4690 Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.

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Features:
• Viewing PDFs
• Adding and editing notes
• Highlighting important text
• Making "snapshots" for easy reference
• Navigation using table of contents or thumbnails
• View all your notes and highlights
• Convenient reading in full screen
• Giving powerful presentations
• Handy preview of internal links
• Focus using a reading bar
• Magnification tool
• Extensive AppleScript support
• Bookmarks
• Support for Apple Remote Control
• Interaction with LaTeX and PDFSync
• Spotlight support
• Highly customizable

New in version 1.1.4:

New Features
• Go to selected note from table using Enter key.
• Many improvements to accessibility. Add accessibility information to toolbvar buttons, and to notes and links in the PDF.
• Use Control-Option-arrow to resize notes to avoid conflict with Spaces.

Bugs Fixed
• Fix crasher on Tiger due to font preference control.
• Fix undo of text for anchored note.
• Open PDF with wrong extension as PDF instead of PostScript.
• Fix AppleScript save command with file type passed on Leopard.
• Fix keyboard selection of active note or link.
• Fix crasher when setting empty text in anchored note.

System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

System Support:
PPC/Intel

Free

For more information, visit:
http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/

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