# Comparing Emacs Reader's Performance With Other Document Readers

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721>\
**Category:** Emacs\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721 "2025-07-16T06:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![tusharhero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tusharhero](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tusharhero)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721/1 "2025-07-16T06:21:13Z")

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> **[Comparing Emacs Reader's Performance With Other Document Readers](https://tv.dyne.org/w/wcedffVATJGwLSCqta6pk1)**
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> This is a clip from the seventh live stream on the development of Emacs Reader. Herein we compare the performance and other efficiencies Emacs Reader provides over other document readers, both insi...

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**Author:** ![frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@frank](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/frank)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721/2 "2025-07-27T18:03:59Z")

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I tried 0.3.2 on macos  
It is really fast, but my pdf looks pixelated  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/systemcrafters/original/2X/f/f22497fc95bc9beaed2760499bb7af1403af2c36.png)

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**Author:** ![tusharhero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tusharhero](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tusharhero)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721/3 "2025-07-28T06:55:38Z")

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> **[The page renders low quality on some systems.](https://codeberg.org/divyaranjan/emacs-reader/issues/104)**
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> On X11+GTK, it gets fixed by changing the font. On Wayland+GTK, it's
> not consistent, and isn't reproducible on Sway, but happens on Niri
> for some users.
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> Related comments on #98:
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**Author:** ![ANoobyBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@ANoobyBird](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ANoobyBird)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721/4 "2025-09-01T09:13:54Z")

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This looks beautiful!

I may need to take a rest at the time of speaking XD, but will definitely try it as soon as I make the attempt to setting up emacs for document management and viewing, and will reach back here and let you know the result.

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**Author:** ![tusharhero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tusharhero](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tusharhero)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/comparing-emacs-readers-performance-with-other-document-readers/1721/5 "2025-09-02T12:05:31Z")

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Forgot to mention here, the issue with fractional scaling has been resolved!