# ezPDF Reader — Interactive PDF Reader

> Interactive PDF reader with multimedia playback, annotations, and form filling. (iPhone/iPad app by Unidocs Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ezpdf-reader/id407445075 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Unidocs Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/396101795)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.00/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 191 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English, Korean
- Released: 2010-12-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ezpdf-reader/id407445075/reviews.md

## What is ezPDF Reader?

ezPDF Reader is the world's first mobile PDF app with the embedded multimedia (audio & video) playing capability. Easy annotations and PDF form-filling are widely used features.

This renewed app now supports both the iPhone and iPad devices. 

Now we have added new features of multimedia capability on PDF. Should you have any questions on creating this new type of PDF, pleases feel free to contact info@unidocs.com. For the business use of this advanced technology, content developments or interactive eBook productions, please contact us for our SDK library / API at info@unidocs.com

● Playing Audio, Video, and Animation from PDF

Embedded multimedia files can be played 
- Play audio on text or marked areas
- Play video inside a frame or a full-screen
- Play GIF and APNG (Animated PNG file)

● Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Let the text has its own voice.
- TTS Feature is now included in the app. No need to pay this feature as an In-App Purchase
- More languages are supported
- Background mode playing is possible

● Annotation Features on PDF 

A useful tool to add text, write and draw on PDF. 
- Freestyle writing and drawing
- Line, rectangle, and oval shapes
- Add comments and insert images from the photo library or camera
- Mark up texts with highlight, underline and cross-outs.
- Change colors, opacity, and thickness
- Erase one by one or page at a time
- Flatten annotations 
- Import, export and share annotation list 

● PDF Form Filler 

If the PDF file is designed with the PDF-form features, you can simply type in the form field and apply marks on buttons. Import and export data. Fill out your form, sign, flatten, and then send via email. 

● Scrap

The Scrap is a new feature for this version. Just select an area from the PDF page with the scrapping tool. The selected area will be created in PDF and image. Texts and images can be stripped from the PDF when available. You can easily share them as you wish.

● Reflow View

Able to switch between PDF and Reflow View. Reflow view now supports images as well as text. Pinch zoom in to increase the text size and zoom out to make it smaller. 

● Customized Viewing 

Tap top or bottom area to show a navigation bar and toolbars.
Hide them by touching right below the navigation bar or right above the toolbars.

- Text search and highlighted result  
- Thumbnail Pageview  
- Create bookmarks and list them
- Support Table of Contents (Bookmarks in other PDF programs)
- Annotation List
- Attached File List
- Scraped File List
- Page read direction from left to right/from right to left  
- Sing Page View or Double Page View (with or without front cover)
- Page scroll vertical/horizontal  
- Page turning effect
- Duotone Mode with night reading mode
- Embedded hyperlinks are live (Go To Page and URLs) 

● PDF Documents 

- Open the standard password-protected PDF file  
- Attach files 
- Share PDF file
- Print 

● Functions for File Management 

We now support the Document Browser for the file management
Convenient file management - Folder Creation / Copy / Cut / Paste / Move / Delete / Rename 
File list view and File cover for a recent view
File search by Name 


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## Key features

- Play embedded audio, video, and animations
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) with background playback
- Freehand drawing and text annotations
- Fillable PDF form completion and signing
- Scrap PDF pages and extract text/images
- Reflow view for text and images
- Customizable viewing options and navigation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HCILAB - English :Sarah | $2.99 | one-time |
| HCILAB - Chinese :Xiaoling | $2.99 | one-time |
| HCILAB - Japanese :Naomi | $2.99 | one-time |
| HCILAB - Korean :Yujin | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of ezPDF Reader?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 📄 Excellent PDF rendering and display quality
- 🔍 Powerful search functionality for text and symbols
- ✏️ Comprehensive annotation tools (highlight, underline, strikethrough)
- 📁 Intuitive file management and folder organization
- ☁️ Cloud integration with Google Drive and Dropbox
- 🎵 Embedded audio/multimedia support in PDFs
- 👥 Responsive developer team addressing bugs quickly
- 📖 Ideal for cross-stitch patterns and chart marking
- 🖼️ Side-by-side dual document viewing capability
- 🎤 Text-to-speech functionality when working properly

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- ⚠️ Major bugs introduced after updates
- 🔄 Loss of user data and annotations after updates
- ⏱️ Slow performance and lag
- 🔌 High battery drain
- 🎨 Limited color selection for annotations
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔐 Cloud integration failures (Dropbox, Google Drive)
- 🎯 Difficult UI for annotation controls
- 💰 In-app purchases frequently broken or inaccessible

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when using search function
- PDFs fail to open or respond to taps
- Loss of all stored documents and annotations after updates
- Highlighting and annotation features stop working
- Cloud integration (Dropbox, Google Drive) fails to authenticate
- Text-to-speech functionality broken after iOS updates
- Page turning freezes after highlighting
- Search function becomes case-insensitive unexpectedly
- App crashes when zooming in/out after highlighting
- Embedded audio/video playback not functioning
- In-app purchase pages fail to load
- Menus and buttons not displaying on some devices
- App crashes when selecting bottom toolbar icons
- Slow page rendering and navigation
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions causing crashes

