Copying problem Why i connot copy the words easily .? It need a long press and takes time iam so bired with it
Copying problem Why i connot copy the words easily .? It need a long press and takes time iam so bired with it
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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“Maybe they’ll fix this giant glitch but currently the app is not worth even the free price of it if you’re using this for anything important, where it could …”
“Previous review: Please update ASAP for compatibility with iOS 18.1.1 - it has been really slow & crashing before & after most recent iOS update.”
“I’ll be looking for something else to use & cancelling my subscription.”
“Free app great, feel cheated by Pro version The free version of this app is excellent and deserves five stars.”
“Beautiful, fast interface that is next to impossible to navigate.”
“Annoying bug since update Good product, but ever since the update there is an annoying bug.”
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“When my friend first recommended it to me, I almost dismissed it, as the app is free and because I’ve never came across any reader app that is even reasonabl…”
“great app , but there’s lag now after 3 years of use i have been enjoying using this app for three years in college now that i'm in my fourth year the app is…”
“And the annotating experience is just so natural and intuitive: the animation for applying highlight is just sublime, and adding a note or comment is just bu…”
“It's simple.”
“As a grad school student, I needed to really think about where I want to spend most of my time studying… I think I found a new home.”
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