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PDF Reader Pro Edition®
**Winner of the Tabby Awards for best iPad- Productivity/Documents App**
PDF Reader Pro Edition is the best app to read, manage and annotate PDF files and it works beautifully on iOS 12.
The most powerful PDF reader, carefully designed and optimized specially for the iPhone & iPad.
The best mobile PDF reader for your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Part of the @work campaign by Apple.
Some of the great features of PDF Reader Pro Edition are:
• Real-time online collaboration & chat
Now you can collaborate and add annotations with other users on the same file over the internet in real time and you can chat about your progress simultaneously.
They will be able to see what changes you are making as you make them all in real time.
• PDF forms support
Now you can fill out PDF forms directly on your iPad/iPhone.
• Full Annotations/highlight support
Now you can add notes directly from your iPad anywhere on the document.
Highlighter, stamps, sticky notes, text boxes, underlines, strikeout, dynamic stamps (with date & time), freehand drawing, signature, free highlight, lines, arrows, rectangles and ovals, fully compatible with Apple Preview and Adobe Acrobat.
• New EasyReview mode
With this new amazing feature you are able to mark up PDF documents faster and easier than ever before. Just tap on the part of text where you need to make changes and correct it in the text editor (similar to Word). The text will be marked as removed and the new text will have a different color so you can easily identify it. When you save the PDF file all the modifications will appear as standard annotations (replace text and insert text annotations).
• Fresh new user interface specially design to merge beautifully with iOS 12.
• Create new PDF files
Extract and email pages from a PDF file or create a new document using pages from an existing file.
• Share & collaborate
Connect with all your colleagues and friend to share and collaborate your PDF files and annotations in real time.
• Rotate function
You can rotate a single page or the whole document.
• Vault folder
Securely store your important PDF files.
• Bookmarks/Outlines
Bookmark pages on your PDF files.
Add outlines to create or modify a table of contents for your document directly from your iPad.
• Reflow mode
• Full Web browser to download PDF files from the web
• Scanner
Create multipage documents in PDF format.
• Document manager
Copy, cut, paste and delete your documents.
Organize your PDFs into folders.
• PDF hyperlinks support
Jump back and forth within the document.
Jump back button to quickly go back to the page you came from.
• Text search
Easily find any word on your PDF file.
• Save email attachments
Open attachments directly from the Mail app, you can also open PDF files from any other application using the Open in function.
• Download PDF files from Safari
Use the Open in function to download a PDF file from Safari to PDF Reader Pro Edition.
• Transfer files
You can easily and securely copy your PDF files from your Mac or PC using Airdrop, the USB or WiFi sharing feature.
• Print
Print your PDF files and annotations directly from the app.
• Email your files
Email your PDF files directly from the app, you can email the entire document with all annotations or you can also email specific pages from a PDF file. You can also email a flatten copy of a PDF file, this option will compress and flatten your annotations onto the document to prevent them from being modified.
• Cloud support
Download/upload your PDF files to iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, SugarSync & OneDrive.
• Great for presentations
Use Airplay or an HDMI cable to show your documents on an external display while you annotate them in real time.
• The only mobile PDF Reader application that supports Vitrium* protected PDF files (Like University of Phoenix ebooks)
Join the hundred of thousands users already enjoying all the great features of PDF Reader Pro Edition.
More amazing features coming soon!
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Developer & User Discourse
Joel998757 • Nov 23, 2025
★ 3
I purchased the software for the automatic scroll feature. I haven’t been able to figure out how to turn on the auto scroll. I sent support an email asking how. It’s been a week and no response.
WGCJr • Nov 18, 2025
Disappointed after many years of excellent performance. Was 5 stars now 1.
Mizi8708 • Oct 28, 2025
Bad app experience
Fabix 67 • Sep 29, 2025
Cannot open file
This app is a paid scam
This app is a paid scam
TracyDang9 • Aug 2, 2025
Can’t opened the pdf files, it’s a scam.
Foxtrod89 • Jun 26, 2025
The main reason why i need this app is to be able to add cloud drives, for some reasons Google didn't like app refused to complete integration
LMNOP32123 • Apr 13, 2025
Can’t open PDFs that I’ve downloaded to my iPad. RIP. This app used to be cool
Greentigertron • Dec 24, 2024
I maintain a small library of flight and aircraft maintenance reference documents to refer to when reviewing refresher material, or working on the plane. This just works, docs are easy to organize, share, email etc.
HZ prof • Dec 6, 2024
Unable to move, delete, edit or annotate files
JLP56 • Nov 30, 2024
After using for years on my iPad, upon updating to iOS18.1 on my iPad I can no longer email .pdf files from this app. Many other features missing.
Islandremix • Nov 6, 2023
App crashes whenever trying to open a PDF.
Island Preacher • Jul 18, 2023
It seems impossible to move a file out of the folders to Dropbox. Dragging does not work. I need to move this file.
environmentguru • Jun 6, 2023
Very confusing to annotate - it seems like they are not updating the app. I do not recommend it, unless you just want to READ pdfs. But if you want to do markup or highlighting, this is not a good solution.
Sri303 • Oct 30, 2022
Update: doesn’t work anymore. I wish we could file a complaint to remove this app from the store.
During annotation, highlighting is done over the text, making the highlighted text gray. Just because of this, I ended up switching to iannotate. If they fix it, I will update my review.
During annotation, highlighting is done over the text, making the highlighted text gray. Just because of this, I ended up switching to iannotate. If they fix it, I will update my review.
The guy how does not care149 • Sep 6, 2022
Apps so poorly designed it’s not even funny. Want to zoom in and out? Well I have to exit drawing mode for that then renter. Want to scroll around? Well You’ll have to wait a few seconds for that part of the document to load, as apparently it is unable to remain loaded if it’s not on your screen for some reason. Want to erase something? Well the eraser size is locked with the pencil size, so if you don’t want to erase one pixel at a time, you have to increase pen size and erase, then decrease pen size again to start drawing again. It also won’t stop turning my text green. Apps so bad I feel like I’m a beta tester trying out the very first iteration of the app made by someone who has never made an app before.
DJag77 • Aug 10, 2022
Complete waste of money. Nothing works.
Dongmnaa • Jul 25, 2022
Waste money
Rose352 • Jul 14, 2022
I added Dropbox folder, and it worked fine for that session. After restarting the app and going to Documents—Dropbox, I get an error saying “Error - could not load info”. This was a waste of the few bucks I paid for it (I purchased the app when it was on 80% sale—wouldn’t even download for free). Useless.
CookieJessie • May 10, 2022
Waste of money. Can’t even insert typing word edits.
Tomy737b • May 7, 2022
Useless.
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