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

Skim for Mac

Skim 1.3

  -  4.82 MB  -  Freeware
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    Skim 1.7.4

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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  • Filename

    Skim-1.3.dmg

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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 1.3.


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
- 64-bit support on Snow Leopard, unfortunately Leopards 64-bit binaries are too buggy.
- Always reopen the last open files after an automated update.
- Allow clicking links below the reading bar.
- Multi-line text view for editing generic note text.
- All new high resolution icons. Thanks Kim Does!
- Add sortable color column to note table.

Bugs Fixed
- Better method to prevent sleep during presentations.
- Make sure the main PDF view gets focus on mouse down, and use it as the default target for some Edit commands.
- Avoid using empty selections, which could lead to various problems on 10.6.
- More accurate calculation for the alternate menu actions Zoom to Width and Zoom to Height.
- Rotate markup notes on rotated pages, so they will probably align with the lines.
- Make use of Core Animation for several fading transitions.
- Prevent empty item in presentation transition style popup.
- Workaround for a 10.6 bug that scrolled to the first page after a display mode change.
- Prevent empty item in presentation transition style popup.
- Workaround for a 10.6 bug that scrolled to the first page after a display mode change.
- Prevent black edges around pages in presentation page transitions.