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Upload your PDF and share it as a clean online flipbook viewer, hosted publication page, or digital magazine archive – no complicated setup required.
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Views – Downloads – Refererrs – Campaigns
Stop guessing after you share a PDF link. See how many people opened your flipbook, where they came from, which campaigns worked, and how many downloaded the original file.
More than a PDF viewer. More useful than a file link.
Publication – Followers – Reporting
Magazine.io helps you turn static PDFs into beautiful online reading experiences. Use it as a simple flipbook viewer, a hosted PDF sharing page, or a full digital publication hub with followers, analytics and discovery.
FAQ
Questions people ask before uploading.
A few simple answers for anyone who wants a better way to share PDFs online.
Magazine.io is a platform that lets you publish PDF-based content online as a shareable publication page with an online flipbook viewer, PDF download, website link, and basic analytics.
Magazine.io is for publishers, creators, businesses, organizations, agencies, and professionals who want to share magazines, catalogs, brochures, newsletters, guides, menus, reports, portfolios, or similar PDF content online.
No. Readers can open public publication pages without creating an account.
Yes. Publisher accounts are created through checkout when you choose a plan. There is no separate free publishing account.
Go to the Pricing page, choose a plan, and complete checkout. Your account is created automatically during the checkout process.
You can log in from the Login page. After logging in, you can access your dashboard from My Account.
From your dashboard, you can upload publications, manage existing publications, view analytics, check your membership, view orders, and update your account details.
Choose your plan based mainly on how many active publications you need. Starter is best for occasional publishing, Pro is better for regular publishing, and Publisher is for larger publication libraries or higher-volume publishing.
You can upload PDF-based publications such as magazines, catalogs, brochures, newsletters, menus, guides, reports, lookbooks, portfolios, zines, and event programs.
Your publication should be uploaded as a PDF file with a maximum file size of 100 MB.
No. Magazine.io is designed for finished PDF publications. Other file types are not supported as publication files.
Yes, each publication should have a cover image. The cover is used as the visual preview for your publication.
Recommended cover image formats are JPG or PNG.
Magazine.io does not edit or redesign your PDF. If you need to change the content inside the PDF, update the PDF file on your own device first, then replace or update the publication.
Log in, go to My Account → Upload PDF, complete the form, upload your PDF and cover image, then submit the publication.
Go to My Account → My Magazines.
Yes. You can edit publication details such as the title, PDF file, cover image, short description, and website link.
No. Editing an existing publication does not use another publication slot
Yes. You can delete a publication from My Account → My Magazines.
If an unpublish option is available in your dashboard, you can use it to take a publication offline without permanently deleting it. Otherwise, you can delete the publication.
Usually this happens because your plan limit has been reached, your membership is not active, or the uploaded file is not accepted.
An active publication is a publication that is live and available through its public Magazine.io page.
You will need to delete or unpublish an existing publication, or upgrade to a higher plan before uploading another one.
A publication page is the public page created for each PDF publication you upload. It is the page you share with readers.
Readers may see the publication title, cover image, short description, Read Online button, flipbook viewer, PDF Download button, optional website link, and sharing options.
The flipbook viewer lets readers browse your PDF online in an interactive magazine-style format, instead of opening a basic PDF file.
Yes. Readers can click Read Online and open the publication in the flipbook viewer.
Yes. For the current Magazine.io version, PDF downloads are enabled by default.
Yes. When uploading or editing a publication, you can add an optional website link.
You can link to your main website, online store, booking page, contact page, product page, event page, subscription page, or portfolio.
Yes. Each publication has a public URL that you can share anywhere.
You can share it on your website, social media, email newsletters, blog posts, online communities, client emails, QR codes, printed materials, or advertising campaigns.
We recommend sharing the Magazine.io publication page. It gives readers more options and lets you track basic analytics.
Yes. Readers can open publication pages from desktop, tablet, or mobile devices.
Log in and go to My Account → Analytics.
Yes. Each publication has its own analytics page.
Magazine.io can show views, visitors, PDF downloads, website clicks, countries, referrers, and activity over time.
You can view analytics for the last 7 days, last 30 days, or last 90 days.
Views count page visits. Visitors estimate unique people. For example, if one person opens the page five times, that may count as five views but one visitor.
PDF downloads show how many times readers clicked the PDF Download button.
Website clicks show how many times readers clicked the optional website link on your publication page.
Top countries show where your readers are located at a country level.
Referrers show where readers came from before visiting your publication page, such as a search engine, social media site, another website, or direct traffic.
Analytics may be empty if the publication is new, has not been shared yet, has very little traffic, has no website link, or readers have not clicked download or website buttons.
No. Analytics are designed to show general performance trends, not personal reader identities.
No. Magazine.io does not show reader names, email addresses, personal profiles, or individual browsing histories.
No. Visitor analytics are anonymized, and publishers do not see visitor IP addresses.
Analytics history is currently available for up to 90 days.
Go to My Account → My Membership.
You may see your current plan, membership status, expiration date, published publications, and remaining publication slots.
No. Magazine.io does not use automatic renewal.
No. Your plan will not automatically charge your card at the end of the subscription period.
Yes. We may send a renewal reminder approximately 1–2 weeks before your membership expires.
Payments are processed through Stripe. After completing payment, Stripe sends your receipt or invoice to the email address used during checkout.
Your account may enter an approximate 30-day grace period. After that, publisher access may be suspended and public publications may be unpublished until the plan is renewed.
During the grace period, existing publications may remain available, but some publisher features may be limited.
No. Expiration does not automatically mean your publications are immediately deleted. However, if the subscription remains expired after the grace period, public access may be limited or removed.
Log in, go to My Account → My Membership, and follow the renewal option if available. You may also visit the Pricing page and choose a plan.
Yes. If you need more active publication slots, you can move to a higher plan.
Go to My Account → Account details.
You may be able to update your first name, last name, display name, email address, and password.
Use the password reset option on the login page. You will need access to the email address connected to your account.
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