You can add PDFs to your Apple Books Library on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, then access your files on any of your other devices using iCloud Drive. Learn more about using Apple Books.
Save or import a PDF
You can save a PDF from your email or a website into the Books app. You can also save an email or webpage as a PDF, import PDFs from other apps, or add PDFs to your Apple Books Library on your Mac.
Save a PDF file attached to an email or on a website
On your iOS device, tap the PDF to open it, then tap 
. Swipe through the middle row, then tap Copy to Books.
Save an email or webpage as a PDF
- In the Mail app, tap an email, tap
, then tap Print.1 Press firmly on the preview to pop into it. Then tap in the upper right corner. Swipe through the middle row and choose Copy to Books. - In Safari, open a webpage and tap . Swipe through the middle row and choose Save PDF to Books.2
Import a PDF from another app
Each third-party app is different. Steps might vary.
Look for an option to Share or . Then choose Copy to Books. You might also see an option to "Open in," then choose Copy to Books.
If you can't find anything like the above, look for an option to Print or AirPrint. Then follow the steps to save the PDF like you would for an email or webpage.
Add PDFs to your Library on Mac
Open Apple Books, then find your PDF file in Finder or on your Desktop and drag the file into your Library.
Your PDF will be available in the Books app on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, as long as you're signed into the same Apple ID and have iCloud Drive turned on for Books.
1. In an email thread, you can also tap See More at the bottom of any single message, then tap and choose Print. This lets you save an older email in the thread as a PDF.
2. If the webpage has Reader view available, you can also tap 
in the address bar to clean-up and simplify the webpage before you save it to Books.
View, mark up, or sign a PDF
Find the PDF that you want to view or mark up in the Library section of the Books app. Tap the PDF to open it. You can swipe through pages or scroll to read the document.
Tap the PDF to open the options menu.
- Tap
to close the PDF and return to your library. - Tap
to view all pages in the PDF. You can also jump to any Bookmarks from here. - Tap
to see your share or print options. - Tap
to draw and write on top of your PDF. If you print or email the PDF, it'll contain any signatures and markup that you’ve added to it. Learn more about using Markup. - Tap
to find a word or phrase in the document or a specific page number. - Tap
to save your place for later.
Print or email a PDF
In the Library section of the Books app, find the PDF that you want to print or email. Tap 
in the lower-right corner below the PDF, then tap Share PDF. Choose Mail or Print, then follow the onscreen instructions.
From the Share menu, you can also copy the PDF to paste somewhere else, send it via Messages, Save to Files, or import it to any other apps that appear.
Delete a PDF
In the Library section of the Books app, find the PDF that you want to delete, then tap in the lower-right corner below the PDF’s cover icon. You might see one of two options:
- Remove: Your PDF is currently downloaded to your device. Tap Remove, then choose Remove From Reading Now, Remove Download, or Delete Everywhere.
- Delete Everywhere: Your PDF is stored in iCloud Drive and isn't currently taking up space on your device.
Choose Delete Everywhere to remove the PDF from iCloud Drive on all of your devices.
Learn more
- Create a PDF in Pages, Numbers, or Keynote.
- Use the Preview app on Mac to view and edit images and PDFs.
- Use iCloud Drive to access PDFs everywhere with the Books app.
- You can also save PDFs to the Files app and access them everywhere with iCloud Drive.
- Learn more about how iCloud Drive optimizes your storage automatically.