No longer works for scanned-page PDFs
I’ve been using and loving (and subscribing!) to this app for many years, so much better than the built-in options in iOS and also really good on the Mac, but recently it stopped displaying PDFs with scanned-image pages properly. It just shows them as a low-res blurry mess with no text visible. Even PDFs that I’d been reading in this app fine before! I can still see where I highlighted text on the page but can no longer see any text, just a pixilated blur. New PDFs have the same problem.
It’s disappointing to now have to hunt around again to try to find another PDF app to rely on.
I hope they get this fixed soon! I’ve updated to the most recent version and still no luck.
It’s disappointing to now have to hunt around again to try to find another PDF app to rely on.
I hope they get this fixed soon! I’ve updated to the most recent version and still no luck.
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Last few updates broke functionality
I filed feedback in Test Flight, but since you seem to answer people here and I’ve never gotten a response from a Test Flight feedback I wanted to mention that PDFs scanned from often very old books, which I use for research purposes, no longer are viewable. Builds 2026.13 and 2026.12 show blurry pages (though they show as legible if you click on the top right icon to show the entire page layout of the PDF). Reverting back to 2026.10 shows the PDFs properly. But since that build only is accessible for 16 more days, I really hope you can fix this in a timely fashion. Thank you.
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display issues with text
used to be a fantastic app. now since some recent ipad/iphone updates, many pdfs will not display the text. switching to sepia helped for a while, but now even that doesn't help. i hope the good people at pdfviewer can get this sorted out.
once they do, i will gladly change this to a 5-star rating
once they do, i will gladly change this to a 5-star rating
Stick wth Apple Preview.app
This does not seem to support pdf attachments. It also phones home a lot. To me the app is not any better than Apple’s Preview.app
Update made pdf book diagrams and figures to open slow
This software is my primary book reading app. As a medical student I need this software. But update make diagrams and figures to open slow and shutters. It was never an issue. I feel sad now.
My device IPAD A16 (11th gen) 2025ed
My device IPAD A16 (11th gen) 2025ed
Not good for large and complex pdf files
Very slow for large and complex pdf files. I was thinking replacing the native Acrobat app, which was kind of slow, but this app is even slower and does not open the files, which Acrobat app handles…
So-So
I rated the app 3 stars because it does it’s job but isn’t satisfactory. But I like 👍 the app
Good replacement for the files app, recently encountering major annotation issues
For most documents it works well it serves as a much better replacement for the files app considering larger files can be opened and edited easily. Unfortunately sometimes it fails at making outlines for documents and I have recently had problems where my bookmarks and annotations haven’t saved. This problem started maybe 3 weeks ago for me. I downloaded several new pdfs and some of my annotations have saved on one of the pdfs but none of the bookmarks. Last year it worked fine with editing a 90 MB textbook, but it is failing with a pdf file of a size less than 20 MB now.
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Regarding pdf viewer
I have been using this app from last 1 year for my IPad. This app is simply great. Features are also great. Many simple tasks can be completed through this. Some developments still needed. After using highlights features when I opened the pdf in different pdf viewer the highlighted portion looks little dark and strength of the letters felt less. Another problem with highlighter is that no auto straightening of highlighted portions. Except these I find everything good
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Great app! Feature request.
I have been using this app heavily for many months now. It become my goto for reading and annotating research papers. Feature request: a) Please add a setting to use the file name as the tab name. I just don’t understand why this is not the default. Some journals and sites transform the pdf, so the title embedded in the pdf may be meaningless, or the author used a nonsensical name like chapter. I can’t control that, but I can rename files to have meaningful names. When I have 10 tabs open and none of the tabs are named after the filename, I am unable to find or copy that file a second time easily from a directory containing hundreds of files. b) In the share/export dialog, the label has very low contrast and is difficult to see. c) When in dark mode, the highlight drawn with the brush is not visible. It shows only in light mode. d) Please add an option to open file in existing window as new tab when I open a file from the files app. e) Had to write this into a review because the in app/on website feed back option was not found. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work. I promise I’ll be back with the remaining star.
