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

Skim for Mac

Skim 1.4.3

  -  3.6 MB  -  Freeware
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    Skim 1.7.4

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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  • Author / Product

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  • Filename

    Skim-1.4.3.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 1.4.3.


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:
- Allow editing text note properties while editing text.
- Hold down Shift on Favorite Colors for sticky change of default color.
- Smoothen freehand notes.
- Better default placement of new notes around selection.

Bugs Fixed:
- Improve minitaturizing snapshot windows.
- Fix TeX-PDF sync for file name containing non-ASCII characters.
- Coalesce tablet pen events while drawing freehand.
- Fix maximum scale factor in some controls.
- Correct placement of notes after note conversion when saving for some PDFs.