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Display and manipulate PDF documents using PDFKit.

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PDFKit

Display, navigate, search, annotate, and manipulate PDF documents with PDFView, PDFDocument, PDFPage, PDFAnnotation, and PDFSelection.

Contents

Setup

PDFKit requires no entitlements or Info.plist entries.

swift
import PDFKit
APIAvailability
PDFKit frameworkiOS/iPadOS/tvOS 11+, Mac Catalyst 13.1+, macOS 10.4+, visionOS 1.0+
Find interaction and page overlaysiOS/iPadOS 16+

Displaying PDFs

PDFView renders PDF content and handles zoom, scrolling, text selection, and page navigation.

swift
import PDFKit
import UIKit

class PDFViewController: UIViewController {
    let pdfView = PDFView()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        pdfView.frame = view.bounds
        pdfView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
        view.addSubview(pdfView)

        pdfView.autoScales = true
        pdfView.displayMode = .singlePageContinuous
        pdfView.displayDirection = .vertical

        if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "sample", withExtension: "pdf") {
            pdfView.document = PDFDocument(url: url)
        }
    }
}

Display Modes

ModeBehavior
.singlePageOne page at a time
.singlePageContinuousPages stacked vertically, scrollable
.twoUpTwo pages side by side
.twoUpContinuousTwo-up with continuous scrolling

Scaling and Appearance

swift
pdfView.autoScales = true
pdfView.minScaleFactor = pdfView.scaleFactorForSizeToFit
pdfView.maxScaleFactor = 4.0

pdfView.displaysPageBreaks = true
pdfView.pageShadowsEnabled = true
pdfView.interpolationQuality = .high

Loading Documents

PDFDocument loads from a URL, Data, or can be created empty.

swift
let fileDoc = PDFDocument(url: fileURL)
let dataDoc = PDFDocument(data: pdfData)
let emptyDoc = PDFDocument()

Password-Protected PDFs

swift
guard let document = PDFDocument(url: url) else { return }
if document.isLocked {
    if !document.unlock(withPassword: userPassword) {
        // Show password prompt
    }
}

Saving and Page Manipulation

swift
document.write(to: outputURL)
document.write(to: outputURL, withOptions: [
    .ownerPasswordOption: "ownerPass", .userPasswordOption: "userPass"
])
let data = document.dataRepresentation()

// Pages are zero-based. Validate indices; out-of-range calls raise exceptions.
let count = document.pageCount
document.insert(PDFPage(), at: count)
if document.pageCount > 2 {
    document.removePage(at: 2)
}
if document.pageCount > 3 {
    document.exchangePage(at: 0, withPageAt: 3)
}

Page Navigation

PDFView provides built-in navigation with history tracking.

swift
// Go to a specific page
let pageIndex = 5
if let document = pdfView.document,
   pageIndex >= 0,
   pageIndex < document.pageCount,
   let page = document.page(at: pageIndex) {
    pdfView.go(to: page)
}

// Sequential navigation
pdfView.goToNextPage(nil)
pdfView.goToPreviousPage(nil)
pdfView.goToFirstPage(nil)
pdfView.goToLastPage(nil)

// Check navigation state
if pdfView.canGoToNextPage { /* ... */ }

// History navigation
if pdfView.canGoBack { pdfView.goBack(nil) }

// Go to a specific point on the current page
if let page = pdfView.currentPage {
    let destination = PDFDestination(page: page, at: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 500))
    pdfView.go(to: destination)
}

Observing Page Changes

swift
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
    self, selector: #selector(pageChanged),
    name: .PDFViewPageChanged, object: pdfView
)

@objc func pageChanged(_ notification: Notification) {
    guard let page = pdfView.currentPage,
          let doc = pdfView.document else { return }
    let index = doc.index(for: page)
    pageLabel.text = "Page \(index + 1) of \(doc.pageCount)"
}

Text Search and Selection

Synchronous Search

swift
let results: [PDFSelection] = document.findString(
    "search term", withOptions: [.caseInsensitive]
)

Asynchronous Search

Use PDFDocumentDelegate for background searches on large documents. Implement didMatchString(_:) to receive each match and documentDidEndDocumentFind(_:) for completion.

