You can add PDFs to your Apple Books Library on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, then access your files on any of your other devices using iCloud Drive. Learn more about using Apple Books.

• My Library App
• Mac Library Application Support
• Free Mac Apps

Save or import a PDF

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You can save a PDF from your email or a website into the Books app. You can also save a webpage or email as a PDF, import PDFs from other apps, or use your Mac to add PDFs to your Apple Books Library.

Save a PDF file that's attached to an email or on a website

1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch, tap the PDF to open it.
2. Tap the share button .
3. Tap Copy to Books.

Save a webpage as a PDF

1. In Safari, open a webpage.
2. If you want to keep only text and images in the PDF and remove extra elements, tap the appearance button at the top of the screen, then tap Show Reader View.
3. Tap the share button .
4. Tap Books.

Save an email as a PDF

1. In the Mail app, tap an email.
2. Tap the more actions button , then tap Print.
3. Use two fingers to pinch open on the preview. A larger preview appears.
4. Tap the share button in the upper-right corner.
5. Tap Copy to Books.

Import a PDF from another app

Each third-party app is different. Steps might vary.

Look for the share button . Then choose Copy to Books. You might also see an option to 'Open in,' then choose Copy to Books.

Use your Mac to add a PDF to your library

On your Mac, open Apple Books, then find your PDF file in Finder or on your Desktop and drag the file into your Library.

Your PDF will be available in the Books app on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, as long as you're signed into the same Apple ID and have iCloud Drive turned on for Books.

View, mark up, or sign a PDF

On the Library tab, find the PDF that you want to view or mark up. Tap the PDF to open it. Tap the PDF again to see these buttons: Library for user macbook pro.

• Tap the back button to close the PDF and return to your library.
• Tap the table of contents button to view all pages in the PDF. You can also jump to any Bookmarks from here.
• Tap the share button to see your share or print options.
• Tap the Markup button to draw and write on top of your PDF. If you print or email the PDF, it'll contain any signatures and markup that you’ve added to it. Learn more about how to use Markup.
• Tap the search button to find a word or phrase in the document or a specific page number.
• Tap the bookmark button to save your place for later.

How to print or email a PDF from the Books app

1. In the Books app, tap the Library tab, then find the PDF that you want.
2. Tap in the lower-right corner below the PDF.
3. To print, tap Print . Or to mail the PDF, tap Share PDF , then tap Mail.

My Library App

Delete a PDF

1. Open the Books app.
2. Tap Library.
3. Find the PDF that you want to delete, then tap the more options button below the PDF.
4. Tap Remove.
5. Tap Delete Everywhere to remove the PDF from iCloud Drive on all of your devices. Or tap Remove Download to remove it only from the device that you're using.

Mac Library Application Support

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Free Mac Apps

• You can create a PDF in Pages, Numbers, or Keynote.
• You can also save PDFs to the Files app and access them everywhere with iCloud Drive.