DjView

DjView is a free and open-source document viewer for DjVu files. It is part of the DjVuLibre project, a suite of tools and libraries designed to work with the DjVu format. DjView provides a graphical user interface that enables users to view DjVu documents efficiently and with a range of reading features.

The viewer supports standard reading tools such as zoom, panning, and continuous scrolling, as well as two-page view and full-screen mode. It offers printing and the ability to copy text to the clipboard when a text layer is available in the document. DjView can display document thumbnails, supports bookmarks, and provides straightforward page navigation. Rendering relies on the DjVuLibre engine, which is optimized for the format's high compression and fast display of large or scanned documents.

DjView is cross-platform, running on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It is commonly available through official package repositories and can also be built from source. In many distributions, it integrates with file managers or desktop environments to provide a convenient DjVu viewing experience.

Development and history: DjView originated as part of the DjVuLibre project in the late 1990s to provide an accessible GUI for DjVu documents. Over the years, it has undergone updates to improve rendering performance, feature support, and usability, though development activity has varied with platform ecosystems. The project remains a key component of the open-source ecosystem around DjVu.

Related topics include the DjVu file format and the DjVuLibre suite, which together provide the libraries and tools underpinning DjView’s functionality.