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Skim for Mac

Skim 1.1.5

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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 1.1.5.


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
- Presentation page transitions now set an optional angle depending on the direction. Some transitions on the Wiki have been updated.
- New hidden defaults for the default note text. See the Wiki for details.
- Add accessibility for the status bar.
- Add support for the system dictionary popup.
- You can now change the text color for text notes.
- Change default DVI conversion tool to dvipdfmx.
- You can now define new custom export types for various text formats using templates. See the Wiki for details.
- New menu item to paste text without style.
- The selection from, the Selection Tool is now accessible from AppleScript.
- You can now click the location in the status bar of the note window to display the note in the main window.
- New pdfsync editor preset for AquaX.
- Use animated search highlight on Leopard.
- Update skimnotes tool.
- New hidden preference to match the zoom of the split PDF to the main PDF.

Bugs Fixed
- Disable preview tool tip when Skim is not active.
- Connect markup for text with missing spaces.
- Update preview tool tips more often, in particular after scrolling.
- Change version number syntax, so Apple more reliably chooses the correct one.
- More reliable auto-reload of DVI files.
- Fix for making fullscreen window key after showing a side panel.
- Make sure we don't use a non-existent font, avoids possible exceptions.
- The selection (for copying) using the Select tool is now added to the page on which the selection was actually made.
- Fix an exception when adding a highlight while a snapshot is open.
- Fix opening associated PDF from Spotlight.
- Fix UTI declarations.
- Ignore duplicate file update notifications. On Leopard kqueue apparently sends more than one write notifications.
- Make sure the reading bar is shown when turning the feature on.
- Combine text when extending markup.
- Use the system download folder when downloading files.
- Use the system paper size for printing by default. Only change the orientation, if necessary.
- Remove extraneous check marks in popup for update preference.
- Make sure no notes can be added without a page.
- Fix typos in help.
- Fix backgrounmd color for keywords in info window on Leopard.
- Find complete words only when the Whole Words Only option is checked.
- Workaround for drawing artifacts in toolbar images on Tiger.