What recommendations for a decent .pdf reader for the iPad? Since the latest release of iPadOS it seems that .pdf files are viewed using the ghastly Preview by default. There must, surely, be a better app for this, yet all the ones IrCOve looked at, although listed as rCyfreerCO with rCyin-app purchasesrCO are in reality subscription-based.
What are you all using? Or are you happy with Preview?
On 20.01.26 22:14, Martin S Taylor wrote:
What recommendations for a decent .pdf reader for the iPad? Since the latest release of iPadOS it seems that .pdf files are viewed using the ghastly Preview by default. There must, surely, be a better app for this, yet all the ones IrCOve looked at, although listed as rCyfreerCO with rCyin-app purchasesrCO are in reality subscription-based.
What are you all using? Or are you happy with Preview?
On the Mac, yes.
What recommendations for a decent .pdf reader for the iPad? Since the
latest release of iPadOS it seems that .pdf files are viewed using the ghastly Preview by default. There must, surely, be a better app for this,
yet all the ones IrCOve looked at, although listed as rCyfreerCO with rCyin-app
purchasesrCO are in reality subscription-based.
What are you all using? Or are you happy with Preview?
Martin S Taylor
On the Mac PDF Expert is even better.
Martin S Taylor<hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
What recommendations for a decent .pdf reader for the iPad? Since the latest release of iPadOS it seems that .pdf files are viewed using the ghastly Preview by default. There must, surely, be a better app for this, yet all the ones IrCOve looked at, although listed as rCyfreerCO with rCyin-app
purchasesrCO are in reality subscription-based.
What are you all using? Or are you happy with Preview?
I've found some issues with Preview, but overall it works fine for reading and annotating.
An alternative is the Notes app as it also allows annotations.
On 21 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kq12e$1ug91$2@dont-email.me>):
Martin S Taylor<hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
What recommendations for a decent .pdf reader for the iPad? Since the
latest release of iPadOS it seems that .pdf files are viewed using the
ghastly Preview by default. There must, surely, be a better app for this, >>> yet all the ones IrCOve looked at, although listed as rCyfreerCO with rCyin-app
purchasesrCO are in reality subscription-based.
What are you all using? Or are you happy with Preview?
I've found some issues with Preview, but overall it works fine for reading >> and annotating.
An alternative is the Notes app as it also allows annotations.
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free.
It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free. It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for?
On 22 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kt690$30oul$1@dont-email.me>):
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free. >>> It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not
interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for?
A few things:
1. In PDF Expert you can bookmark pages.
2. In PDF Expert, if you make an annotation and then scroll away, it
gives you the easy opportunity to snap back to where you were, so that if
you want to check a footnote or reference itrCOs easy to find your way back.
3. Preview crashes (for me, at any rate) if I scroll to the bottom of
very, very long documents.
4. Annotations made using Preview canrCOt be edited on the Mac.
5. I hate that stupid launch screen, which looks as though thererCOs an important message hidden behind the main panel: rCLHererCOs to the... The round... Differently...rCY
on the other hand
1. Preview does use the Apple pop-up menu when I squeeze the Apple
Pencil. Very important in drawing programs, but less so when annotating. Still, consistency would be nice.
2. While the free version of PDF Expert is perfectly adequate for my
needs, itrCOs not clear which features are part of the paid version, so selecting something which might be useful often causes a pop-up to tell
me I ought to subscribe. -u40 a year is ridiculous.
MST
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
On 22 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kt690$30oul$1@dont-email.me>):
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free. >>>> It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not >>>> interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for?
A few things:
1. In PDF Expert you can bookmark pages.
2. In PDF Expert, if you make an annotation and then scroll away, it
gives you the easy opportunity to snap back to where you were, so that if
you want to check a footnote or reference itrCOs easy to find your way back. >>
3. Preview crashes (for me, at any rate) if I scroll to the bottom of
very, very long documents.
4. Annotations made using Preview canrCOt be edited on the Mac.
5. I hate that stupid launch screen, which looks as though thererCOs an
important message hidden behind the main panel: rCLHererCOs to the... The
round... Differently...rCY
Agree with the above. Preview is pretty poor on my ipad. Lots of UX doesn't function well.
on the other hand
1. Preview does use the Apple pop-up menu when I squeeze the Apple
Pencil. Very important in drawing programs, but less so when annotating.
Still, consistency would be nice.
2. While the free version of PDF Expert is perfectly adequate for my
needs, itrCOs not clear which features are part of the paid version, so
selecting something which might be useful often causes a pop-up to tell
me I ought to subscribe. -u40 a year is ridiculous.
MST
Thanks.
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
On 25 Jan 2026 at 10:47:18rC>AM GMT, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
On 22 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kt690$30oul$1@dont-email.me>):
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free.
It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not >>>>> interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for?
