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PDFBook

Getting started

This guide takes you from a fresh install to reading your first book.

1. Install PDFBook

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Head to the Download page and grab the build for your operating system:

  • Windows — run the setup installer, or use the portable build if you’d rather not install anything.
  • macOS — open the .dmg and drag PDFBook to your Applications folder.
  • Linux — use the .AppImage (make it executable and run it) or install the .deb.

When you launch PDFBook for the first time, a short setup wizard lets you choose your language, appearance, and reading direction.

2. Add your PDFs

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PDFBook reads from watched folders — directories on your computer that it scans for PDFs and keeps in sync.

  1. Open the Library.
  2. Add a folder that contains PDFs.
  3. PDFBook scans it and fills your library with every book it finds.

Add as many folders as you like. When you drop new files into a watched folder, they show up in your library on the next scan.

3. Open a book

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Click any book to open it in the reader. From there you can:

  • Switch between page-flip and vertical-scroll modes.
  • Search the text inside the document.
  • Add bookmarks and let PDFBook remember your reading position.

See the Reader guide for everything the reader can do.

Next steps

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