AirPDF
Read your way.
Physical page turns or familiar scrolling. Adjust the angle, zoom, paper warmth and grain until the page feels right.
⌘⇧BSwitch modesA PDF reader with a little more soul
Make room
for the
next idea.
A calm, native space for academic papers. Turn a page, follow a thought, and pick up where you left off.
Download for Mac Or turn a page right hereFIG. 01The feel of paper, on your screen.LIVE
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Interactive sample · Original demonstration pages, not a published paper.
Made for the margins. And what comes after.AIRPDF 3.10Alohomora, 2026
01 / A better reading rhythm
From the first page
to the next thought.
The small things that make a long paper feel a little less long.
Keep the good lines.
Select, copy, highlight, underline or add a comment. Export an annotated copy while keeping the original PDF intact.
↳From a line to an ideaLeave. Come back.
Each paper remembers its page, angle, zoom and reading mode. Bookmarks keep the places you want to revisit close at hand.
⌘DSave your place02 / A desk, not a dashboard
Everything
within reach.
Room to think.
The reading tools stay out of the way until you need them. The things around your reading stay close.
Find the line you remember.
Search the whole PDF. Step through highlighted results, jump by page number or follow its built-in outline.
Follow the references.
Open Google Scholar beside your paper. Look up the next reference without losing your reading position.
Give your thoughts a margin.
Up to four independent note pads, saved as you type. Keep questions and connections beside the text.
Make a little order.
Rename, move, reveal or open papers from the toolbar. Paper of the Day picks the shortest PDF in a folder you choose.
A little company, if you like.
Optional EconFM radio in the background. One click to play; one click to return to the quiet.
03 / Yours to keep
Your papers.
Your own space.
Reading happens on your Mac. Your PDFs stay local. Your notes, bookmarks and annotations stay with you.
No AirPDF account. No subscription. Scholar and radio connect to their respective services only when you use them.
Native macOS appLocal PDF renderingFree to use
A few useful details
Before you settle in.
Will it work on my Mac?
AirPDF 3.10 supports macOS 12.3 or later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel. It is a Mac app; there is currently no Windows, Linux or mobile version.
Can I switch back to scrolling?
Yes. Use the floating controls or press ⌘⇧B. Your current page is kept. Book mode defaults to two pages, with a manual single-page option.
Will annotations change my original PDF?
No. Annotations and bookmarks are stored separately on your Mac. Export creates a new PDF with your annotations. Independent note pads are separate from individual papers.
What is outside its scope?
AirPDF is focused on reading. It does not edit PDF text, fill forms, sign documents, rearrange pages or sync through its own cloud service. Search and selection require an existing text layer; it does not perform OCR.
How do I install it?
Open the DMG, quit any older AirPDF version, and drag AirPDF into Applications. Existing reading records and preferences are kept. This release is locally signed and has not been notarized by Apple.
One small app. A long reading list.
Your next paper
is waiting.
Download AirPDFOpen the disk image. Drag to Applications. Bring a paper.