Incremental Search and Find Interaction

swift
// Find next match from current selection
let next = document.findString("term", fromSelection: current, withOptions: [.caseInsensitive])

// System find bar; apply the Setup availability gate
pdfView.isFindInteractionEnabled = true

Text Extraction

swift
let fullText = document.string                          // Entire document
let firstPage = document.pageCount > 0 ? document.page(at: 0) : nil
let pageText = firstPage?.string                        // Single page
let attributed = firstPage?.attributedString            // With formatting

// Region-based extraction
if let page = firstPage {
    let selection = page.selection(for: CGRect(x: 50, y: 50, width: 400, height: 200))
    let text = selection?.string
}

Highlighting Search Results

swift
let results = document.findString("important", withOptions: [.caseInsensitive])
for selection in results { selection.color = .yellow }
pdfView.highlightedSelections = results

if let first = results.first {
    pdfView.setCurrentSelection(first, animate: true)
    pdfView.go(to: first)
}

Annotations

Annotations are created with PDFAnnotation(bounds:forType:withProperties:) and added to a PDFPage.

Highlight Annotation

swift
func addHighlight(to page: PDFPage, selection: PDFSelection) {
    let highlight = PDFAnnotation(
        bounds: selection.bounds(for: page),
        forType: .highlight, withProperties: nil
    )
    highlight.color = UIColor.yellow.withAlphaComponent(0.5)
    page.addAnnotation(highlight)
}

Text Note Annotation

swift
let note = PDFAnnotation(
    bounds: CGRect(x: 100, y: 700, width: 30, height: 30),
    forType: .text, withProperties: nil
)
note.contents = "This is a sticky note."
note.color = .systemYellow
note.iconType = .comment
page.addAnnotation(note)

Free Text Annotation

swift
let freeText = PDFAnnotation(
    bounds: CGRect(x: 50, y: 600, width: 300, height: 40),
    forType: .freeText, withProperties: nil
)
freeText.contents = "Added commentary"
freeText.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14)
freeText.fontColor = .darkGray
page.addAnnotation(freeText)

Link Annotation

swift
let link = PDFAnnotation(
    bounds: CGRect(x: 50, y: 500, width: 200, height: 20),
    forType: .link, withProperties: nil
)
link.url = URL(string: "https://example.com")
page.addAnnotation(link)

// Internal page link
link.destination = PDFDestination(page: targetPage, at: .zero)

Removing Annotations

swift
for annotation in page.annotations {
    page.removeAnnotation(annotation)
}

Common subtypes include .highlight, .underline, .strikeOut, .text, .freeText, .ink, .link, .line, .square, .circle, .stamp, and .widget.

Thumbnails

PDFThumbnailView

PDFThumbnailView shows a strip of page thumbnails linked to a PDFView.

swift
let thumbnailView = PDFThumbnailView()
thumbnailView.pdfView = pdfView
thumbnailView.thumbnailSize = CGSize(width: 60, height: 80)
thumbnailView.layoutMode = .vertical
thumbnailView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
view.addSubview(thumbnailView)

Generating Thumbnails Programmatically

swift
let thumbnail = page.thumbnail(of: CGSize(width: 120, height: 160), for: .mediaBox)

// All pages
let thumbnails = (0..<document.pageCount).compactMap {
    document.page(at: $0)?.thumbnail(of: CGSize(width: 120, height: 160), for: .mediaBox)
}

SwiftUI Integration

Wrap PDFView in a UIViewRepresentable for SwiftUI. PDF-specific wrappers that configure PDFView, pages, annotations, search, thumbnails, or overlays belong in this skill; route only generic representable lifecycle, layout, or SwiftUI state architecture questions to SwiftUI/UIKit interop guidance.

