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Can someone recommend an app for ipad that can read PDFs? I want to be able to bookmark using my browser but read it on my ipad. Sort of like "Save to pocket" extension.

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Primarily I've been using Zotero and Notability. They each have "save to" on mobile. Zotero has a chrome plugin that requires the desktop app to be running. They both optionally support a dark mode for reading in the dark.

I like the experience of reading in Muse.app on the iPad. It's a nested whiteboarding thing, but also can act as a PDF reader. (It'll let you pull out chunks of the PDF and put it on your canvas with a link back into your document, if that fits your flow.) I often read on my phone, so this is not an option for me.

Apple Notes and Muse slow down with a lot of ink. For taking a page full of notes I'm using Notability.

I've heard good things about GoodReader, but haven't played with it in years.

I really like PDF Expert for this. It's free. They have a subscription for some editing/advanced features, which I haven't tried.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-expert-editor-reader/id743...

> bookmark using my browser but read it on my ipad

MacOS and iPad: DevonThink paid app with sync via P2P, WebDAV or cloud services.

Optional local mirror/sync of web pages and PDFs, with full text search.

Square icon with up arrow sticking out of it -> Save to books.

It seems to work in MacOS and iOS; an iCloud account is probably required.

I use Readdle Documents to sync PDF folders with my server PC via FTP. Free version supports PDF highlighting & simple annotations, basic file management, and automatically syncs back everything.

In theory the built in files app will work for this. However, I like goodnotes, which has good highlighting snd library support. I’ve used it since grad school for reading papers.

Zotero w/ their first-party storage is the best I've found.

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