Real3D Flipbook — WordPress PDF Plugin
Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder
by creativeinteractivemedia · WordPress.org page · Website
Real3D Flipbook has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 276,489 downloads all time. It was downloaded 26,173 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Real3D Flipbook at a glance
Is Real3D Flipbook well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Realistic page flip – WebGL pages that bend and cast shadows as they turn, with an optional hard cover
- Six view modes – from the realistic 3D flipbook to a plain PDF viewer, switched with one setting (see below)
- Lightbox, inline or fullscreen – open a flipbook from a button, link, thumbnail or image, or show it in the page
- Open PDF links as flipbooks – optionally turn the PDF links already on your site into lightbox flipbooks
- Mobile-friendly – swipe to flip, pinch to zoom, single-page view on phones
- Live preview while you edit – see every change at desktop and phone size
- Block and shortcode – the Real3D Flipbook block for the block editor, and the [real3dflipbook] shortcode for the Classic editor and page builders
- Organized – an automatic cover thumbnail and a permalink page for every flipbook, plus flipbook categories
- Your toolbar – zoom, thumbnails, table of contents, share, print, download and fullscreen; show or hide any button
- Right-to-left books for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian
- Extras – page-flip sound, auto-flip, a preview of the first pages only, HTML content on pages, import and export as JSON
- Translation-ready – language packs load from translate.wordpress.org
Real3D Flipbook reviews and ratings
11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Best Free DPF Book Reader Plugin
This plugin solve my needs. Thanks
Mohsin Alam -
Great plugin, very effective
Excellent plugin, functionality and great support and documentation. Updates and improvements with each version. One of the best ways to display your PDFs, books and documents. To get more features and options, definitely go for the Pro - 100% worth it. Highly recommended.
what1 -
Really Amazing Plugin - Simple and Straight Forward
I used this on one of my client websites, it do the job as it is displayed and work straight forward. I really recommend this free pdf book embedding plugin for everyone.
FARAZFRANK -
Great Plugin, easy setup!
Really great plugin for making flipbooks! Easy setup, tons of features and very good support!
Harald Kaintz -
Very complete
It has many configuration options. Perfect!
glauciarezende -
Good plugin but its not free version
Is good plugin
oscarminipro
Download and install history
34,145 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Real3D Flipbook ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Real3D Flipbook appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best PDF Plugins | #15 by tag, #4 in search | #7 | ▲3 |
| Best Restaurant Plugins | #42 in search, not tagged | #72 | – |
| Best Real Estate Plugins | #52 in search, not tagged | #84 | – |
Real3D Flipbook alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Real3D Flipbook.
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PDF Poster 20,000+ installs · 4.5 -
Pdf Embed 10,000+ installs · 5.0
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Details
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.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- flip book
- flipbook
- pdf embed
- pdf embedder
- pdf viewer
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- Version
- 5.8
- Last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First published
- Jul 4, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Real3D Flipbook FAQ
What does Real3D Flipbook do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Real3D Flipbook offers Realistic page flip – WebGL pages that bend and cast shadows as they turn, with an optional hard cover, Six view modes – from the realistic 3D flipbook to a plain PDF viewer, switched with one setting (see below), Lightbox, inline or fullscreen – open a flipbook from a button, link, thumbnail or image, or show it in the page, Open PDF links as flipbooks – optionally turn the PDF links already on your site into lightbox flipbooks and Mobile-friendly – swipe to flip, pinch to zoom, single-page view on phones.
How many active installs does Real3D Flipbook have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Real3D Flipbook as of October 22, 2026.
Is Real3D Flipbook still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Real3D Flipbook have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 5 of 5 recent support threads for Real3D Flipbook are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Real3D Flipbook free?
Real3D Flipbook is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Real3D Flipbook rank among PDF Plugins?
Real3D Flipbook is #7 in the WordPress.org "pdf" ranking as of today.