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Best viewer plugins for WordPress

The most popular viewer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PDF.js Viewer leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Embed PDF Viewer (20K+) and flowpaper (10K+). All 43 plugins tagged “viewer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 viewer plugins

  1. 1.
    PDF.js Viewer

    The most installed viewer plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 53 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Embed PDF Viewer

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    flowpaper

    10K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 38 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  4. 4.
    PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    PDF Smart Viewer for Elementor

    1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    Easy 3D Viewer

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 12 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Shutter Reloaded

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 4 days ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  8. 8.
    Simple Ebook Viewer

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Shutter Reloaded Plus

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  10. 10.
    Scribd Doc Embedder

    200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

All 43 plugins tagged “viewer”