SoloPDF
Clean local-first PDF reader
Free
A clean, fast, local-first PDF reader — highlights become Markdown notes.
SoloPDF is a clean, fast, fully local PDF reader — no ads, no account, nothing ever uploaded.
• Reading: multiple tabs, outline, page thumbnails, full-text search, fit-width/fit-page zoom. Huge files open instantly thanks to on-demand loading.
• Highlights become notes: highlight any text and the annotation is saved as a Markdown notes file (.annotations.md) right next to the PDF — open, edit, and version it with any editor (including our SoloMD). solopdf:// links inside the notes jump straight back to the highlighted passage.
• Forms: fill AcroForm PDFs (text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns) and save the result.
• Export to Markdown: turn a whole PDF into a Markdown document, outline headings included.
• Dark mode with smart page inversion for comfortable night reading.
• Interface in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, and 日本語.
Everything runs on your device. No network calls, no data collection.
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• Links: links inside PDFs now work and land on the exact spot; Back and Forward; hover previews for links and for Figure / Table / [12] references
• Ink: pen, eraser, text boxes, rectangles, ellipses, lines and arrows, with Apple Pencil pressure
• Undo and redo for every annotation change
• Split view: two panes on the same document
• Translate a selection with the system's on-device translation — no network; save the translation as a note
• Full screen, presentation mode, paper colours, printed page numbers (xii, A-3)
• One-tap rotate in the toolbar
The developer, 向东 李, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Size
- 15.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 10.13 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Provider
xiangdong li
- xiangdong li has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Copyright
- © 2026 doaipm