Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color of (arXiv) pdfs?
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Its quite common that one wishes or has to read lots of PDF files which are intended to be printed, but since one would read them only once, and one wishes to save some trees, one reads them on Acrobat Reader, evince, xpdf or whatever your choice.
It would be an advantage to be able to control the background's color. Instead of black text on white background, I'd like to have a gray background. By googling I just get the inversion of colors as suggestion – which is sometimes even worse for the eyes.
Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color (without changing the color of the text)?
Edit: The first comment below suggests it depends on the file. Therefore I added to the title arXiv's.
pdf colors evince
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Its quite common that one wishes or has to read lots of PDF files which are intended to be printed, but since one would read them only once, and one wishes to save some trees, one reads them on Acrobat Reader, evince, xpdf or whatever your choice.
It would be an advantage to be able to control the background's color. Instead of black text on white background, I'd like to have a gray background. By googling I just get the inversion of colors as suggestion – which is sometimes even worse for the eyes.
Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color (without changing the color of the text)?
Edit: The first comment below suggests it depends on the file. Therefore I added to the title arXiv's.
pdf colors evince
asked May 26 '14 at 18:28
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That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04
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up vote
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up vote
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Its quite common that one wishes or has to read lots of PDF files which are intended to be printed, but since one would read them only once, and one wishes to save some trees, one reads them on Acrobat Reader, evince, xpdf or whatever your choice.
It would be an advantage to be able to control the background's color. Instead of black text on white background, I'd like to have a gray background. By googling I just get the inversion of colors as suggestion – which is sometimes even worse for the eyes.
Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color (without changing the color of the text)?
Edit: The first comment below suggests it depends on the file. Therefore I added to the title arXiv's.
pdf colors evince
asked May 26 '14 at 18:28
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Its quite common that one wishes or has to read lots of PDF files which are intended to be printed, but since one would read them only once, and one wishes to save some trees, one reads them on Acrobat Reader, evince, xpdf or whatever your choice.
It would be an advantage to be able to control the background's color. Instead of black text on white background, I'd like to have a gray background. By googling I just get the inversion of colors as suggestion – which is sometimes even worse for the eyes.
Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color (without changing the color of the text)?
Edit: The first comment below suggests it depends on the file. Therefore I added to the title arXiv's.
pdf colors evince
pdf colors evince
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That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04
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That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04
That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04
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You can do this in Okular if you don't mind pulling in kde dependencies.
sudo apt-get install okular
The option is found in Settings/Configure Okular.../Accessibility by checking Change colors then Color mode: Change Paper Color and select a color in the swatch below. Works with several pdf files I have from arxiv, but perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't work with pdf files that are simply scans of pages.
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
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I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
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up vote
15
down vote
There is another possibility. Install zathura. It is a lightweight PDF, DJVU and PS reader. It is highly configurable and of course it allows changing the color of the background and the text. Just add these lines to ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
set recolor true
set recolor-darkcolor "#dcdccc"
set recolor-lightcolor "#1f1f1f"
I also recommend you to set these options:
set window-title-basename "true"
set selection-clipboard "clipboard"
For help go to the Arch forums.
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the development of zathura. I am just a happy user.
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
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answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
The given answer based on okular is perfect.
Another option is to configure Acrobat Reader to do that.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Check box in Custom Colors
then choose your colors; the new preferences are loaded automatically next time you open the same kind of pdf's (LaTeX generated?).
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
You can do this in Okular if you don't mind pulling in kde dependencies.
sudo apt-get install okular
The option is found in Settings/Configure Okular.../Accessibility by checking Change colors then Color mode: Change Paper Color and select a color in the swatch below. Works with several pdf files I have from arxiv, but perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't work with pdf files that are simply scans of pages.
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
1
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
You can do this in Okular if you don't mind pulling in kde dependencies.
sudo apt-get install okular
The option is found in Settings/Configure Okular.../Accessibility by checking Change colors then Color mode: Change Paper Color and select a color in the swatch below. Works with several pdf files I have from arxiv, but perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't work with pdf files that are simply scans of pages.
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
1
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
up vote
34
down vote
accepted
You can do this in Okular if you don't mind pulling in kde dependencies.
sudo apt-get install okular
The option is found in Settings/Configure Okular.../Accessibility by checking Change colors then Color mode: Change Paper Color and select a color in the swatch below. Works with several pdf files I have from arxiv, but perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't work with pdf files that are simply scans of pages.
