macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install evincelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install evinceMacPorts ports tree · gnome/evince/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install evince with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
GNOME document viewer. Version 48.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add evinceAlpine Linux edge package indexes · evince · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install evinceDebian stable package indexes · evince · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install evinceFedora Rawhide package metadata · evince · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#evincenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ev/evince/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S evinceArch Linux sync databases · evince · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install evinceopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · evince · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install evinceChocolatey community package catalog · evince · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
GNOME document viewer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- evince
- evince-previewer
- evince-thumbnailer
history
Project history and usage
Evince is GNOME's long-running document viewer, packaged on Unix-like systems as the standard lightweight app for PDF and other document formats.
Project history
GNOME's repository describes Evince as a document viewer for multiple single-page and multi-page formats, including PDF and PostScript, with Poppler as the PDF backend and optional libraries for PostScript, DjVu, DVI, comic archives, TIFF, and XPS.
The AppStream metadata names the app Evince, identifies the Evince Developers as maintainers, and describes it as a GNOME desktop document viewer for viewing, searching, and annotating documents.
Adoption history
Evince's adoption is tied to GNOME distribution packaging: it is maintained in GNOME GitLab, translated through GNOME localization infrastructure, documented through GNOME Help, and distributed as a desktop app with command-line helpers such as `evince`, `evince-previewer`, and `evince-thumbnailer`.
Its package-manager footprint is broad because document viewing is a baseline desktop function. The Homebrew formula is one of many package-manager entries alongside Linux distribution packages and MacPorts-style desktop packaging.
How it is used
Users open documents through the desktop app or by running `evince` from the command line with local files, multiple files, web URLs, page labels, fullscreen mode, presentation mode, or preview mode.
GNOME Help documents workflows around reading, search, printing, annotations, forms, supported formats, SyncTeX, and command-line invocation, which makes Evince both a graphical app and a scriptable desktop component.
Why package nerds care
Evince matters to package nerds because it sits at the junction of GNOME app packaging, document backends, MIME integration, thumbnailing, previewing, translations, and Flatpak/AppStream metadata. A small formula or distro package pulls in a real slice of the desktop stack.
Its repository also preserves older tags and backend lineage, including GPDF and XPDF-era tags, which helps explain why Evince packages historically touched Poppler, PostScript, DjVu, DVI, TIFF, XPS, and archive support rather than only PDF viewing.
Timeline
- Early history: Repository tags include XPDF and GPDF-era tags before modern Evince releases.
- 2011: GNOME Help command-line page records Evince 3.2-era command-line documentation.
- 2021: AppStream metadata records Evince 40.x and GNOME 41-era stable releases.
- 2023: AppStream metadata records Evince 44.0 and 45.0 stable releases.
- 2024: AppStream metadata records Evince 46.0 and 46.1 stable releases.
- 2026: AppStream metadata records Evince 49 alpha development releases and NEWS lists ongoing GNOME maintenance work.
Related projects
- Evince depends on or integrates with Poppler for PDF viewing, Spectre for PostScript, DjVuLibre, Kpathsea for DVI, libarchive for comic-book archives, libtiff, and libgxps for XPS.
Sources
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/-/raw/main/README.md
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/-/raw/main/NEWS
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/-/raw/main/data/org.gnome.Evince.metainfo.xml.in.in
- https://help.gnome.org/users/evince/stable
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/-/raw/main/help/C/commandline.page
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for evince. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 18 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 7 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
evince | cli | global executable | |
evince-previewer | cli | global executable | |
evince-thumbnailer | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version48.4
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:evince |
|---|---|
| Version | 48.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/evince |
| Homepage | https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince |
| Upstream docs | https://apps.gnome.org/Evince |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.gnome.org/sources/evince/48/evince-48.4.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T04:22:29Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, djvulibre, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gspell, gtk+3, hicolor-icon-theme, libarchive, libgxps, libhandy, libsecret, libspectre, libtiff, pango, poppler |
| Build dependencies | desktop-file-utils, gettext, gobject-introspection, itstool, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | evince |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
evince 48.1-3
Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install evince- Section: gnome
- Architecture: amd64
- 19 dependencies
- 3 provides
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Debian apt95%
evince-common 48.1-3
Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer - common files
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install evince-common- Section: gnome
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: evince
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Debian apt95%
gir1.2-evince-3.0 48.1-3
GObject introspection data for the evince libraries
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install gir1.2-evince-3.0- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Debian apt95%
libevdocument3-4t64 48.1-3
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevdocument3-4t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 15 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Debian apt95%
libevince-dev 48.1-3
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library - development files
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevince-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Debian apt95%
libevview3-3t64 48.1-3
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library - Gtk+ widgets
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevview3-3t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Nix95%
evince
nix profile install nixpkgs#evince- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
evince 46.0-1build1
Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install evince- Section: gnome
- Architecture: amd64
- 19 dependencies
- 3 provides
- 6 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
evince-common 46.0-1build1
Document (PostScript, PDF) viewer - common files
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install evince-common- Section: gnome
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: evince
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-evince-3.0 46.0-1build1
GObject introspection data for the evince libraries
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install gir1.2-evince-3.0- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
libevdocument3-4t64 46.0-1build1
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevdocument3-4t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 15 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
libevince-dev 46.0-1build1
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library - development files
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevince-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
Ubuntu apt95%
libevview3-3t64 46.0-1build1
Document (PostScript, PDF) rendering library - Gtk+ widgets
https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
sudo apt install libevview3-3t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: evince
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
apk95%
evince 48.4-r0
Simple document viewer for GTK+
sudo apk add evince- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: evince
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
apk95%
evince-dbg 48.4-r0
Simple document viewer for GTK+ (debug symbols)
sudo apk add evince-dbg- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: evince
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
apk95%
evince-dev 48.4-r0
Simple document viewer for GTK+ (development files)
sudo apk add evince-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: evince
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evince
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment