I’ve been working on and off over the last few months to build a browser-based PDF reader with a focus on technical and reference docs. My biggest issue with every other PDF reader I’ve tried is that I always find myself wanting to open multiple copies of a doc so I can keep a specific page handy while I’m off reading a different chapter. For example, most automotive service manuals I’ve used love to jump you all over the place like the world’s most boring choose-your-own-adventure book. Same goes for textbooks: ever had to flip back and forth from the homework questions at the end of the chapter, back to arbitrary diagrams and charts earlier in the chapter? Traditional PDF bookmarks felt too “formal”, I just wanted to be able to drop a few pins and come back to them easily. With that in mind, I built Tabby PDF! Its flagship feature is the ability to quickly add temporary pins (Tabs) for any page in a PDF, so you can flip back and forth quickly in an organized workspace. You can rename and rearrange tabs to your liking, and simple local data storage allows for recalling recent docs along with their tabs.

Tabby PDF

A privacy-first PDF reader built for power users.

A privacy-first PDF reader built for power users.