Online PDF Viewer

A simple drag & drop online PDF Viewer to read your PDFs

⭐️ 2,000,000+ happy users
Nothing to install · Trusted by teams at Salesforce, Airbnb, JLL, Nestlé

Read and share PDFs in the browser

Tiiny Host opens your PDF in a browser-based viewer with page navigation and search. The same link works for anyone you send it to, on a laptop or a phone, and nobody needs a PDF app.

Read and share PDFs in the browser

Viewing Your PDF Files

As Easy as 1-2-3

1. Upload your PDF file

1. Upload your PDF file

Visit our website and upload your PDF on the homepage.

2. Customise viewer options

2. Customise viewer options

Password protect or display your PDF as a slideshow

3. Click publish

3. Click publish

After the file is uploaded, you'll receive a link to view your PDF online and share it.

Features

What the viewer can do

🔐 Password Protection

A password screen, on Solo and higher, keeps the document between you and the people you tell.

🛡️ QR Codes

Each PDF gets a QR code on Tiny and above, useful for printed flyers and slides.

🖥️ Presentation Mode

The PDF can be shown full screen as slides, one page at a time.

🔗 Shareable Link

Readers open the link directly, with no account or download.

✍️ Edit Online

On the Solo plan you can change text in the PDF from your dashboard, without re-exporting the file.

🔍 High Resolution View

Pages render sharply, so small print and diagrams stay legible when zoomed in.

Compared

Tiiny Host compared with desktop PDF readers

Acrobat Reader and the viewer built into Edge are good at opening a PDF on the machine it's saved on, and sharing one usually starts with a cloud account or an email attachment. Tiiny Host gives the PDF its own web address, so the reading happens in whichever browser the other person already has.

⚡ Tiiny Host
Other PDF viewers
No app required
The PDF opens in the browser on desktop and mobile.
✓ Yes
Often an app
Shared by link
Readers need the address and nothing else, with no sign-up.
✓ Yes
Cloud account
Updates reach everyone
When you replace the PDF, everyone who has the link sees the new version.
✓ Yes
Varies
Presentation mode
Paid plans can show the document as a full-screen slideshow.
✓ Yes
Rarely
Password protection
Solo and higher plans put a password prompt before the first page.
✓ Yes
Varies
Download and print blocking
The Solo plan can remove the download and print buttons.
✓ Yes
Paid tiers
Reader analytics
From Tiny up, you can see visitor numbers and how long people spent reading.
✓ Yes
Varies
Easier to view PDFs online than Adobe Acrobat ReaderGoogle Docs ViewerMicrosoft Edge PDF Viewer
Pricing

Free for PDFs up to 0.5 MB

One PDF at a time can be online on the free plan. It has no expiry date as long as you sign in at least every three months, and Tiny raises the size limit to 25 MB for $5 a month.

Free
$0/mo, forever
  • ✓ 1 PDF online at a time
  • ✓ PDFs up to 0.5 MB
  • ✓ 5,000 visits and 5 GB bandwidth a month
  • ✓ Pick your own tiiny.site link
  • – Small banner on the viewer
Upgrade when you need more
from $5/mo, billed yearly
  • Tiny $5 · no banner, 25 MB PDFs, QR codes, analytics, presentation mode
  • Solo $13 · 5 PDFs, password protection, download blocking, PDF text editing, custom domain
  • Pro $31 · 15 PDFs, email capture before opening, team members
  • Pro Max $74 · unlimited PDFs, 2 TB of storage
See all plans → ⭐️ 7-day money-back guarantee

PDF size limits

Per-file upload limit by plan
Free
0.5 MB
PDFs · 3 MB other files
Tiny · $5
25 MB
per project
Solo · $13
75 MB
per project
Pro · $31
10 GB
account limit
Pro Max · $74
2 TB
account limit

A text-heavy report is often under 1 MB. Scanned pages are much heavier, so a long scanned document is the kind of file that outgrows Tiny and needs Solo or Pro.

What people open in the viewer

Business Report

Business Report

A quarterly report sent as a link that opens on any device.

Personal Documents

Personal Documents

A CV kept online so a recruiter can open it from a phone.

Portfolios

Portfolios

A design portfolio viewed at full resolution in the browser.

Resources

Reading on PDFs

How to Share a PDF as a Link

Creating a direct link to a PDF so you don't have to attach it to emails.

Edit PDF Without Adobe

Ways to change a PDF's text without paying for Acrobat.

PDF to QR Code

Printing a QR code that opens your PDF when someone scans it with a phone camera.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I view PDF files online for free?

Upload the PDF to a free Tiiny Host account. It opens in the online viewer, and people you share the link with can read it without signing up.

How do I open a PDF file online?

Once the PDF is uploaded and published, its link opens the document in the browser. Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox all work.

How do I view a PDF without downloading it?

Open its Tiiny Host link. The viewer loads the pages in a browser tab, so the file never lands in your downloads folder.

Can I view a PDF without uploading it permanently?

Yes. Deleting the project from your dashboard takes the PDF offline, and the link stops working from that point.

How can I securely view it online?

Every link is served over HTTPS. For confidential files, Solo and higher plans add password protection and can switch off downloads.

Can I view a PDF on my phone?

Any mobile browser can open the link, so readers on a phone or tablet don't need an app.

Can I stop people downloading my PDF?

The Disable PDF Downloads setting on Solo removes the download and print buttons from the viewer. It won't stop a determined person taking screenshots, so pair it with a password for sensitive material.

How big can my PDF be?

0.5 MB on the free plan. Tiny takes PDFs up to 25 MB, Solo up to 75 MB, and Pro and Pro Max share 10 GB or 2 TB across the account.

View your PDF online