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Skim for Mac

Skim 0.5.1

  -  1.75 MB  -  Freeware
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    Skim 1.7.4

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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  • Filename

    Skim-0.5.1.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

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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 0.5.1.


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
- Added some more sorting keys for use in text export templates.
- Reorganized document info window, with some new properties.
- You can now navigate through a presentation using mouse clicks.
- New toolbar items to open color, font, and line panels.
- Added an optional status bar, displaying the page number, number and pages, as well as informatino about the tool mode, if it applies.
- You can now print documents from AppleScript.
- Pdfsync from AppleScript now goes separately through the go command instead of the open command.
- You can now quickly rotate through tool modes using Shift-modified arrow keys.

Bugs Fixed
- Prevent chaching of update info for updater.
- Fix the default text export templates.
- Allow other active application windows in front of Skim in presentation mode.
- Show the keywords in the document info window.
- Fix notification of file changes on disk.
- Fix a crasher that occured when reverting a document containing notes.
- Prevent setting negative sizes from AppleScript.
- Skim can now find text export templates also in the local or network domain.
- Move Skim windows to the background when switching to another application in full screen or presentation mode.
- Hitting tab while editing a text note now end the edit. This fixes text noite editing in PDFs with fillable forms.
- Make sure the document's print settings are used for printing.
- Fix full screen window layout when the full screen window moves to another screen.