Q: Does PDF Studio come with a Web Launcher? I want to add links on a web page that users can click on to open PDF documents using PDF Studio application directly.
A: Starting in PDF Studio 2021.1.0, PDF Studio implements a custom URL protocol allowing it to be launched from a web browser by clicking on a web link. This feature is available on Windows, macOS and Linux. PDF Studio application needs to be installed on the users machine of course.
To use PDF Studio’s web launcher, user the following URL format in your web links:
PDF Studio:
pdfstudio.weblauncher:[full path to your PDF document]
The path to the document can be a path to a file located on your local machine, on a network location or a URL / web link to a PDF hosted online.
Examples of Launcher Links:
pdfstudio.weblauncher:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040ez–2016.pdf
pdfstudio.weblauncher:https://www.qoppa.com/test/Old%20News%2019-4.pdf
pdfstudio.weblauncher:https://www.qoppa.com/test/Old News 19-4.pdf
pdfstudio.weblauncher:C:\Users\John Smith\Documents\test.pdf
PDF Studio Viewer:
pdfstudioviewer.weblauncher:[full path to your PDF document]
The path to the document can be a path to a file located on your local machine, on a network location or a URL / web link to a PDF hosted online.
Examples of Launcher Links:
pdfstudioviewer.weblauncher:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040ez–2016.pdf
pdfstudioviewer.weblauncher:https://www.qoppa.com/test/Old%20News%2019-4.pdf
pdfstudioviewer.weblauncher:https://www.qoppa.com/test/Old News 19-4.pdf
pdfstudio.weblauncher:C:\Users\John Smith\Documents\test.pdf
If the links are not working for you, make sure that your have the most recent version of PDF Studio (2021.1.0 and up) installed on your machine.
