Best PDF embed plugins for WordPress
The most popular PDF embed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Real3D Flipbook leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Wonder PDF Embed (8K+) and Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder (300+). All 13 plugins tagged “pdf embed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 PDF embed plugins
- 1.
Real3D FlipbookThe most installed PDF embed plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 11 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Wonder PDF Embed8K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 13 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 22 hours ago.
- 4.
Quick Embed PDF200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
PDFDraft100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
SoftIcon Flipbook100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 7.
Embedding PDF20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 8.
Sacred PDF Viewer10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
MagicFlipFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 10.
PDF Viewer NovaFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “pdf embed”
Real3D Flipbook
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,645by creativeinteractivemedia23 days ago
Turn a PDF or images into a realistic 3D flipbook – no watermark, no page limits. Embed with a block or shortcode: a page-flip PDF viewer.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(11)
- Downloads
- 216/day
Wonder PDF Embed
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,370by WonderPlugin13 days ago
Embed PDF to your WordPress website by using Mozilla's PDF.js
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder
Up in the last 7 days:89#10,636by Shahadat Hossaintoday
Turn any PDF into a realistic, interactive 3D page-flip flipbook — or a standard viewer — for eBooks, catalogs, manuals, newsletters & reports.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Quick Embed PDF
Down in the last 7 days:40#11,939by devbook1 year ago
Quickly embed and display (viewer) PDF files in WordPress posts and pages using a simple shortcode or Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PDFDraft
Up in the last 7 days:18#14,275by wpeverest3 months ago
A PDF builder for WordPress to design, generate, and publish professional documents, invoices, and certificates with no coding required.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
SoftIcon Flipbook
Up in the last 7 days:7,864#14,933by softiconai2 days ago
Turn any PDF or set of images into a page-turning flipbook with a block editor block. Two-page spreads on desktop, one page on phones.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 83/day
Embedding PDF
Down in the last 7 days:33#25,849by Dinesh S12 years ago
Embedding PDF which is uploaded on your Wordpress site\'s media library, simply put the URL in shortcode in your post/page on same line.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sacred PDF Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:5,246#47,529by SacredWP3 months ago
Embed PDFs in a fast, SEO-friendly inline viewer with fullscreen, per-role download control, and optional text highlighting. No external services.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MagicFlip
#51,820by Yalogica1 year ago
MagicFlip - simple PDF viewer plugin for WordPress
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PDF Viewer Nova
Down in the last 7 days:5,393#61,081by wpessentia3 months ago
Embed polished, customizable PDF viewers with handy bookmark navigation, search, and support for Gutenberg and Elementor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Toombler Flipbook
Down in the last 7 days:4,647#62,477by Toombler24 days ago
Turn a PDF in Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive — or a Google Doc or Slides deck — into a page-flip book on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Flipbooker
Up in the last 7 days:2,857#68,705by Flipbooker1 month ago
Embed hosted PDF flipbooks with a block or shortcode, or turn posts into a 3d flipbook. Paid plans show which pages get read as well as overall views.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flipset
Down in the last 7 days:6,269#71,737by The Readscope3 days ago
Embed PDFs with a fast PDF viewer, 3D flipbook and document library. Searchable PDF text, accessible, no CDN. Works with Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day