Open PDF files online

Drop a PDF and read it. Zoom, jump to a page, copy text. No upload, no account, no “sign in to keep reading”.

  • .pdf

Drop a PDF here

PDF · or paste with Ctrl V

Opens on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

What it does

Built for this one job

  1. 01

    Big files stay fast

    Only the pages near your screen are drawn, so a 500-page manual scrolls as smoothly as a 2-page invoice.

  2. 02

    Copy the text

    Select text like on a normal web page and paste it anywhere. Works for every PDF that contains real text.

  3. 03

    Password-protected PDFs

    Locked file? Type the password and it opens. The password never leaves your browser.

  4. 04

    Jump straight to a page

    Type a page number, zoom from 25% to 300% or fit the page to your screen width.

How it works

Three steps, no account

  1. Step 1

    Drop a .pdf file into the box, or click “Choose file”.

  2. Step 2

    Scroll through pages, zoom in, or type a page number to jump.

  3. Step 3

    Select any text to copy it. Close the tab when you are done — nothing is kept.

Good to know

Why open a PDF here instead of uploading it?

Most “free online PDF” sites upload your document to their servers first. For a menu that is fine; for a passport scan, a payslip or a signed contract it is not. Here the file is read by your browser and never sent anywhere.

Under the hood this viewer uses PDF.js — the same open-source engine that powers the PDF viewer built into Firefox — so fonts, images and layouts render the way the author intended.

If a PDF shows up but you cannot select text, it was most likely made from scanned images. In that case there is no text layer to copy from; you would need OCR software to turn the pictures back into text.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Your browser opens the file on your own device. There is no server that receives it, so there is nothing to store, leak or delete afterwards.

Can I open password-protected PDFs?

Yes. You will be asked for the password, which is only used by your browser to unlock the file.

Why can’t I select text in my PDF?

The PDF probably contains scanned images instead of text. It still displays fine, but there is no text to select.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone — there is nothing to install.

Is it actually free? Where is the catch?

No catch: no account, no trial, no watermark and no limit that appears halfway through. The work happens on your computer, so serving you costs us next to nothing.

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