# PDF Viewer

Free online PDF viewer. Open PDF documents directly in your browser without uploading them.

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/viewers/pdf

- **Category:** PDF Documents

- **Supported formats:** .pdf

## Overview

This PDF viewer renders documents locally in your browser. Open a sample or your own PDF to review pages, text, and layout without relying on a separate desktop reader.

## When to use

- You need to read a PDF quickly on desktop or mobile.
- You want a private preview before sending the document elsewhere.
- You need a lightweight way to inspect reports, scans, or forms.

## How it works

- Open a sample PDF or select your own file from the device.
- The document is rendered in the browser without server-side conversion.
- You can switch files at any time for fast review.

## Use cases

- Reading invoices, manuals, and contracts.
- Previewing scanned forms and multi-page reports.
- Quickly checking print-ready PDF output.

## Samples

- **Markdown Theme Pack**: Markdown rendered with print theme
- **Header Footer Snippets**: Header and footer snippet layout
- **Page Numbering Styles**: Roman/arabic numbering demonstration
- **GitHub README to PDF**: Repository README converted to PDF
- **Markdown Report Bundler**: Multiple markdown documents bundled into one PDF
- **HTML Renderer**: Browser render mode sample
- **Chat Transcript**: Chat JSON transcript exported to PDF
- **Doc Comment Docs**: Source comments rendered as docs PDF
- **Richtext JSON**: TipTap JSON rendered to PDF
- **Markdown Slide Deck**: Slide deck export sample
- **Wiki Page**: External wiki page rendered to PDF
- **Table Layout Engine**: Tabular report layout sample
- **Invoice Generator**: Invoice PDF sample
- **Receipt Ticket**: POS receipt ticket sample
- **Financial Report**: Financial statement PDF sample
- **Sales Dashboard**: Sales dashboard summary PDF
- **Timesheet Summary**: Timesheet summary PDF
- **Checklist Form**: Checklist form with checked items
- **Certificates Batch**: Batch certificate generation
- **Grade Report Card**: Student report card sample
- **Image Layouts**: Grid image layout sample
- **Payroll Slip Batch**: Merged payroll slips sample
- **Poster Maker**: Poster PDF sample
- **Brand Guidelines**: Brand guide PDF sample
- **Photo Contact Sheet**: Contact sheet with EXIF metadata
- **Storyboard Sheet**: Storyboard layout sample
- **Annotated PDF (Text/Highlight/Stamp)**: Demo PDF with sticky note, highlight and stamp annotations
- **Filled Form (flattenable)**: Demo AcroForm filled with sample data, ready to flatten

## Frequently asked questions

### Is this PDF viewer free?

Yes. It is free to use and works directly in the browser.

### Are my PDFs uploaded?

No. Local PDF files stay on your device. Only bundled sample PDFs are served from the server.

### Can it edit or sign PDFs?

This viewer focuses on reading and previewing. Editing, filling, and signing are outside the main viewer workflow.

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