easy_pdf_viewer_plus

A Flutter plugin for handling PDF files. Works on both Android & iOS.

This is an upgraded and actively maintained fork of easy_pdf_viewer (which has not been updated in over 2 years), maintained by hayatkhan67.

Installation

> flutter pub add easy_pdf_viewer_plus

Android

No permissions required. Uses application cache directory.

iOS

No permissions required.

How-to:

Load PDF

// Load from assets
PDFDocument doc = await PDFDocument.fromAsset('assets/test.pdf');
 
// Load from URL
PDFDocument doc = await PDFDocument.fromURL('https://www.ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-262_12th_edition_june_2021.pdf');

// Load from file
File file  = File('...');
PDFDocument doc = await PDFDocument.fromFile(file);

Load pages

// Load specific page
PDFPage pageOne = await doc.get(page: _number);

Pre-built viewer

Use the pre-built PDF Viewer

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text('Example'),
      ),
      body: Center(
          child: _isLoading
              ? Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
              : PDFViewer(document: document)),
    );
  }

This code produces the following view:

demo

Third-party packages used

Name	Description
path_provider	A Flutter plugin for finding commonly used locations on the filesystem. Supports iOS and Android.
flutter_cache_manager	A CacheManager to download and cache files in the cache directory of the app. Various settings on how long to keep a file can be changed.
numberpicker	NumberPicker is a custom widget designed for choosing an integer or decimal number by scrolling spinners.

Credits & Fork Info

This package is an upgraded fork and continuation of the original packages:

easy_pdf_viewer (developed/maintained by Kaichi, contact@kaichi.dev)
flutter_plugin_pdf_viewer (originally created by Tiago Ribeiro, the foundation for all these PDF viewer plugins)

Maintainer

This fork is actively maintained by Hayat Khan (hayatkhan67). If you have any issues, feel free to open a pull request or issue on the GitHub repository.