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
You can do this in Okular if you don't mind pulling in kde dependencies.
sudo apt-get install okular
The option is found in Settings/Configure Okular.../Accessibility by checking Change colors then Color mode: Change Paper Color and select a color in the swatch below. Works with several pdf files I have from arxiv, but perhaps unsurprisingly, doesn't work with pdf files that are simply scans of pages.
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
edited Jun 4 at 20:13
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
answered May 26 '14 at 19:37
Jason Conti
1,90311114
1,90311114
1
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
add a comment |Â
1
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
1
1
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
I could not find an options to print/save it like this. Is there one?
– 3244611user
Sep 20 '16 at 12:10
1
1
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
awesome works for me , another way to do that simply Right click toolbar -> configure toolbar -> main tool bar <okular part> -> toggle change color this will add shortcut to the option
– Mohamed Slama
Sep 6 '17 at 0:20
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
There is another possibility. Install zathura. It is a lightweight PDF, DJVU and PS reader. It is highly configurable and of course it allows changing the color of the background and the text. Just add these lines to ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
set recolor true
set recolor-darkcolor "#dcdccc"
set recolor-lightcolor "#1f1f1f"
I also recommend you to set these options:
set window-title-basename "true"
set selection-clipboard "clipboard"
For help go to the Arch forums.
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the development of zathura. I am just a happy user.
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
There is another possibility. Install zathura. It is a lightweight PDF, DJVU and PS reader. It is highly configurable and of course it allows changing the color of the background and the text. Just add these lines to ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
set recolor true
set recolor-darkcolor "#dcdccc"
set recolor-lightcolor "#1f1f1f"
I also recommend you to set these options:
set window-title-basename "true"
set selection-clipboard "clipboard"
For help go to the Arch forums.
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the development of zathura. I am just a happy user.
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
up vote
15
down vote
There is another possibility. Install zathura. It is a lightweight PDF, DJVU and PS reader. It is highly configurable and of course it allows changing the color of the background and the text. Just add these lines to ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
set recolor true
set recolor-darkcolor "#dcdccc"
set recolor-lightcolor "#1f1f1f"
I also recommend you to set these options:
set window-title-basename "true"
set selection-clipboard "clipboard"
For help go to the Arch forums.
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the development of zathura. I am just a happy user.
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
There is another possibility. Install zathura. It is a lightweight PDF, DJVU and PS reader. It is highly configurable and of course it allows changing the color of the background and the text. Just add these lines to ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
set recolor true
set recolor-darkcolor "#dcdccc"
set recolor-lightcolor "#1f1f1f"
I also recommend you to set these options:
set window-title-basename "true"
set selection-clipboard "clipboard"
For help go to the Arch forums.
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the development of zathura. I am just a happy user.
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
edited Mar 5 at 18:03
identicon
1034
1034
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
answered May 5 '15 at 23:01
Marduk
39124
39124
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
add a comment |Â
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
Thank you so much for mentioning Zathura, it's really great! Note for others: don't forget to install zathura-extras package in order to get support for djvu and ps.
– M-x
Aug 13 '15 at 9:19
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
The given answer based on okular is perfect.
Another option is to configure Acrobat Reader to do that.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Check box in Custom Colors
then choose your colors; the new preferences are loaded automatically next time you open the same kind of pdf's (LaTeX generated?).
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
c.p.
3001317
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
The given answer based on okular is perfect.
Another option is to configure Acrobat Reader to do that.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Check box in Custom Colors
then choose your colors; the new preferences are loaded automatically next time you open the same kind of pdf's (LaTeX generated?).
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
c.p.
3001317
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
The given answer based on okular is perfect.
Another option is to configure Acrobat Reader to do that.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Check box in Custom Colors
then choose your colors; the new preferences are loaded automatically next time you open the same kind of pdf's (LaTeX generated?).
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
c.p.
3001317
The given answer based on okular is perfect.
Another option is to configure Acrobat Reader to do that.
Go to
Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Check box in Custom Colors
then choose your colors; the new preferences are loaded automatically next time you open the same kind of pdf's (LaTeX generated?).
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
c.p.
3001317
answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
c.p.
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answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
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answered May 26 '14 at 19:52
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That depends on the PDF not the PDF reader...or so I think.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:31
possible duplicate of How to change pdf background color in evince?
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:36
From ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1127012&page=2 you can try KPDF. It supposedly has this feature.
– Parto
May 26 '14 at 18:37
True but the development of KPDF stopped in 2008. It was part of KDE3 and in KDE4 it was replaced with Okular. I believe it is hard to install it in a recent OS.
– Marduk
May 5 '15 at 23:04