DjView
DjView is a document viewer specifically designed for opening and reading DjVu files, a compressed image format commonly used for scanned documents, digital books, and high-resolution images. DjVu files are often found in digital libraries, academic archives, and e-book collections as an alternative to PDF for document distribution. The app provides features like continuous scrolling, side-by-side page display, and zoom controls optimized for reading scanned text documents. DjView is built on the open-source DjVuLibre library and serves users who need to access DjVu-formatted content on their Mac.
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1 suggestionThe current version of DjView (4.12) available through Homebrew appears to be a universal binary that should work natively on Apple Silicon Macs. The download is labeled as 'DjVuLibre-3.5.29+DjView-4.12-universal.dmg' which indicates universal architecture support. However, the Homebrew cask is deprecated due to failing gatekeeper checks, meaning it may not run on modern macOS versions without security workarounds. If you're experiencing issues with the current version, consider trying the GitHub alternative 'mac-djview' by babanin, which is a simpler DjVu reader specifically developed for macOS and may have better compatibility with recent system versions.
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