Dark mode for the hosted viewer
The viewer now respects a `theme=dark` URL parameter, plus `theme=auto` which follows the visitor's OS preference. Toggle it from the generator's Theme dropdown.
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Faster first paint on mobile
Cut viewer JavaScript bundle by 38 KB and lazy-loaded text-layer logic. PDFs now render about 240 ms faster on mid-range Android.
Initial-page parameter
Pass `page=N` to open the viewer on a specific page. Useful for deep-linking from a table of contents or marketing email.
Toolbar visibility flags
`toolbar=0` and `download=0` are now honored on first paint, not just after hydration. Resolves a flash of the full toolbar before it hid.
PDFembed is public
Paste a PDF URL, get an iframe. Built on the open-source EmbedPDF viewer. Free forever for personal and commercial use.