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My PDF viewer
I greatly enjoy this App, I have been using for years now. The features are very useful, the App helps me navigate easily on documents, it can also be enhanced with color options in the “note” feature. I definitely recommend it, it’s one of the best out there when it comes to working with PDF documents
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It will delete your files!
Don’t put your PDF files in the default folder because if you uninstall the app, it will delete the contents of that folder.
I don’t RENT software. I subscribe to magazines and newspapers. Their content completely changes warranting a subscription. Apps, once released don’t change ‘completely’, so a subscription NOT justified nor ethical. Just cheap capitalism and dumb people.
I don’t RENT software. I subscribe to magazines and newspapers. Their content completely changes warranting a subscription. Apps, once released don’t change ‘completely’, so a subscription NOT justified nor ethical. Just cheap capitalism and dumb people.
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Great but one problem
It’s great but my last page of notes after a session when I open it up again later isn’t saved. Very frustrating. Please fix
Lame corporate model
I can’t stand companies who don’t provide a way to ask a question about the product. They stiff arm you; you only get what they publish. PSPDFKit FAQ doesn’t even allow you to search it. There’s no help doc in the app. I love the app, but if I can’t get answers to my questions, through the app, I’ll be tossing it in the trash. Not to mention, the new “fad”, is for companies to get you onto a subscription. This companies communist business model makes me sick. You don’t own it, just fork over your money. What a waste…I’m better off using Apple’s mediocre Preview app.
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This app is blocking its best feature. Poorly designed!
This app is the most limited app that I've ever tried. It's crazy. The very reason why I have this app downloaded, which is the page curl for PDFs, is blocked partially by the top window especially if you have other PDFs opened. It doesn't allow you to correct the fitting size. Why would you have a page curl feature that's blocked by the navigation of tabs and not allow a person to correct the fitting so that they can enjoy the page curl? It's nonsense.
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容量圧迫
pdfデータをアプリ内で完全削除したにもかかわらず、依然として端末の容量を圧迫しています。
アプリを削除して再ダウンロードしたところ、容量圧迫はなくなりました。
なぜこのような問題が起こるのか検証をお願いします。
また、関連しているかは分かりませんが最近は記入中にフリーズ→強制終了によって書き込んだ内容が消える場面が1日に数回起きます。
オブジェクトのインスペクタを操作する際に起きます。
サブスクで有料課金しているわけですからご対応ください。
アプリを削除して再ダウンロードしたところ、容量圧迫はなくなりました。
なぜこのような問題が起こるのか検証をお願いします。
また、関連しているかは分かりませんが最近は記入中にフリーズ→強制終了によって書き込んだ内容が消える場面が1日に数回起きます。
オブジェクトのインスペクタを操作する際に起きます。
サブスクで有料課金しているわけですからご対応ください。
OMG! You deleted all my PDFs!!!!
Oh! My! God! You monkeys DELETED ALL MY PDFs! You’re stupid Data/Documents file had grown to 3/4 GBs (Apples scam causing big memory devices to be sold for more $$$ so I deleted it and reloaded it. You idiots deleted the folder with all the PDF files. Hours and hours of Internet research WASTED by you idiots! Not even intelligent enough to ASK first stupid!
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A more professional alternative to PDF Expert
Professionals know the importance of professional associations and industry standards. Nutrient is a member of the PDF Association; PDF Expert’s developer was not, as far as I last checked. It means that Nutrient is more involved in the wider PDF industry, including the ISO standards for PDFs. Nutrient prices the Pro version of this app very reasonably because it showcases their core business: providing PDF software services to top-tier international organisations. I like this app’s clean and simple UI.
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A more professional alternative to PDF Expert
Professionals know the importance of professional associations. Nutrient is a member of the PDF Association; PDF Expert’s developer was not, as far as I last checked. It means that Nutrient is more involved in the wider PDF industry, including the ISO standards for PDFs. Nutrient prices the Pro version of this app very reasonably because it showcases their core business: providing PDF software services to top-tier international organisations.
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App performance
It’s a good app and I’ve been using it for a long time, but after updating the last version, editing on the pdf becomes slower and the app still glitches and closes the file. I hope this issue being fixed soon.
