DjView vs WinDjView
August 09, 2025 | Author: Maria Lin
DjView and WinDjView are both free open source programs for viewing DjVu files. They allow to view books, zoom, search (if there is an OCR layer), add annotations and bookmarks. Both programs use the same DjVuLibre library as an engine for processing DjVu - lightweight and effective format for graphic books (even compared to PDF).
But DjView is more powerful and lightweight DjVu viewer that uses the DjVuLibre's graphical interface and the Qt4 library, which enable cross-platform support (on X11, Mac, Windows). It's compatible with many Linux distributions - Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu. It supports infinite scrolling, displaying book spreads, viewing the table of contents and metadata.
WinDjView was created specifically for Windows, with a simpler and more convenient interface (implemented in C++). Supports tabs for opening multiple books (like in browser), hyperlinks, dictionaries, separate thumbnail view, advanced printing options, full-screen mode and export of pages to PNG, JPEG, BMP, etc. I like the useful option of restoring tabs on startup
But DjView is more powerful and lightweight DjVu viewer that uses the DjVuLibre's graphical interface and the Qt4 library, which enable cross-platform support (on X11, Mac, Windows). It's compatible with many Linux distributions - Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu. It supports infinite scrolling, displaying book spreads, viewing the table of contents and metadata.
WinDjView was created specifically for Windows, with a simpler and more convenient interface (implemented in C++). Supports tabs for opening multiple books (like in browser), hyperlinks, dictionaries, separate thumbnail view, advanced printing options, full-screen mode and export of pages to PNG, JPEG, BMP, etc. I like the useful option of restoring tabs on startup
