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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Pdf

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · PDF

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for pdf comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. DearFlip Best overall 91/100
  2. 2. PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 90/100
  3. 3. PDF Embedder 90/100
  4. 4. Firelight Lightbox 90/100
  5. 5. ShortPixel Image Optimizer 89/100
  6. 6. EmbedPress 89/100
  7. 7. WebToffee WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery... 89/100
  8. 8. Media Library Assistant 88/100
  9. 9. 3D FlipBook 88/100
  10. 10. Document Embedder 86/100
  11. 11. PDF Poster 85/100
  12. 12. Embed PDF Viewer 85/100
  13. 13. E2Pdf 85/100
  14. 14. Embed Any Document 84/100
  15. 15. Pdf Embed 84/100
1 DearFlip
Best overall Free by DearHive

DearFlip

DearFlip creates a PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF viewer, PDF embed for WordPress sites. Create impressive and realistic 3D flipbooks with PDFs.

4.9★
from 189 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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3 PDF Embedder
Free by Syed Balkhi

PDF Embedder

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

4.7★
from 518 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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4 Firelight Lightbox
Free by Firelight

Firelight Lightbox

Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.

4.8★
from 355 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
90

WPScore

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6 EmbedPress
Free by WPDeveloper

EmbedPress

EmbedPress lets you embed videos, pages, social feeds, embed PDF 3D flipbooks & other content on WordPress without coding & enhance storytelling.

4.8★
from 306 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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8 Media Library Assistant
Free by David Lingren

Media Library Assistant

Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.

4.8★
from 201 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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9 3D FlipBook
Free by iberezansky

3D FlipBook

3D FlipBook is PDF Viewer, allowing to browse images, PDFs or HTMLs as flipbook. Flipbook attracts user attention and makes more impression on him.

4.8★
from 182 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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10 Document Embedder
Free by bPlugins

Document Embedder

Embed PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and 16+ file types in WordPress with a responsive viewer, FlipBook mode, download button and document library.

4.9★
from 119 ratings
9k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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11 PDF Poster
Free by bPlugins

PDF Poster

PDF Poster lets you embed PDF files in WordPress using a responsive viewer and block support, including full-screen, download, and print options.

4.5★
from 146 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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12 Embed PDF Viewer
Free by Andy Fragen

Embed PDF Viewer

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

4.7★
from 19 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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13 E2Pdf
Free by E2Pdf

E2Pdf

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

4.8★
from 58 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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14 Embed Any Document
Free by awsm.in

Embed Any Document

Embed PDF, DOC, PPT and XLS documents easily on your WordPress website with the help of Google Docs Viewer or Microsoft Office Online.

4.2★
from 92 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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