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You can simply upload a PDF file to your library, where our server converts each page of the document to an image. However, if you have a PDF file that is frequently updated, you can link to it instead with the Website plugin so it always shows the most recent version.
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Displaying PDF via URL
Our Chrome extension (including ChromeOS), Linux, Mac, and Windows players have a built-in PDF reader, so displaying PDFs is straightforward. For other platforms (Android, Tizen), see the next section. In addition, our Chrome extension offers some extra parameters that you can use to customize how the PDF is displayed. The parameters are added at the end of the file URL:
- #page=2 – Opens the file on the second page.
- #view=fith – Fits the page horizontally; the other option is fitv to fit vertically.
- #zoom=150 – Zooms the page 150%.
You can also combine the parameters by chaining them together with the & sign, for example: https://example.com/file.pdf#page=2&view=fith
Displaying PDFs using our website plugin
If the device does not have a built-in PDF viewer, as is the case with Android and Tizen-based players, you can use our online PDF renderer widget to show the PDF as a website instead:
- Append your file address to this URL: https://widgets.playsignage.com/widgets/pdfreader?file=YOUR_FILE_URL
- Make sure that it works in the browser, for example: https://widgets.playsignage.com/widgets/pdfreader?file=http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf
- You can customize the page number with &page and zoom with &zoom parameters in the URL, for example: https://widgets.playsignage.com/widgets/pdfreader?file=http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf**&page=2&zoom=130**
Options
Website plugin options
The content is shown with our Website plugin, so you have the same settings; see the Website plugin options.
FAQ
What players can display PDF files using a URL?
The following players (Operating Systems) have a PDF reader built-in and can display PDF files from a URL: Chrome, ChromeOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows.
