PDF Reader

View PDF files directly in your browser.

Drop a PDF to open and read

or click to browse

Choose File

How to read a PDF in your browser

  1. Drop the PDF into the upload zone or click to browse. The file stays on your device.
  2. Use the toolbar to navigate — prev / next page, zoom in / out, or fit-to-width for comfortable phone reading.
  3. Click Edit or Compress in the toolbar to hand the same file to another tool without re-uploading.

Why use this instead of the browser's built-in viewer?

Chrome, Edge, and Safari all have a built-in PDF viewer, but they strip out tools for jumping between pages quickly, and they struggle with large files on slower connections (the browser tries to stream the PDF from disk in an awkward way). This viewer loads the whole file into memory up front using PDF.js, then renders pages on demand — smooth scrolling even for 500-page documents. You also get a direct "open in Edit" handoff, which browsers cannot do.

Frequently asked

Does it support text search inside the PDF?

Find-in-page via your browser's standard Ctrl+F (Cmd+F) works on the currently rendered page. PDF-wide search across all pages is on the roadmap.

Can I read password-protected PDFs?

Not directly in the reader. Run them through the Protect PDF tool first to unlock, then open the unlocked copy here.

Why is scrolling laggy on my phone?

High-DPI scans render every page at full resolution, which is heavy. Zooming out slightly often fixes it. Tablet browsers with more RAM handle large files better than budget phones.

Is there a dark-mode PDF reader?

The site supports dark mode via the header toggle, but PDFs are rendered with their original colours. Forcing a dark background behind white pages is a visual trick most viewers do not do well — we did not want to misrepresent contract or photo pages.

Privacy: The PDF never leaves your browser. Rendering uses PDF.js locally. Closing the tab unloads everything from memory.