

We have a specific guide here for Syncing PDF files from computer to iPad iPhone via iTunes. If you have downloaded or saved the PDF files on a PC or Mac computer and want to send them to your iPhone or iPad, you can transfer PDF or ebooks from computer to iPhone iPad through email, alternatively you an use iTunes to sync.

The saved PDF files can then be shared across all your other Apple devices, like iPad, iPod touch. Best of all, you will not have to download the same PDF files again if you have multiple iOS devices. Saving PDF files to iBooks on the iPhone can make it very convenient to read them later. Tap on open in iBooks, the selected PDF file will be saved from the website to your iPhone. If you do not see iBooks there, make sure you have installed the app. If you tap on the Open In link / button again, you will get a horizontal list of all apps on your iPhone that are able to open or manage the PDF files, iBooks included. Wait for the PDF to load fully in Safari web browser, after that tap on the PDF file, you will see a Open In pops up at the upper section. It is very long and I can’t finish reading soon, so I plan to download it from Apple website to my iPhone. In this experiment, I was reading an iPhone manual on Apple official website. Open the PDF file with the Safari browser. Since iOS 11, the new Files app allows iOS users to manage all kinds of files in one place.

In this guide, we will show how you can download PDF files from a website to your iBooks app through Safari browser on iPhone. If your iPhone has not this app downloaded, go to get it from App Store, it is free. Safari can read PDF files, however normally we read books and PDF files with the iBooks app on iPhone.
