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PdfDing User Guide: A Powerful PDF Manager and Viewer

a year ago

PdfDing is a self-hosted PDF manager and viewer that delivers a seamless user experience across multiple devices. It features a minimalist design, fast performance, and easy setup via Docker.

Features

  • Seamless browser-based PDF viewing across multiple devices
  • Organize PDFs using tags
  • Clean and responsive user interface
  • Dark mode
  • Remembers current position - resume reading where you left off
  • Supports SSO through OIDC
  • Each user can upload their own PDFs without requiring administrative content management.

https://appstore.lazycat.cloud/#/shop/detail/in.zhaoj.pdfding

After installing from the LazyCat Store, you need to register an account first:

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Set a moderately complex password - it cannot be all numbers.

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After logging in, the email you provided won't receive any messages; you can use the service normally.

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First, add a PDF:

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You can then see the result - here it shows the reading progress:

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After opening a document, you can edit it by adding reading notes and highlighting key points:

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The search function on the left is also quite useful:

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After editing, remember to click the save button in the top right. Returning to the homepage, you can see the progress:

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From the application data, you can see that it stores data in the media directory:

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The Bulk function on the right allows for batch file uploads:

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Each file supports CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete).

Summary

For those who frequently read and edit PDF files, this is a very convenient tool.

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