Best WordPress PDF Plugins in 2026

Data from WordPress.org Updated October 22, 2026 First published September 4, 2026 5 min read

PDF generation from posts and orders, plus viewers that embed documents in a page.

PDF plugins split into two jobs that share a file format. Generators turn a post, an order or a form submission into a document. Viewers display a document you already have inside a page rather than handing it to the browser.

Together these 10 plugins run on more than 960,000 active WordPress sites. Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "pdf", its tag listing and its search results.

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Best for each measure
Quick comparison
The top 10
What moved
How to choose
Head-to-head
How this list is ranked
FAQ
Conclusion
Other rankings

Best PDF Plugin for each measure

One plugin per measure, taken from the same WordPress.org figures as the ranking. A measure with nothing behind it is left out rather than guessed.

Most installed: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
300,000+, active installs reported by WordPress.org
Highest rated: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
5.0 out of 5, from 1,865 reviews, counting only plugins with at least 50
Most reviewed: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
1,865 reviews, the largest body of feedback behind a score
Most recently updated: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
October 20, 2026, the latest release in this list
Longest established: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce
January 17, 2014, first published on WordPress.org
Best support record: Real3D Flipbook
5 of 5 resolved, recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
Most languages: DearFlip
11 languages, translated to 90% or more on translate.wordpress.org

PDF Plugins compared: rating, reviews, installs

#	Plugin	Rating	Reviews	Active installs
1	PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce	5.0	1,865	300,000+
2	PDF Embedder	4.7	526	300,000+
3	DearFlip	4.9	194	200,000+
4	PDF Poster	4.5	149	20,000+
5	Embed PDF Viewer	4.7	19	20,000+
6	3D FlipBook	4.8	182	70,000+
7	Real3D Flipbook	4.5	11	10,000+
8	Fluent PDF Generator	5.0	6	20,000+
9	Pdf Embed	5.0	6	10,000+
10	PDF Viewer Block	4.8	9	10,000+

The 10 best PDF Plugins, ranked by WordPress.org

Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "pdf", its tag listing and its search results. Arrows show movement against the previous snapshot.

1.PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce

5.0 (1,865) 300,000+ active installs Updated Oct 20, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

Create, print & automatically email PDF or XML Invoices & PDF Packing Slips for WooCommerce orders.

457,879 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
2.PDF Embedder

PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress

4.7 (526) 300,000+ active installs Updated Aug 14, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

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

42,057 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
3.DearFlip

DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer

4.9 (194) 200,000+ active installs Updated Sep 9, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

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

27,121 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org
4.PDF Poster

PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF's without leaving the page

4.5 (149) 20,000+ active installs Updated Oct 7, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

Embed PDF files in WordPress with a responsive PDF viewer, flipbook, shortcode and Gutenberg block, plus print, download and view analytics.

8,933 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
5.Embed PDF Viewer

4.7 (19) 20,000+ active installs Updated Aug 12, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

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

3,619 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
6.3D FlipBook

3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery

4.8 (182) 70,000+ active installs Updated Aug 25, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

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

10,831 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
7.Real3D Flipbook

Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder

4.5 (11) 10,000+ active installs Updated Oct 16, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

Turn a PDF or images into a realistic 3D flipbook – no watermark, no page limits. Embed with a block or shortcode: a page-flip PDF viewer.

26,173 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
8.Fluent PDF Generator

5.0 (6) 20,000+ active installs Updated Sep 18, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

Generate PDF from Your Form Submissions and Download/Email Them

8,577 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
9.Pdf Embed

5.0 (6) 10,000+ active installs Updated May 30, 2026 Tested up to 7.0.7

PDF embedder with official Adobe Embed API.

2,061 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website
10.PDF Viewer Block

PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg

4.8 (9) 10,000+ active installs Updated Aug 28, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

A simple and 100% free Gutenberg Block to display PDF Viewers / Readers on your website.

1,580 downloads in 30 days

Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

What changed in the PDF Plugins ranking

How to choose a PDF Plugin for WordPress

1
Know which of the two you need
Making invoices and reading a brochure on screen are unrelated problems. Plugins that claim both usually do one properly.
2
Generation is heavier than it looks
Rendering a PDF costs memory and time. On shared hosting, a plugin that builds documents on request can time out where one that queues them will not.
3
Check fonts and non-Latin text early
Accents, Cyrillic, Arabic and Asian scripts are where PDF libraries fail. Generate a real document in your language before committing.
4
Viewers should not need a plugin in the browser
Modern browsers render PDFs natively. A viewer earns its place with page thumbnails, search or download control, not with basic display.

PDF Plugin comparisons: side by side

The top four against each other on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.

How we rank PDF Plugins

WordPress.org publishes two orderings for "pdf" and neither is reliable alone. The tag listing covers every tag the directory files these plugins under, "pdf", "pdf-generator", "pdf-invoice", "embed-pdf" and "pdf-viewer", and is sorted by active installs, which lets a large plugin carrying one of them loosely sit above the ones the category is about. Its search results are sorted by relevance and carry their own noise. So a plugin is placed here by where it sits across both lists: high in each one lifts it, high in only one does not. We fetch both every day at 03:00 UTC, keep every day's snapshot, and add nothing of our own. No plugin is inserted, removed or sponsored, and each entry shows its position in both lists on its own page. Full methodology.

PDF Plugins FAQ

What is the best PDF Plugin for WordPress?

On WordPress.org's own ranking for "pdf", PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce is #1 as of October 22, 2026, with 300,000+ active installs and a 5.0 out of 5 rating.

Which PDF Plugin has the most active installs?

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org as of October 22, 2026. It ranks #1 in this list.

Which PDF Plugin has the highest rating?

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1,865 reviewers on WordPress.org. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted, so a single 5-star review does not win.

Which PDF Plugin was updated most recently?

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce shipped its latest release on October 20, 2026. 9 of the 10 plugins in this list were updated in the last 90 days, which is the usual sign of active maintenance.

How many PDF Plugins are there on WordPress.org?

WordPress.org lists 409 plugins tagged "pdf", "pdf-generator", "pdf-invoice", "embed-pdf" and "pdf-viewer" as of October 22, 2026. This page shows the top 10 in the directory's own order.

Do I need a PDF Plugin to show a document on a page?

Not necessarily. Browsers display PDFs on their own, so a plain link opens the file for most visitors. A viewer plugin is worth it when the document should stay inside your layout, when you want page navigation and search, or when you need to discourage downloading.

Why do my generated PDFs have missing or broken characters?

The font being used has no glyph for those characters. This bites any language beyond basic Latin, so accented, Cyrillic, Arabic and Asian text turns into boxes or blanks. The fix is loading a font that covers your alphabet into the PDF library, which good plugins expose as a setting.

PDF Plugins: the bottom line

As of October 22, 2026, PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce holds the #1 spot for "pdf" on WordPress.org, followed by PDF Embedder and DearFlip. If install base matters most, PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce leads with 300,000+ active installs. If ratings matter most, PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce scores 5.0 out of 5 across 1,865 reviews.