It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF

Skim for Mac

Skim 1.5.3

  -  5.9 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Skim 1.7.4

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.6 or later

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  • Author / Product

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  • Filename

    Skim-1.5.3.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    0ebdbbe687a68c0239d2eed38f5ef3bc

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Skim 1.5.3.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Skim for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

New Features:
- Show separate submenu with bookmarks for the current document

Bugs Fixed:
- Fix exported rich text from template
- Allow exporting notes as text when buggy MacVim is installed
- Allow changing units in status bar
- Don't perform standard launch procedures when opening a file or URL
- Use proper scale for toolbar in text only mode
- Fix zoom touch bar buttons
- Fix localizations of favorite colors label
- Restore tabs also when always preferring tabs