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==What is Okular==
==What is Okular==
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|[[Image:Okular.png|left|]]|| '''Okular is a universal document viewer for KDE 4'''
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The last stable release is Okular 0.9, shipped in the kdegraphics module of KDE 4.3.
The last stable release is Okular 0.9, shipped in the kdegraphics module of KDE SC 4.3.


You can watch for development at the project [http://okular.kde.org/ Home Page].
You can watch for development at the project [http://okular.kde.org/ Home Page].


==Background==
==Background==
Its development began as part of Google's Summer of Code program. The [http://developer.kde.org/summerofcode/okular.html description of the project] is located at KDE Developer's Corner.
Its development began as part of Google's Summer of Code program. The [http://developer.kde.org/summerofcode/okular.html description of the project] can be found [http://developer.kde.org/summerofcode/okular.html here].


Okular combines the excellent functionalities of [[KPDF]] with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, and others.
Okular combines the excellent functionalities of [[KPDF]] with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, and others.

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What is Okular

Okular is a universal document viewer for KDE SC 4.x

The last stable release is Okular 0.9, shipped in the kdegraphics module of KDE SC 4.3.

You can watch for development at the project Home Page.

Background

Its development began as part of Google's Summer of Code program. The description of the project can be found here.

Okular combines the excellent functionalities of KPDF with the versatility of supporting different kind of documents, like PDF, Postscript, DjVu, CHM, and others.

The document format handlers page has a chart describing in more detail the supported formats and the features supported in each of them.

Annotating in Okular

As well as supporting many formats, Okular offers such features as text selection, annotation, extraction of files embedded within a document, and many other surprises. Screenshots of Okular in action can be seen here.

You can talk to developers and other users on IRC, irc.freenode.org, channel #okular.

If you are interested in contributing to Okular, please contact the team. Programmers and non-coders alike are welcome.