Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papers
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderI installed before I even got to the end of the feature list. I like it a lot, though it could use some improvements - I miss 2 page display, for example. While the keyboard control interface is great the absence of menu commands is not. It's weird to me that there's no way to bring up a help display from within the program (there's one there when you first open, but it vanishes as soon as you open something)…
Previous discussion from 7 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27893303
Previous discussion on beta release: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27893303 Some of the features: * You can middle click on a reference/figure to go to the reference/figure (even if the PDF doesn't have links) * You can middle click on a paper name in references to directly search it on google scholar * Searchable table of contents * Full browser-like history * You can mark locations by character symbols (vim style) New features since beta: * Mac and Linux versions * Highlights * Ability…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 592
- Total comments
- 193
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-21 | A PDF viewer designed for reading research papers | nazerimahdi2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-11-05 | Sioyek – PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books | hexomancer | 3 | 1 |
| 2021-12-01 | Sioyek: PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books | jerheinze | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-02-19 | Show HN: Sioyek – PDF viewer for reading research papers and textbooksFirst breakout | hexomancer | 238 | 81 |
| 2023-10-24 | Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papers | doener | 8 | 0 |
| 2024-05-09 | Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papersHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | simonpure | 336 | 111 |
| 2026-03-09 | Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papers | djoldman | 2 | 0 |