swift
import SwiftUI
import PDFKit

struct PDFKitView: UIViewRepresentable {
    let document: PDFDocument

    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> PDFView {
        let pdfView = PDFView()
        pdfView.autoScales = true
        pdfView.displayMode = .singlePageContinuous
        pdfView.document = document
        return pdfView
    }

    func updateUIView(_ pdfView: PDFView, context: Context) {
        if pdfView.document !== document {
            pdfView.document = document
        }
    }
}

Usage

swift
struct DocumentScreen: View {
    let url: URL

    var body: some View {
        if let document = PDFDocument(url: url) {
            PDFKitView(document: document)
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        } else {
            ContentUnavailableView("Unable to load PDF", systemImage: "doc.questionmark")
        }
    }
}

For interactive wrappers with page tracking, annotation hit detection, and coordinator patterns, see references/pdfkit-patterns.md.

Page Overlays

PDFPageOverlayViewProvider places UIKit views on top of individual pages for interactive controls or custom rendering beyond standard annotations.

swift
class OverlayProvider: NSObject, PDFPageOverlayViewProvider {
    func pdfView(_ view: PDFView, overlayViewFor page: PDFPage) -> UIView? {
        let overlay = UIView()
        // Add custom subviews
        return overlay
    }
}

class PDFOverlayController: UIViewController {
    let pdfView = PDFView()
    private let overlayProvider = OverlayProvider()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        pdfView.pageOverlayViewProvider = overlayProvider
    }
}

pageOverlayViewProvider is weak, so keep the provider strongly owned. For overlay lifecycle and save handling, read references/pdfkit-patterns.md.

Common Mistakes

DON'T: Force-unwrap PDFDocument init

PDFDocument(url:) and PDFDocument(data:) are failable initializers.

swift
// WRONG
let document = PDFDocument(url: url)!

// CORRECT
guard let document = PDFDocument(url: url) else { return }

DON'T: Forget autoScales on PDFView

Without autoScales, the PDF renders at its native resolution.

swift
// WRONG
pdfView.document = document

// CORRECT
pdfView.autoScales = true
pdfView.document = document

DON'T: Ignore PDF coordinate system in annotations

PDF page coordinates have origin at the bottom-left with Y increasing upward -- opposite of UIKit.

swift
// WRONG: UIKit coordinates
let bounds = CGRect(x: 50, y: 50, width: 200, height: 30)

// CORRECT: PDF coordinates (origin bottom-left)
let pageBounds = page.bounds(for: .mediaBox)
let pdfY = pageBounds.height - 50 - 30
let bounds = CGRect(x: 50, y: pdfY, width: 200, height: 30)

DON'T: Modify annotations on a background thread

PDFKit classes are not thread-safe.

swift
// WRONG
DispatchQueue.global().async { page.addAnnotation(annotation) }

// CORRECT
DispatchQueue.main.async { page.addAnnotation(annotation) }

DON'T: Compare PDFDocument with == in UIViewRepresentable

PDFDocument is a reference type. Use identity (!==).

swift
// WRONG: Always replaces document
func updateUIView(_ pdfView: PDFView, context: Context) {
    pdfView.document = document
}

// CORRECT
func updateUIView(_ pdfView: PDFView, context: Context) {
    if pdfView.document !== document {
        pdfView.document = document
    }
}

Review Checklist

  • [ ] PDFDocument init uses optional binding, not force-unwrap
  • [ ] pdfView.autoScales = true set for proper initial display
  • [ ] Page indices checked against pageCount before access
  • [ ] displayMode and displayDirection configured to match design
  • [ ] Annotations use PDF coordinate space (origin bottom-left, Y up)
  • [ ] All PDFKit mutations happen on the main thread
  • [ ] Password-protected PDFs handled with isLocked / unlock(withPassword:)
  • [ ] SwiftUI wrapper uses !== identity check in updateUIView
  • [ ] PDFViewPageChanged notification observed for page tracking
  • [ ] PDFThumbnailView.pdfView linked to the main PDFView
  • [ ] Large-document search uses async beginFindString with delegate
  • [ ] Saved documents use write(to:withOptions:) when encryption needed

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