What StretchReader is
StretchReader is a fast, in-browser PDF viewer built on the owned StretchPDF engine. Open or drag a PDF onto it and read it without any external plugin.
It renders your document's text and graphics — including embedded fonts drawn as their true glyph outlines, images, and page layout — so text-first and business PDFs read faithfully.
What you can do
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search | Find text across the whole document with a results list and match highlighting. |
| Thumbnails | A page rail for quick navigation; click a thumbnail to jump. |
| Continuous or single page | Read as a scrolling document or one page at a time. |
| Zoom and fit | Zoom in/out, fit-to-width, or fit-to-page; your zoom persists as you navigate. |
| Select and copy text | Select text on the page and copy it. |
| Print and download | Print the current page or download the original file. |
| Keyboard | Arrow keys and Page Up/Down to page, Home/End for first/last, +/- to zoom, / to search. |
Availability
Rolling out. StretchReader is released behind a feature flag and enabled per account. Once it is on for your workspace, you can open PDFs in the viewer.
Good to know
- StretchReader is a viewer; it does not change your file. Editing operations (merge, split, rotate, watermark, and so on) are provided by the StretchPDF tools.
- Some specialised content — certain scanned-image codecs and complex vector effects — may not render pixel-for-pixel yet; support for these continues to expand.
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