How to View a PDF in Your Browser, Free

How to use View PDF

Choose your PDF to open Read mode in the document workspace.
Use page thumbnails or Previous page and Next page to navigate.
Use Zoom in and Zoom out to inspect the page. Select existing document text to copy it.
Enter wording in Find in document. Choose a search result to jump to its page.
Choose another workspace mode when you need to review, fill, sign, organize or add content. The same document stays open.

Read and search a PDF, select text, zoom and use page thumbnails. Continue into review, forms, signing or organization without reopening the document.

Before you export

Search and selection require a text layer. For scans, use PDF OCR to add one over the original pages.

The document stays in memory for this browser session. Export a copy before closing or reloading the tab. Undo history is not saved in the PDF; added objects are saved for reopening unless flattened.

Frequently asked questions

Can I keep working without uploading the PDF again?

Yes. The workspace keeps one document open across its modes for this browser session. Exported results also offer Continue with this PDF to hand the file to another tool.

Can I undo a change?

Undo and redo include added items, text changes, movement, resizing, removal, form values and page changes. Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z work when a text input is not focused.

Will edits be here after I close the tab?

The browser session ends when you close or reload the tab. Save and download your edited PDF first. Added items and review markup can be edited again when you reopen that exported copy here, unless you flattened it.

How to use View PDF

Before you export

Frequently asked questions

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