Evince

This article is about the document viewer. For a definition of the term "evince", see the Wiktionary entry evince.
Evince
Other namesGNOME Document Viewer
Developer(s)The Evince Team[1]
Stable release
46.3[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 25 May 2024; 3 months ago (25 May 2024)
Repository
Written inPrimarily C, C++
Operating systemLinux and other Unix-like systems
TypeDocument viewer
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince

Evince (/ˈɛvɪns/), also known as GNOME Document Viewer, is a free and open-source document viewer supporting many document file formats including PDF, PostScript, DjVu, TIFF, XPS and DVI. It is designed for the GNOME desktop environment.[3]

The developers of Evince intended to replace the multiple GNOME document viewers with a single and simple application. The Evince motto sums up the project aim: "Simply a Document Viewer".[3]

GNOME releases have included Evince since GNOME 2.12 (September 2005). Evince's code is written mainly in C, with a small part (specifically, the interface with Poppler) written in C++. Many Linux distributions—including Ubuntu, Fedora Linux and Linux Mint—include Evince as the default document viewer.

Evince is free and open-source software subject to the requirements of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

The Evince FAQ highlights the meaning of the word "Evince" as "to show or express something clearly".[4]

  1. ^ "Evince/Team – GNOME Live!". wiki.gnome.org. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Evince 46.3".
  3. ^ a b "Apps/Evince - GNOME Wiki!". GNOME. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about Evince". The GNOME Project. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Q: What does the word Evince mean? [...] A: Evince means to show or express something clearly.