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Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer

v5.8Unlimited sites

Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer is a WordPress plugin that converts PDFs and images into interactive 3D flipbooks.

Product facts

Version
5.8
Released
16 October 2026
Type
Plugin
Licence
GPL
Included in
Every plan, or $3.49 on its own

Overview

Static PDF links often feel flat. Visitors open a file in a separate viewer, scroll through it, and the sense of a finished publication gets lost. This plugin places the document on your page as a flipbook, with page-turn animation that mimics paging through a printed book. You can start from a PDF or from a set of images.

Once a flipbook is in place, you can change backgrounds, colors, controls and toolbar features to fit your site. Readers can use single-page or double-page views, thumbnails, bookmarks and search, and the viewer works with touch and swipe on phones and tablets. It also supports multiple languages and right-to-left reading, which helps when your audience reads in different scripts.

Features

  • Realistic 3D page turns: Pages flip with a 3D animation that imitates leafing through a physical book, giving digital magazines, brochures and eBooks a familiar reading feel.
  • PDF and image conversion: Build a flipbook from an existing PDF or from images, so documents you already have can be presented as an interactive publication on your WordPress site.
  • Customizable appearance: Adjust backgrounds, colors, controls and toolbar features so the viewer matches your brand and sits comfortably within your existing page design.
  • Multiple viewer modes: Readers can switch between single-page and double-page layouts and move through the document using thumbnail navigation, depending on how they prefer to browse.
  • Embedded multimedia: Add videos, audio and interactive links to a publication. Hotspots made with the Page Editor add-on can use several marker styles and shapes.
  • Touch, swipe and responsive layout: The flipbook is built to work on desktops, tablets and smartphones, with touch and swipe navigation for touchscreen devices.
  • Bookmarks and search: Visitors can bookmark pages and search within a publication, which makes longer documents easier to use and reference.
  • Reader event tracking: Page views, link and hotspot clicks, zoom, share and video plays are sent as browser events, so Google Analytics or other tools can record them.

Best for

  • Publishers sharing digital magazines and eBooks
  • Businesses presenting brochures and catalogs online
  • Designers and photographers displaying portfolios

Changelog

Version 5.8 — 16 October 2026

  • Security Security and stability fixes - update recommended
  • New REST API - new route GET flipbook/v1/get returns a flipbook's settings; create and update take a status (draft or publish) and return the flipbook ID, its shortcode and the saved settings
  • New REST API - settings can be sent as a JSON object (options); an update that sends only pdfUrl or title keeps all other settings
  • Improved REST API - create and update no longer download the PDF to make the lightbox thumbnail; they use the lightboxThumbnailUrl you send, or make one from a PDF in the Media Library
  • New Reader actions are sent as an r3d-event browser event, with or without Google Analytics - page views, link and hotspot clicks, PDF downloads, zoom, share, video plays and lightbox opens - so other analytics tools can track them
  • New Hotspot clicks are reported to Google Analytics (flipbook_hotspot_click)
  • New Hotspots made with the Page Editor add-on can use new marker styles (ring, plus, cart, tag, price and button), can have any shape, and their marker can sit anywhere inside the hotspot
  • Improved Light hotspot markers get a thin dark outline and the pulse around every marker has a contrasting edge, so they stay visible on light and dark pages
  • Improved The side navigation arrows use the same thin chevron as the toolbar icons
  • Improved The flipbook_zoom Google Analytics event is sent once each time the reader zooms in, not on every zoom step
  • Fixed A flipbook with a single image page opened on the loading spinner in the 3D view mode
  • Fixed With deep linking on, opening one of several flipbooks on a page in a lightbox opened all of them
  • Fixed A new flipbook did not appear in the Real3D Flipbook block or in Insert Flipbook until it was saved a second time
  • Fixed Importing flipbooks skipped flipbooks that had been saved only once
  • Fixed Resume reading did not save the page the reader had reached, so flipbooks never reopened there
  • Fixed [real3dflipbook name="..."] did not find a flipbook that had been saved only once
  • Fixed Settings - drop-down choices whose value is 0 or empty were not saved correctly

Earlier versions

  • 5.7 (12 October 2026): 1 new, 14 improved, 10 fixed, 1 security
  • 5.6 (30 September 2026): 6 improved, 4 fixed
  • 5.5 (28 September 2026): 4 new, 4 improved, 4 fixed

FAQ

Is Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer free?

The code of Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. Buy GPL is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.

Which version of Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer is this?

Version 5.8, released 16 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.

How do I update Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer?

Install Buy GPL Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Real3D Flipbook & PDF Viewer for you.

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