pwmt/zathura
Document viewer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4686
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3260 stars · 213 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Zathura is a highly customizable, keyboard-driven document viewer built on the girara UI library and GTK4, with a plugin-based system for supporting formats like PDF, PostScript, and DjVu. It offers a minimalistic interface, mouse-free navigation, bookmarks, quickmarks, and SyncTeX support for LaTeX workflows.
Use cases
- view pdfs from the keyboard like vim
- lightweight pdf viewer for linux
- pdf viewer with synctex for latex editing
- read djvu and postscript documents
- sandboxed read-only document viewer
- keyboard-only document navigation with bookmarks
When to choose
- you want a fast, minimal, vim-style document viewer on Linux/BSD/macOS
- you write LaTeX and need bidirectional SyncTeX navigation
- you want to pick exactly which document formats to support via plugins
- keyboard-driven workflows matter more than a rich GUI
When to avoid
- you need annotation or form-filling features out of the box
- you want a polished graphical interface with toolbars and thumbnails
- you need a viewer on Windows, where zathura is not well supported
Facets
application · maturity active
pdf-viewer plugin-system pdf desktop-applications developer-tools files bsd cross-platform document-viewer vim-like-keybindings gtk synctex pdf djvu postscript minimalist sandboxed keyboard-driven-ui linux macos desktop
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pwmt/zathura · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6178e85e1234
- homepage: https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura · fetched 2026-08-29 · be8286190c04
- site_page: https://pwmt.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce4d449dcf16
- site_page: https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 095cac7cc346
- site_page: https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 343274b35f2e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pwmt/zathura | main | 77 |
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