PDF Viewer FAQ

Use the Redaction tool to securely and irrecoverably remove sensitive text from your documents using PDF Viewer for iOS

Find out how to use your keyboard to speed up common actions

Select two or more documents and merge them into a new PDF file.

This article describes how to add a signature in PDF Viewer for iOS

Present your PDF slides on a connected external display using PDF Viewer Pro for iOS.

This article describes how to move the annotation toolbar

It is automatically enabled with a Pro subscription when screen-sharing.

This article lists the file types that can be opened in PDF Viewer for iOS

You can use “Copy to PDF Viewer” in the share sheet to import PDF documents into PDF Viewer.

This article describes how to create a new folder.

Overview of the Advanced Pro Settings in PDF Viewer Pro for iOS

This article describes how to rename a document in PDF Viewer.

This article describes how to share multiple PDF documents

This article describes how to view all annotation in a PDF document.

• Open the document editor by tapping the grid button at the top right

• Make sure you are in the edit mode. To switch to the edit mode tap the edit button next to the grid button

• Tap the plus button at top left and configure the page in the visible...

• Open the document editor by tapping the grid button at the top right

• Make sure you are in the edit mode. To switch to the edit mode tap the edit button next to the grid button

• Tap and hold on a page, the drag and drop to reorder

• Save by tapping...

This article describes how to share a PDF document.

• Open the document editor by tapping the grid button at the top right

• Make sure you are in the edit mode. To switch to the edit mode tap the edit button next to the grid button

• Select one or multiple pages in the thumbnail grid. Selected pages...

This article describes how to change the color of an existing ink annotation in PDF Viewer for iOS

This article describes how you can add, edit, and remove bookmarks in PDF documents.

Add or edit PDF metadata using the Document Info View in PDF Viewer.

Use the Document Editor to copy selected pages to a different location in a document or between documents.

This article explains how to access your PDFs from a WebDAV server.

This article describes which name each button has, how they look like and what they do.

It’s automatic based on the document size.

Email us the PDF you are using and explain the problem you are experiencing within the app.

The title you see in the document view is extracted from the PDF metadata, if available, and may be different to the file name.

No, there are no limits to annotations, marks or notes in any of your documents.

You can contact us right from within the app. Go into Settings and select Feedback.

PDF Viewer uses the standard iOS document browser from Apple’s Files app. This shows files and folders, including local files, those in iCloud Drive, and those in third-party storage providers such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box.

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This article explains some problems with third-party cloud storage providers and how to work around them.

Between October 2019 and December 2020, PDF Viewer for iOS and PDF Viewer for Mac were available as separate items on the App Store. This meant the apps needed to be downloaded separately on iOS and Mac. We wanted a single subscription to work across...

Description of how subscription is shared between iOS and Mac devices and troubleshooting techniques.

This article describes how the Apple Pencil Double-Tap Actions configuration set in Settings translate to the PDF Viewer app.

Learn how to PDF Viewer subscriptions work, and how to change or cancel your subscription.

This article describes how to get documents into PDF Viewer.

Difference between "Open in...", "Copy to..." and "Import to..." actions.

PDF Viewer for iOS moved to Apple's new Document Browser to allow deep system integration. This article lists known issues with it.

This guide troubleshoots an issue where document browser used in PDF Viewer does not list all your files after updating.

This article describes restrictions with the dimensions of image files.

This article explains how to move or copy a document to a different folder.

PDF supports a set of permissions that allow authors to request certain actions are disabled, such as editing, annotating, or printing documents. Due to the nature of the PDF format, these restrictions cannot be guaranteed. Some PDF readers enforce...

You can use the action extension “Create a PDF” to import PDF documents and web pages into PDF Viewer.

This article describes how to print a PDF in PDF Viewer for iOS via Airprint.

Overview of the Document Presentation Settings in PDF Viewer for iOS.

This article describes how to rotate an image annotation in PDF Viewer for iOS.

This article describes how to change the default color of an annotation tool in PDF Viewer for iOS.

Explains how to best report a bug for PDF Viewer for iOS and how to send crash reports.

This article describes how to set the desired language for PDF Viewer.

This article describes what actions to take when your subscription isn't working.

This article explains how to troubleshoot problems when iCloud Drive is not working as expected.

Steps to take when you suspect another installed application is interfering with PDF Viewer's ability to open or create documents

What to do if the documents are greyed-out and cannot be opened with PDF Viewer

This article describes what link annotations are and how to create them.

Join our TestFlight to be the first to get new features!

How to change the document's reading direction from Right to Left, and from Left to Right.

URL Scheme of PDF Viewer

This article describes how to delete a document in PDF Viewer.

Learn how to change the UI theme of the app.

This article describes how to go back to a previous page after tapping a hyperlink.

This article explains how to add folders to the "Favorites" section in the file system.

This article describes the multiple ways available to export pages.

This article describes how to redeem a promotion code in the App Store to get PDF Viewer 3 months for free!

The new document browser in PDF Viewer 2.1 has a different folder hierarchy. This guide explains how you can access your previous files.

This article describes how to change the voice that's heard when using VoiceOver, Speak Screen, and Speak Selection on iOS.

This article describes how to select and copy/share an embedded image in a PDF to work with it.

This article describes how to change the thickness of an annotation in PDF Viewer for iOS.

This article describes when PDF Viewer for iOS saves the documents you have stored in the app.

This article helps how to enable storage apps like Dropbox, Google Drive, etc in the locations in PDF Viewer.

This article describes how to rotate a page of a PDF in the document editor.

This article explains to customers how to delete an annotation.

This article describes how to delete all annotation in a PDF document.

This article describes how to change the default save location in the document browser.

You can control how TestFlight can contact you for updates.

This article describes how to create a new document.

This article describes how to export pages and create a new document with them.

This article describes how create a copy of a file in PDF Viewer.

Flattening annotations will merge the annotations into the PDF page to make them not editable anymore

This article describes how to save annotations so they can be re-used later.

This article describes how to change the appearance (default, sepia, night mode) in PDF Viewer for iOS.