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Looking for a PDF viewer with a specific feature (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I've been having a hard time looking for a pdf viewer that has a specific feature, and have been meaning to ask for a good enough one to use instead.

The feature i was looking for is viewing a directory of files at once without having to open multiple files at once and navigate from tabs, sort of like a file explorer and a pdf viewer in one, which might be a lot to ask.

What I'm asking for right now is what software would you use if you needed to read plenty of pdf files from the same source?

If you don't have anything specific that solves this, I'd still like to know if there is a "good enough" pdf viewer, as the browser doesn't feel like a good enough solution for my problem.

Note that i do not need to edit the files, just view them.

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[–] tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is this the sort of thing you're looking for?

https://www.files.gallery/

It's a php file you drop into a folder that creates a gallery of the files (including pdfs). There are security settings and visual customisations you can change. If you know what you're doing you can access the file remotely, too. I've used it for a while and found it helpful.

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Looks perfect to my use case, will try it out, thanks :)

[–] whysofurious@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Not OP but that is quite interesting, thanks for sharing!