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Strands PDF Embed alternatives

The 12 WordPress plugins most like Strands PDF Embed, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Strands PDF Embed

10+ installs · #30,582 most popular

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Closest match

PDF.js Viewer

Shares 4 of Strands PDF Embed's 5 tags.

Most installed

PDF Embedder

300K+ active installs.

Best rated

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce

5.0 out of 5 from 1,866 reviews.

Most recently updated

E2Pdf

Updated on Nov 6, 2026.

1. 1

   PDF.js Viewer

   by Ben Lawson

   Embed a beautiful PDF viewer into pages.

   Installs

   20K+

   Rank

   #1,181

   Rating

   4.4(53)

   Updated

   14 days ago

   Sharesembedpdfpdfjsviewer

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2. 2

   Embed PDF Viewer

   by Andy Fragen

   Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag.

   Installs

   20K+

   Rank

   #1,196

   Rating

   4.7(19)

   Updated

   2 months ago

   Sharesembedpdfviewer

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3. 3

   E2Pdf

   by E2Pdf

   PDF Builder for CF7, Divi, Elementor Forms, Everest, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Gravity, JFB, Ninja, WPForms, WooCommerce, Post Meta, ACF, etc.

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,781

   Rating

   4.7(59)

   Updated

   3 days ago

   Sharesdocumentpdf

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4. 4

   PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg

   by Jb Audras

   A simple and 100% free Gutenberg Block to display PDF Viewers / Readers on your website.

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,760

   Rating

   4.8(9)

   Updated

   2 months ago

   Sharespdfviewer

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5. 5

   PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg

   by Kaz Kadalashvili

   Embed PDF files into Elementor and Gutenberg pages with the PDF.js viewer.

   Installs

   9K+

   Rank

   #2,163

   Rating

   5.0(3)

   Updated

   16 days ago

   Sharesembedpdf

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6. 6

   Embed Files from Google Drive

   by Syed Balkhi

   Browse for Google Drive documents and embed directly in your posts/pages. Extends Google Apps Login plugin so no extra user auth required.

   Installs

   4K+

   Rank

   #3,296

   Rating

   4.0(48)

   Updated

   1 year ago

   Sharesdocumentembed

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7. 7

   Vanilla PDF Embed

   by Mike Doherty

   Embeds PDFs in your pages and posts, without using JS.

   Installs

   3K+

   Rank

   #3,768

   Rating

   4.6(32)

   Updated

   10 years ago

   Sharesembedpdf

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8. 8

   Embedly

   by Embedly

   The Embedly Plugin extends WordPress's auto-embed feature to give your blog more media types and style options.

   Installs

   2K+

   Rank

   #4,393

   Rating

   3.5(20)

   Updated

   8 months ago

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9. 9

   PDF Smart Viewer for Elementor

   by DeKnows

   A simple PDF viewer widget for Elementor that displays PDFs directly on your website.

   Installs

   1K+

   Rank

   #5,339

   Rating

   3.0(2)

   Updated

   1 year ago

   Sharespdfviewer

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10. 10

    RV Embed PDF

    by premek.v

    Embeds a PDF in your page or post when you insert it with the Add Media button.

    Installs

    800+

    Rank

    #7,377

    Rating

    3.6(9)

    Updated

    11 years ago

    Sharesembedpdf

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11. 11

    PDF Embedder

    by Syed Balkhi

    Embed PDF files in WordPress posts and pages with a responsive PDF viewer block, live Block Editor preview, and no third-party services.

    Installs

    300K+

    Rank

    #190

    Rating

    4.7(532)

    Updated

    2 months ago

    Sharespdf

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    PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce

    by WP Overnight

    Create, print & automatically email PDF or XML Invoices & PDF Packing Slips for WooCommerce orders.

    Installs

    300K+

    Rank

    #165

    Rating

    5.0(1.9K)

    Updated

    18 days ago

    Sharespdf

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