# Any Development Towards Being Able to Display PDF Files?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [June 9, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990 "2025-06-09T16:59:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![IdahoSAM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/idahosam/32/15242_2.png) [@IdahoSAM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/IdahoSAM)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990/1 "2025-06-09T16:59:41Z")

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I use PDF files as tutorials for one part of my website. Anyone working on a way to display these in Elements, such as in a modal?

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**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990/2 "2025-06-10T07:32:30Z")

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do you display the PDFs directly in the browser, or are they available to download?

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**Author:** ![IdahoSAM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/idahosam/32/15242_2.png) [@IdahoSAM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/IdahoSAM)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990/3 "2025-06-10T14:04:34Z")

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Both. Typically they open in a modal to display but there are controls to download the PDF as well at the top of a stack.

> **[Using Crop & Straighten Tools](https://tutorials.famhx.net/photos/crop-straighten/)**

This would be an example.

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**Author:** ![IdahoSAM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/idahosam/32/15242_2.png) [@IdahoSAM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/IdahoSAM)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/any-development-towards-being-able-to-display-pdf-files/47990/4 "2025-06-18T22:51:20Z")

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No solution yet for incorporating PDF files into , let’s say modals?