How to view different pages in a document

To easily view and compare different pages of a document on macOS Sequoia, you can use Split View in Preview or try a third-party app.

1. Split View in Preview:

• • Open the document in Preview.
  • Go to Window > New Window. This opens the same document in a second window.
  • You can now place the windows side by side and view different pages.

2. Third-Party App - PDF Expert:

• • PDF Expert lets you open multiple windows of the same document and easily switch between pages. It’s a solid option for viewing and comparing pages.

Hope that helps!

Open Two Instances of the Same Document: First, open your document in Preview. Then, right-click the Preview icon in the Dock and select Open New Window. This lets you view different pages side by side in separate Preview windows.

PDF Expert: If you want an easier, all-in-one option, PDF Expert allows multiple views of the same document in one app. It’s popular for features like side-by-side page views and smooth navigation.

I suggest you try TeXShop.

It is free.

Its PDF viewer allows you to split the window and get different views of the same document, which is what you are asking.

By doing

Window->Split Window

(or pressing its keyboard shortcut, or clicking a button in the window toolbar)

The window is split and you can scroll the two parts independently.

Skim (Free PDF Viewer): Skim is a free app that supports multiple windows of the same PDF, letting you view different pages side by side. Download it at skim-app.

lmk if that works

zaazo wrote:

Skim (Free PDF Viewer): Skim is a free app that supports multiple windows of the same PDF, letting you view different pages side by side. Download it at skim-app.

lmk if that works

That is a good suggestion too!

I had tried it, but I missed the command to split the window. It does support it:

View->Show Split PDF.

Bomiboll wrote:

TexShop https://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/. ?

I see no download. It requires learning TeX ?

No, it does not require learning TeX.

You can use it just as a PDF viewer.

To download: click on "Obtaining" in the top of the page you linked above.

When Preview is set to open documents in separate windows, I have no problem viewing different pages of the same document. Just open a file in Preview, choose File > Duplicate, then tile one to one side and one to the other.

I noticed that that File - Open Recent in Skim is empty

It takes time to get familiar with a new app, and compare to the default reader

That part is normal if you are using the app for the first time. The "Open Recent" should populate as you open more files. It is application specific, so it is no surprise that files you have opened in Preview will not appear in the Open Recent menu of Skim or any other application.

Bomiboll wrote:

Preview is my default reader where I make annotations

Those annotations do not appear in Skim

That is not what I'm seeing.

I also use Preview and make profuse annotations (I'm grading student papers).

I just opened one of these in Skim and all the annotations are there. They are not editable, though.