Okular

Okular is KDE's powerful document viewing app.

Ways to communicate

Mailing List: [email protected] (info page)

Chat: #okular or #kde-devel on freenode IRC or Matrix

Phabricator: https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/78

Top bugs and feature requests

• Okular's PDF form filling feature is buggy:
  • No basic PDF form actions: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382860
  • Doesn't execute inline Javascript: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382859
  • Doesn't calculate in forms that use JavaScript: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271728
  • Inline submit button doesn't work: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382863
  • External submit button doesn't work: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=305915
  • Radio buttons often don't work right: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382857
  • Marks in checkboxes often don't render correctly: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335033
  • Doesn't show dropdown menus correctly: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382858
  • Some filled-in form values don't print: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343834
  • Some filled-in form values are transformed into "undefined" after saving and re-opening the document: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401067
• Okular crops some pages inappropriately when printing: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330820
• Okular doesn't honor print options when printing to PDF: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252596
• Can't save or re-save a file that was edited or deleted while open: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402017
• Okular displays blurry images in epub files: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391625
• Okular doesn't find text strings that are split across multiple lines: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376692 (Patch: https://phabricator.kde.org/D19717)
• Okular saves bookmarks data in external file indexed by filename which breaks if you rename your files: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380330
• Okular doesn't move sticky note annotations as you scroll the document: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388450
• Okular does not display feedback about the status of the current print job: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59025
• Okular custom stamps appear pixelated at low zoom levels: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370382
• Okular uses square dimensions for a stamp annotation, regardless of its actual shape: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370381
• Okular's Settings window shouldn't require scrolling and needs modernizing in general: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397678
• Okular should remember collapsed/expanded state of side navigation bar: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403486
• Okular's custom image stamp tool should be more discoverable: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383652 & https://phabricator.kde.org/T8074 (Patch in need of revitalization: https://phabricator.kde.org/D15580)
• Okular's annotation customization feature could be more discoverable: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330518
• Okular should let you add, remove, and re-arrange pages in documents: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401070
• Okular should list and highlight all found instances of searched-for words: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377487
• Okular should Remember last used directory in Save As dialog: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400103
• Okular's page counter/control should be in the toolbar, not on a status bar that's full of wasted space: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399488
• Non-text highlight feature: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397155

More information

Official website

https://okular.kde.org/

Git and commits

https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=okular.git

API documentation of the core

https://api.kde.org/okular/html/index.html

What is Okular target?

• Okular/User Research Profile