PDF Beacon turns your document library into a searchable, connected study workspace.
Find information across your files, open the exact page you need, study documents beside your notes, annotate naturally, and connect related ideas without losing your place.
SEARCH YOUR LIBRARY
Search across your document collection and jump directly to matching content. PDF Beacon indexes supported documents locally so your library remains useful even when you're offline.
STUDY SIDE BY SIDE
Create focused workspaces where documents and notes live together. Read a PDF while writing notes beside it, switch between files, and keep related material within the same study environment.
ANNOTATE NATURALLY
Use pen, highlighter, underline, strike-through and notes to mark important content. Work with documents using familiar gestures designed for focused reading and study.
CONNECT IDEAS
Create links between documents, notes, selected regions and supported media. Return to the source of an idea without manually searching for it again.
OCR FOR SCANNED DOCUMENTS
Make supported scanned PDFs searchable with on-device OCR. Extracted text can become part of your searchable library without requiring a cloud OCR workflow.
MORE THAN PDFs
Keep different types of reference material together, including supported:
• PDF documents
• Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
• Text and Markdown files
• Images
• Video
• ZIP archives
Availability of preview, editing and annotation features varies by file type.
BRING FILES IN FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
Import documents from supported local, cloud, server, mail and transfer sources.
Depending on your setup, PDF Beacon can work with supported services and protocols such as cloud storage, WebDAV, SFTP, mail attachments and direct transfer links.
ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY
Create folders, rename and move files, use stars and tags, and keep frequently used documents easy to reach.
OFFLINE-FIRST
PDF Beacon is designed around local storage, local indexing and on-device workflows. Once content is available locally and indexed, many core reading, searching and study features continue to work without an internet connection.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
Your document library and search index are stored on your device. Network access is used only when required for actions such as importing or synchronizing content, connecting to supported services, and managing purchases.
PDF Beacon is built for people who do more than read documents — students, professionals, researchers, technical users and anyone who needs to find, understand and connect information across a growing library.
PDF Beacon Premium is an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription that unlocks higher library limits and Premium study features. Eligible customers may receive a 3-day free introductory trial when Apple offers it. Prices are shown by the App Store in your local currency. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscription are available in Settings. Imported documents remain available after a subscription ends.
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