ummayrr / nightpdf

Dark Mode PDF Reader built using Electron and PDF.js

NightPDF

Dark Mode PDF reader

It uses Electron but my eyes dont care.

Download Binaries

Binaries for Linux, Macos and Windows

• Latest release

Support tiers

• Tier 1: Linux, guaranteed builds and guaranteed 100% functionality
• Tier 2: Tier 2: Windows, guaranteed builds. Functionality is not guaranteed
• Tier 3: Tier 3: Macos, builds are not guaranteed if it breaks fix is not guaranteed

Limitations

There is limited support for xfa forms, and saving forms with filled in data. This will be worked on with coming releases.

Development

Requirements

This software was developed using

• node: v12.x
• yarn: berry
• Arch Linux Rolling/OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

Instructions

1. Install dependencies

yarn

2. Run

yarn dev

Building Release Version

1. Install dependencies

yarn

2. Build release

yarn dist

CLI

Usage: NightPDF [-p] [pdf]

Positionals:
  pdf, pdf  The pdf to open                                             [string]

Options:
      --help     Dark Mode PDF Reader built using Electron and PDF.js  [boolean]
      --version  Show version number                                   [boolean]
  -p, --pages    The page to open in the pdf                            [number]

Examples:
  NightPDF -p 5 pdf.pdf  Loads pdf on the 5th page

Licenses

• NightPDF is under GPLv2 only
• Electron is under MIT
• PDF.js is under Apache License 2.0