Free PDF to Flipbook lets you quickly transform PDF files into realistic, interactive flipbooks directly inside WordPress.
The plugin is useful for catalogs, brochures, magazines, eBooks, portfolios, restaurant menus, product sheets and online documents. You can upload a PDF from your computer, select a PDF from the WordPress Media Library, generate a shortcode and place the flipbook inside any page or post.
The flipbook is rendered locally on your WordPress site using the bundled PDF.js and Turn.js libraries. No external conversion service or third-party API is required.
Main Features
- Convert PDF files into interactive flipbooks
- Upload PDFs from your computer
- Select existing PDFs from the WordPress Media Library
- Simple shortcode embed
- One-click Copy Shortcode button in admin
- Responsive layout for desktop, tablet and mobile
- Automatic single-page mode on mobile
- Choose single-page or double-page view on desktop
- Solid color background customization
- Automatic PDF hyperlink detection
- Clickable internal and external PDF links
- Smooth page-turn animation
- Zoom and drag support
- Previous and next navigation arrows
- Page counter and quick page jump
- Support for multiple flipbooks on the same page
- Works with most WordPress themes
- No external services required
- Local rendering for better privacy
Admin Options
- Modern admin interface
- Upload PDF from local computer
- Select PDF from Media Library
- Manage created flipbooks in a clean table
- Copy shortcode quickly
- Customize flipbook background color
- Choose desktop page mode
- Choose navigation arrow style
Premium Options
Premium options are available for users who want more control over the appearance and branding of their flipbooks.
- Remove the Free PDF to Flipbook watermark
- Upload a custom logo
- Use image backgrounds
- Customize navigation arrow color
- Enable advanced page counter and quick page jump tools
- Automatic clickable hyperlink detection inside PDF pages
Shortcode
Use this shortcode to display a flipbook:
[fptf-flipbook pdf="https://yoursite.com/file.pdf"]
You can place the shortcode inside posts, pages, custom post types or page builders that support shortcodes.
Plugin Sources
This plugin uses the following open-source libraries:
- PDF.js – Apache 2.0 https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js
Included files: js/pdf.js, js/pdf.worker.js
- Turn.js – GPL https://www.turnjs.com/
Included file: js/turnV5.js
All libraries are bundled with the plugin and used according to their licenses.