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PDF Reader Online

A free online PDF viewer to open and read PDF files. You can also work on PDFs offline with the Smallpdf Desktop App. No registration required.

  • Works on any device—without installation
  • Free & simple tool for reading text in comfort
  • Start reading now—no registration needed
Easy-to-use Online PDF Reader
With Smallpdf, you can quickly view, manage, and organize PDFs online with a simple drag & drop. The PDF Reader also lets you edit and annotate your PDF or share it. Our PDF Editor is a paid feature that you can try with a 7-day free trial.
Enhance Your Digital Documents
Our PDF Reader is more than it may seem. Aside from viewing PDF documents online, you can fill in PDF forms and add markups. You can also compress PDF files, or use our PDF converter to export your PDFs to Dropbox or Google Drive as image files and other formats.
Secure Connection
We use TLS encryption to ensure the safest environment when using any of the features of our PDF tools. Once you're done reading, our system will automatically scan and remove documents after one hour.
Offline PDF Reader
If you prefer reading your PDF documents offline or don’t always have access to the internet, you can use our offline Windows desktop app to open and read PDFs on your desktop device or laptop.
Universally Compatible
As an online PDF Reader, you can use this tool with any web browser on any operating system, including mobile devices. It also works with scanned documents, and thanks to auto-saving, you never lose your work.

How To Use the Online PDF Reader:

  1. Import or drag & drop your PDF file to our reader.
  2. Read your PDF with ease directly in your browser.
  3. Edit, annotate, reorder, or extract pages if desired.
  4. Click to “Export” any edits as a new PDF or other file type.
  5. Download your edited PDF if needed—that’s it!