A few things:
1. In PDF Expert you can bookmark pages.
2. In PDF Expert, if you make an annotation and then scroll away, it
gives you the easy opportunity to snap back to where you were, so that if >>> you want to check a footnote or reference itrCOs easy to find your way back.
3. Preview crashes (for me, at any rate) if I scroll to the bottom of
very, very long documents.
4. Annotations made using Preview canrCOt be edited on the Mac.
5. I hate that stupid launch screen, which looks as though thererCOs an
important message hidden behind the main panel: rCLHererCOs to the... The >>> round... Differently...rCY
Agree with the above. Preview is pretty poor on my ipad. Lots of UX doesn't >> function well.
on the other hand
1. Preview does use the Apple pop-up menu when I squeeze the Apple
Pencil. Very important in drawing programs, but less so when annotating. >>> Still, consistency would be nice.
2. While the free version of PDF Expert is perfectly adequate for my
needs, itrCOs not clear which features are part of the paid version, so
selecting something which might be useful often causes a pop-up to tell
me I ought to subscribe. -u40 a year is ridiculous.
MST
Thanks.
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
There are a number of pdf apps (including iPadOS) linked from here <https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1j56vvb/mac_app_comparisons_2025_update/>
I need one that will let me redact on mobile, so need to check a few of these out.
On 25 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10l4sbm$1iss6$1@dont-email.me>):
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
a) Yes, much better than Preview.
b) DonrCOt know - donrCOt use oneDrive
Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
On 25 Jan 2026 at 10:47:18rC>AM GMT, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
On 22 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kt690$30oul$1@dont-email.me>):
Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free.
It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not >>>>>> interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for?
A few things:
1. In PDF Expert you can bookmark pages.
2. In PDF Expert, if you make an annotation and then scroll away, it
gives you the easy opportunity to snap back to where you were, so that if >>>> you want to check a footnote or reference itrCOs easy to find your way back.
3. Preview crashes (for me, at any rate) if I scroll to the bottom of
very, very long documents.
4. Annotations made using Preview canrCOt be edited on the Mac.
5. I hate that stupid launch screen, which looks as though thererCOs an >>>> important message hidden behind the main panel: rCLHererCOs to the... The >>>> round... Differently...rCY
Agree with the above. Preview is pretty poor on my ipad. Lots of UX doesn't >>> function well.
on the other hand
1. Preview does use the Apple pop-up menu when I squeeze the Apple
Pencil. Very important in drawing programs, but less so when annotating. >>>> Still, consistency would be nice.
2. While the free version of PDF Expert is perfectly adequate for my
needs, itrCOs not clear which features are part of the paid version, so >>>> selecting something which might be useful often causes a pop-up to tell >>>> me I ought to subscribe. -u40 a year is ridiculous.
MST
Thanks.
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
There are a number of pdf apps (including iPadOS) linked from here
<https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1j56vvb/mac_app_comparisons_2025_update/>
I need one that will let me redact on mobile, so need to check a few of these
out.
Thanks. Interestingly PDF Expert isn't included.
Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
On 25 Jan 2026 at 10:47:18rC>AM GMT, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote: >>>
Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
On 22 Jan 2026, Chris wrote
(in article <10kt690$30oul$1@dont-email.me>):
A few things:Thanks. IrCOve now found that you can run PDF Expert in the iPad for free.
It only has the bare minimum feature list unless you pay, but IrCOm not >>>>>>> interested in using their AI to improve my PDF experience, thanks all the same.
What is it you don't like in Preview that PDF Expert is better for? >>>>>
1. In PDF Expert you can bookmark pages.
2. In PDF Expert, if you make an annotation and then scroll away, it >>>>> gives you the easy opportunity to snap back to where you were, so that if >>>>> you want to check a footnote or reference itrCOs easy to find your way back.
3. Preview crashes (for me, at any rate) if I scroll to the bottom of >>>>> very, very long documents.
4. Annotations made using Preview canrCOt be edited on the Mac.
5. I hate that stupid launch screen, which looks as though thererCOs an >>>>> important message hidden behind the main panel: rCLHererCOs to the... The >>>>> round... Differently...rCY
Agree with the above. Preview is pretty poor on my ipad. Lots of UX doesn't
function well.
on the other hand
1. Preview does use the Apple pop-up menu when I squeeze the Apple
Pencil. Very important in drawing programs, but less so when annotating. >>>>> Still, consistency would be nice.
2. While the free version of PDF Expert is perfectly adequate for my >>>>> needs, itrCOs not clear which features are part of the paid version, so >>>>> selecting something which might be useful often causes a pop-up to tell >>>>> me I ought to subscribe. -u40 a year is ridiculous.
MST
Thanks.
Does PDF Expert sync well with icloud or, ideally oneDrive?
There are a number of pdf apps (including iPadOS) linked from here
<https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1j56vvb/mac_app_comparisons_2025_update/>
I need one that will let me redact on mobile, so need to check a few of these
out.
Thanks. Interestingly PDF Expert isn't included.
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