# SoloPDF — Clean local-first PDF reader

> Clean local-first PDF reader (iPhone/iPad app by 向东 李.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solopdf/id6787712953 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [向东 李](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885418034)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solopdf/id6787712953/reviews.md

## What is SoloPDF?

SoloPDF is a clean, fast, fully local PDF reader — no ads, no account, nothing ever uploaded.

• Reading: multiple tabs, outline, page thumbnails, full-text search, fit-width/fit-page zoom. Huge files open instantly thanks to on-demand loading.
• Highlights become notes: highlight any text and the annotation is saved as a Markdown notes file (.annotations.md) right next to the PDF — open, edit, and version it with any editor (including our SoloMD). solopdf:// links inside the notes jump straight back to the highlighted passage.
• Forms: fill AcroForm PDFs (text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns) and save the result.
• Export to Markdown: turn a whole PDF into a Markdown document, outline headings included.
• Dark mode with smart page inversion for comfortable night reading.
• Interface in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, and 日本語.

Everything runs on your device. No network calls, no data collection.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 0.5.0 — 2026-08-08

• Fixed: opening a file by double-click / "Open With" launched the app without loading the file
• Book mode: no more page jumps after font-size changes; reading progress survives device/path changes
• Stability and polish

### 0.4.4 — 2026-07-11

Book reading mode improvements:
• Precise page alignment at any font size
• Swipe left/right to turn pages on phones
• True edge-to-edge immersive reading with theme background
• TXT/EPUB reading progress remembered automatically (paragraph-level, even when reopened from another app)
• Fixed files shared from other apps needing to be opened twice
• Reading settings panel now dismisses when tapping outside

### 0.4.2 — 2026-07-11

No release notes.

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