# Alternatives to the PDF Viewer component?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternatives-to-the-pdf-viewer-component/113116>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [January 7, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternatives-to-the-pdf-viewer-component/113116 "2026-01-07T04:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![sanjanakrishnamurthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sanjanakrishnamurthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sanjanakrishnamurthy)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternatives-to-the-pdf-viewer-component/113116/1 "2026-01-07T04:09:15Z")

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Hi,

Are there any alternatives (third-party modules or plug-ins or custom components) to the PDF Viewer component in Perspective?

I want to be able to search within the document and/or display more than one page using the alternative.

These are the requirements I’ve received so far, please let me know if more info is needed.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alternatives-to-the-pdf-viewer-component/113116/2 "2026-01-07T13:38:04Z")

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Consider just using an IFrame or new tab, and let the browser native support provide such features.