---
name: "okular"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "okular"
version: "26.08.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/okular"
---

# okular(1)

a universal document viewer

## NAME

okular - a universal document viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**okular** \[*Okular options*\] \[*URL*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**okular** is aimed to show documents in different formats.

## OKULAR OPTIONS

- **-p, --page** *number*

  Open a page with a given number in the document.

- **--presentation**

  Start the document in presentation mode.

- **--print**

  Start with print dialog.

- **--print-and-exit**

  Start with print dialog and exit after printing.

- **--unique**

  Unique instance control.

- **--noraise**

  Allows to prevent Okular window raising after the start.

- **--find** *string*

  Tries to find and highlight a given string in the document. Only works if just one document is given as an argument of the okular command.

- **--editor-cmd** *string*

  Sets the external editor command. You cannot set the editor command in an already running Okular instance. Please note that **--unique** is not supported when setting the editor command at the commandline.

## ARGUMENTS

**URL**

An address of the document to be opened. For PDF, can be given as *document\_name*#*named\_destination* where *named\_destination* is a particular named destination embedded in the document.

## FEEDBACK

On IRC, irc.libera.chat #okular or via email, okular-devel@kde.org or on the web, \<**https://okular.kde.org/**\>.

## SEE ALSO

More detailed user documentation is available from **help:/okular** (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run **khelpcenter** *help:/okular*).

[kf6options(7)](/kf6options/7.md)

[qt6options(7)](/qt6options/7.md)

There is also further information available at **https://okular.kde.org/**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2002 Wilco Greven, Christophe Devriese

Copyright (c) 2004-2005 Enrico Ros

Copyright (c) 2005 Piotr Szymanski

Copyright (c) 2004-2012 Albert Astals Cid

Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Pino Toscano

License: GNU General Public Version 2 \<**https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html**\>

## AUTHOR

**Yuri Chornoivan** \<yurchor@ukr.net\>

Okular man page.