 2017}}
History
Its initial release was in April 2007, at version 0.2.{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/skim-pdf-reader/|title=Skim PDF reader|last=Lu|first=Mat|date=April 2, 2007|work=Engadget|access-date=November 6, 2017|language=en-US}} Within its first year it managed to gain a small fan base of users due to its ease of use and features which allowed some flexibility over other PDF browsers for Mac OS X. As of 2008, it had achieved version 1.0. Its main developers were also responsible for another popular open-source program, BibDesk.{{cite web|url=http://michael-mccracken.net/wp/2007/04/02/announcing-skim-stop-printing-start-skimming/|title=Announcing Skim: Stop printing – Start Skimming|author=McCracken|first=Michael|date=April 2, 2007|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011011337/http://michael-mccracken.net/wp/2007/04/02/announcing-skim-stop-printing-start-skimming/|archive-date=October 11, 2007|accessdate=November 6, 2017}}
Features
Its features include the ability to view and bookmark PDFs, highlight and underline selectable PDF text, and a full-screen and presentation mode, along with a split mode that allows scrolling a PDF separately in two parts on the same screen. It also allows the adding of circles and boxes, as well as being able to embed and edit notes.{{cite web|url=http://mactheweb.com/software-review/skim-a-better-pdf-reader/|title=Skim – A better PDF reader|author=Mckee|first=Michael|date=October 7, 2007|website=Mac the Web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013033607/http://mactheweb.com/software-review/skim-a-better-pdf-reader/|archive-date=October 13, 2007|accessdate=November 6, 2017}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{sourceforge|skim-app}}
{{PDF readers}}
Category:MacOS-only free software
Category:Free software programmed in Objective-C
Category:Software using the BSD license
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