Papers is a consumer product built for GNOME desktop users needing a document viewer.

Is Papers still maintained?

Unverified. Papers has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Papers?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU.

Papers is developed by The GNOME Project.

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Papers

Name: Papers
Author: The GNOME Project

FlathubProductivity & Work

Papers is a document viewer designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It allows users to view, search, and annotate documents in formats such as PDF, DjVu, TIFF, and comic book archives. The app is ideal for users who need a simple yet powerful tool to manage and read documents on Linux.

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Overview

5 features

Papers sits in PulseGate's Productivity & Work category. It focuses on viewing and annotating documents in multiple formats on the GNOME desktop. It is built as a consumer product for GNOME desktop users needing a document viewer. Papers costs nothing to use. It ships for Linux.

Behind Papers is The GNOME Project, and it first shipped in 2022. Among its 5 catalogued features are PDF support, comic book viewer, and document annotation.

PDF support
Comic book viewer
Document annotation
Search documents
Multi-format support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 00:29 UTC
Papers verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Papers

What is Papers?: Papers focuses on viewing and annotating documents in multiple formats on the GNOME desktop. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who is Papers for?: Papers is a consumer product built for GNOME desktop users needing a document viewer.
Does Papers have a free plan?: Yes — Papers is free to use.
What platforms does Papers run on?: Papers runs on Linux.
Is Papers still maintained?: Unverified. Papers has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Papers?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU.Focus Wall Password.File INSTITUTO KLEICY ABREU
Who makes Papers?: Papers is developed by The GNOME Project.
How long has Papers been around?: Papers first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: GNOME desktop users needing a document viewer
Model: B2C
Solves: Viewing and annotating documents in multiple formats on the GNOME desktop.

Registered as

Flathub: org.gnome.Papers

Developer

The GNOME Project

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: papers-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Papers

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