**Most requested features**

- Page cropping to remove white space
- Dark mode or customizable UI themes
- Ability to delete pages from PDFs
- Case-sensitive search functionality
- Improved highlight opacity and color options
- Keyboard navigation support
- Ability to minimize search bar after searching
- Pencil-only annotation input mode
- Printing capability
- Support for more cloud storage services (Box.net)
- Tags and labels for document organization
- Multiple cloud account support
- Better text box selection and manipulation
- Improved TTS language support (French, etc.)
- Interactive form field support with JavaScript

## Recent user reviews (10 of 191)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ezpdf-reader/id407445075/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Why are they different?

*2025-10-28, version 3.0.4*

I have the Android version and love it. This Apple version is nothing like it and useless.

### 2/5 — 환불 부탁드립니다

*2024-03-21*

앱을 다운받았는데 파일이 안 열리네요. 구매한지 10분 지났습니다. 환불 부탁드립니다ㅜㅜㅜ

### 4/5 — 환불 요청드립니다

*2023-11-19*

열려고 하는 문서가 안열리네요 환불 부탁드려요

### 3/5 — 환불요청

*2023-08-02*

문서가 아예 안열립니다… 구매한지 10분도 안지났습니다 ㅠㅠ 환불부탁드립니다.

### 2/5 — 환불 요청 드립니다.

*2023-04-10*

다른 앱과 착각해서 잘못 결제 했습니다.
아직 결제한지 몇분 안돼서 환불 부탁드리겠습니다.

### 3/5 — 为什么没有关闭文档的按钮

*2023-02-24*

为什么没有关闭文档的按钮，需要关闭程序后才行。开发者不维护了吗

### 4/5 — 환불

*2023-01-18*

스크랩 기능 자체는 좋으나, 제게 필요한 일부 삭제 기능이 아니라 일부 복제 기능이라서 잘못 구매했네요 환불 부탁드립니다.

### 1/5 — 환불요청

*2023-01-04*

안드로이드어플에서는 오디오 기능이 되는것 같은데 아이폰, 아이패드에서는 안되는것 같습니다. 오디오기능이 필요해서 구입하려하는데 6000월 결제가 되었는데… 오디오 기능이 안되요

### 5/5 — 환불

*2022-10-07*

다른 어플과 헷갈려서 잘못 다운 받았습니다 . 구입한지 10분도 안되었는데 환불 가능할까요

### 3/5 — 환불부탁해요

*2022-09-17*

방금 앱 다운받고 파일이 하나 열어보았는데 안열리네요.
이 파일 보려고 다운한 거였거든요.
환불하고 싶습니다.

## Frequently asked questions about ezPDF Reader

### What can this PDF reader do?

This app is a comprehensive PDF reader that allows you to play embedded multimedia like audio, video, and animations directly within your documents. It also offers extensive annotation tools for writing, drawing, highlighting, and adding comments, as well as the ability to fill out and sign PDF forms.

### Does the app support Text-to-Speech?

Yes, the app includes a Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature that can read the text aloud. This feature is included without additional cost and supports multiple languages, with the ability to play in the background.

### How can I annotate a PDF?

You can annotate PDFs by using freestyle writing and drawing tools, adding shapes like lines and rectangles, inserting comments and images, and marking up text with highlights, underlines, and cross-outs. You can also customize the appearance of your annotations and manage them easily.

### Can I fill out forms with this app?

Absolutely. If a PDF file is designed with form features, you can easily type into form fields, apply marks on buttons, and sign your forms. The app also allows you to import and export form data, flatten the filled form, and send it via email.

### Is this app compatible with my device?

This renewed app has been updated to support both iPhone and iPad devices, ensuring a seamless experience across Apple's mobile platforms.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.4 — 2018-08-22

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

- Text search added on Context Menu
- Highlighted search results remain visible after searching
- Able to select a character by a single tap highlighting
- Fixed bug - Link button image, magnifying glass, knowledge taps features (Show / Hide), GIF/APNG animation
- Added indicator animation for loading

### 3.0.3 — 2018-07-17

Corrected magnifier feature
Updated eraser feature
Corrected link display
Changed highlight option

### 3.0.2 — 2018-07-10

Fixed a blinking problem
Moved files in the "Inbox" to OldInbox
Fixed TTS Playing
Fixed search options

### 3.0.1 — 2018-07-05

Added Case-Sensitive to Search feature
Fixed TTS error
Improved text selection

### 3.0.0 — 2018-07-02

It is now an iOS Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Renewed UI for the iOS 11
Support a Document Browser
TTS feature is included, support more languages, and background playing
Added new features - Scrap, Statistics, Usage History
Reflow View can now view images along with the text

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