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Preview mini: Image & PDF tool

Preview mini: Image & PDF tool

Edit files like on desktop PC

210 ratings
67 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🎨 Graphics & Design
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 26, 2022
  • December 14, 2025

Features

Developer

Marian Koenig
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About

Edit and annotate images and PDFs with a desktop-like experience on your iPhone and iPad. Offers advanced features for viewing, converting, and managing files, inspired by macOS.

✓Image editing and cropping
✓PDF annotation and editing
✓File conversion
✓Drag and drop support
✓Keyboard shortcuts
✓Password protection for PDFs
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Preview mini. Based on 210 reviews and a 4.3/5 average, it highlights the 31 positives and 40 negatives reviewers mention most about this Graphics & Design app.

Positive things

  • 👍Useful application, replaces MS Paint
  • 💡Video tutorials are helpful
  • 🚀Makes life easier
  • 👍Wonderful and powerful iPad app
  • 👍Great replacement for Preview (almost)
  • 👍Very clean and straightforward app
  • 👍Makes iPad more versatile
  • 👍Good value for money
  • 👍Easy to use and practical
  • 👍Mimics Mac's Preview app
  • 👍Brilliant for PDFs on iPad
  • 👍Excellent and independent
  • 👍Great for editing PDFs
  • 👍Easy to use, glad to find it
  • 👍Always using it, great app
  • 👍Exports to other apps
  • 👍Invaluable for business travel
  • 👍Removes passwords on PDFs
  • 👍Helps with transition from Mac to iPad
  • 👍One-time payment appreciated
  • 👍Nice, just what I needed
  • 👍Fills a gap on iPad
  • 👍Perfect tool for Mac to iPad transition
  • 👍Useful for smaller image edits
  • 👍Developer responsive to suggestions
  • 👍Great utility, works like a charm
  • 👍No other app does this
  • 👍Super app, super developer
  • 👍Easy to use, clear user guidance
  • 👍Great for quick edits on iOS
  • 👍Clean and straightforward

Negative things

  • 🐛Changes not saved on iPad
  • 🐛Does not export PDF as picture
  • 🐛Difficult to use on iPad
  • 🐛Crashing the app on large PDFs
  • 🐛Only allows acting on one page at a time
  • 🐛Not better than glorified Apple version
  • 🐛Application is useless
  • 🐛App is garbage, unable to do anything
  • 🐛No common features with Mac Preview
  • 🐛Missing split-screen capability
  • 🐛Missing tiled printing option
  • 🐛Missing export multiple edited images
  • 🐛Markup options lack straight line
  • 🐛Hidden IAP for full version
  • 🐛Overly inflated prices
  • 🐛High cost for non-professionals
  • 🐛Missing advertised IAP
  • 🐛Copy & Paste transparent objects missing
  • 🐛Image editing options basic
  • 🐛Undo functionality (Ctrl-Z) missing
  • 🐛Cannot paste one image on top of another
  • 🐛Slide show functionality missing
  • 🐛No presentation modes
  • 🐛Continuous glitches, app shuts down
  • 🐛Basic, iPhone has built-in features
  • 🐛PDF cropping not same as Preview
  • 🐛Cannot paste as shown in preview
  • 🐛PDF editing difficult, cannot rotate/crop
  • 🐛App hangs, lost work
  • 🐛File export only in paid version
  • 🐛Payment issues with Apple
  • 🐛No difference between free and full version
  • 🐛Cannot type letter 'y' in documents
  • 🐛No free trial period
  • 🐛Errors when trying to buy full version
  • 🐛Basic image editor, nothing great
  • 🐛No option to select fonts
  • 🐛Does not support share dialog
  • 🐛Light UI mode looks strange
  • 🐛Cannot do to PDF what can be done to images
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What's New in Preview mini

5.4

December 14, 2025

Streamline your workflow with Preview mini, a powerful tool inspired by macOS and made for iOS. Version 5.4: Flexible window sizes on iPadOS 26. The app now dynamically adapts to any window size - for even more flexible multitasking on the iPad.

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In-App Purchases

$4.99

Preview mini PRO

Unlock all features of the app.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Most useful Application ❤️

This is one of the most useful application.Before this i had to use Ms Paint on windows but thats over now.The video tutorial is very helpful , and finally the updates that keep this alive so many years. You are one of the Best Developers.
teris2212@teris2212@

Great but needs split screen capability

I love this app it works great, but it desperately needs split-screen or slide-over capability. I like to have a pdf open on one side and to write summary notes in another app. But there would be lots of other useful applications for that feature too.
woollyfeetwoollyfeet

Changes not saved

On iPad . I open pdfs, make changes. But when I attach it an email, the changes have not been saved.
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Awesome

I love this app
july 13 1978july 13 1978

Thanks

Thank you! Makes my life easier!
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

13 issues

Changes not saved when attaching to email

Bug

App errors out on large PDFs and crashes

Bug

App shuts down during photo editing, unsaved work lost

Bug

Cannot type the letter 'y' in documents

Bug

Payment issues with Apple, requires new credit card data

Bug

Pro version not activated after deduction, amount not refunded

Bug

Errors when trying to buy the full version

Bug

Small glitch with 'cut' upon install

Bug

PDF cropping is not the same as Preview

Bug

Cannot paste as shown in preview videos

Bug

App hangs during PDF editing, lost entire work

Bug

No difference found between free and full version after purchase

Bug

File export only works with paid version

Bug
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Requested Features

27 requests

Split-screen or slide-over capability

Feature

Export PDF as picture (JPG, etc.)

Feature

Ability to paste one image on top of another

Feature

Ctrl-Z for quick undo

Feature

Straight line option for markup

Feature

Tiled printing option

Feature

Export multiple edited images at once

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

Ability to add PDF to share sheet

Feature

Copy & Paste transparent objects

Feature

More advanced image editing options

Feature

Slide show functionality

Feature

Presentation modes for PDFs

Feature

Ability to rotate and crop PDFs

Feature

Full screen slide mode

Feature

PDF filling functionality

Feature

Selectable fonts

Feature

Improve PDF cropping

Feature

Use in extension window for quick edits

Feature

Allow users to quickly edit inside the extension window

Feature

Support for share dialog

Feature

Improve light UI mode

Feature

Allow users to do to PDF what can be done to images (rotate, cut, add text)

Feature

Ability to change font size

Feature

Ability to remove highlighting

Feature

Better file management applet

Feature

FAQ

What does Preview mini do?

Preview mini is a powerful tool for working with images and PDFs on iPhone and iPad. It allows you to view, edit, annotate, convert, and manage your files with a desktop-inspired interface.

What are the key features of Preview mini?

Key features include image editing (highlighting, cropping, rotating, resizing), PDF annotation (highlighting text, custom annotations), file conversion, password protection for PDFs, and integration with desktop-like features such as drag and drop and keyboard shortcuts.

Is Preview mini free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but some advanced features, indicated by an asterisk (*), are available in the full version, which can be purchased through in-app purchases.

What devices is Preview mini compatible with?

Preview mini is designed for iPhone and iPad devices, offering a macOS-inspired experience tailored for iOS.

How does Preview mini simplify working with documents?

It simplifies document processing by allowing you to edit files, highlight details, fill forms, and add signatures within a single application, saving time and increasing productivity.