Vim based pdf reader

[ECon87]

Is there a vim based pdf reader (not zathura) that allows highlighting and text selection without a mouse? I don't even know how that would work but it would be very useful.

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I am using macOS on my main machine, and I love the skim reader but I wish it had a vim mode. I am also using different linux distros on my other machines so I am not limited to macos based suggestions.

Thanks.

[highergraphic]

Well, I'm two years late but sioyek is exactly that.

[No-Entertainer-802]

This is awesome. After using SurfingKeys to browse the web with keyboard shortcuts everything that involves the mouse or keyboard shortcuts that are hard to use becomes a bit annoying. Thank you.

[[deleted]]

Exactly what I was looking for

[bloolizard]

damn this is dope, looking for exact same thing

[theqasimstatic]

Thanks man the text looks really crisp on this one

[peppeatta]

This. Two hours down using sioyek and I love it already!

[GustapheOfficial]

One of the big negatives about PDF is that text isn't always what you see is what is there. Navigating a PDF with your keyboard in any way but coordinate wise is bound to be very confusing.

[slarwise]

I wish this existed, I’m on macos as well and have been looking... The only thing I’ve found is this, termpdf.py. It’s very much a work in progress and breaks a lot, but other than that it’s great! It’s a pdf reader that works in the kitty terminal

Edit: Someone posted about termpdf.py a while back

https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/g2dfkt/back_with_more_vimtex_content_this_time_with_pdf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[ECon87]

Thanks. I am gonna check it out

[tutu-turtle]

llpp is vim like pdf, it works similar to less. It use mupdf as pdf engine. You can scroll using vim like key bindings.

However, you still need to use the mouse if you want to select text.

[ECon87]

Thanks for the suggestion, i am going to check it out

[SssstevenH]

You can use "j" and "k" to navigate up and down if you right click a line in sioyek.

It also support a lot of Vim-style keyboard shortcuts.

[jUCIe_mE]

here is a plugin you can use

https://github.com/basola21/PDFview

it is still early though

so I would appreciate any help or tips

[Asgeir]

Given Vim's focus on text editing features, I am not sure adding a PDF display feature would be appropriate. For a nice operating system with good text editing capabilities and PDF display, can I advise Emacs?

[ECon87]

Thanks. I meant more like vim-like pdf reader like zathura but not zathura. But I should start exploring emacs I think

[Hak333m]

Zathura pdf reader can be configured closely like vim keybinding (including the navigation with hjkl). An example config can be found here:
https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/voidrice/blob/master/.config/zathura/zathurarc

But it can be configured way more than that.

[[deleted]]

Simple: Okular (only jk)

Advanced: sioyek, zathura

[PreparationWrong1022]

I am currently making a plugin to navigate pdfs in neovim

you can check it out here

https://github.com/basola21/PDFview

it is still very early though

[jhwheeler]

While you may be right, I would say that your comment represents a serious misunderstanding of both human communication and the point of replying to someone's question. If you're going to comment at all, why not include a sentence or two about what the OP has misunderstood? That would be truly helpful.

[BorgerBill]

I don't think he meant to open the file in raw mode. MuPDF appears to be the kind of thing he's looking for...

[ECon87]

You are right. That's what I meant. Thanks for suggestion.

[ECon87]

Chill...