FileDroppr guides
Everything on sharing PDFs as secure, trackable links - and understanding who actually reads them. Practical how-tos, honest comparisons, and setup guides for every integration.
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PDF tracking
See who reads your PDFs page by page - reading time, a read-through funnel, and returning readers, with no stored IPs.
DocSend alternative
The privacy-first, flat-priced alternative to DocSend: page-level analytics without per-seat billing or visitor IP logging.
All features
Readership analytics, four viewer modes, password protection, expiry, QR codes, and the email gate.
Pricing
Free to start; Basic at $9/month flat and Pro at $29/month - no per-user pricing.
PDF to QR code
Turn a PDF into a QR code that opens on any phone - and see how many people scanned it and how far they read.
PDF flipbook
Share a PDF as a page-turning flipbook that opens in the browser - with page-by-page read tracking built in.
How-tos & comparisons
How to see who read your PDF (and how far)
Turn a shared PDF into a tracked link and see opens, returning readers, pages, and time - without spyware or stored IPs.
Send a pitch deck and know if investors read it
Share your deck as a link and watch the read-through: which slides held attention and which investors came back.
Track if a sales proposal PDF was read
Stop guessing after you hit send. See when a prospect opened your proposal and how far they got.
How to track a PDF sent by email
A raw attachment can't be tracked - send a hosted link instead and see who opened it, how far, and when.
GDPR-compliant PDF tracking
See who read it without collecting personal data: why IP logging is the risk and how pseudonymous reader IDs avoid it.
What is a read-through funnel?
Why per-page drop-off tells you far more about a document than a single view count.
Share a PDF without storing reader IP addresses
Get returning-reader analytics using pseudonymous IDs - no IP logging, no data-protection liability.
Data room vs PDF link: what to use and when
When a full data room is overkill and a single tracked link does the job better.
DocSend vs FileDroppr vs PandaDoc
An honest comparison of three document-tracking tools on price, privacy, and what each is actually for.
How to save a DocSend as a PDF
When a DocSend link can be downloaded, when it can't, and how to share a document readers can keep - that still tells you who read it.
A hosted Papermark alternative
Liked Papermark but don't want to self-host? The hosted, privacy-first option with nothing to operate.
Track if clients read your deliverables
Know which sections a client engaged with before the review call - returning reads, per-page time, no stored IPs.
Embed a PDF on your website and track who reads it
Keep the document on your own page and still see read-through, per-page time, and returning readers - no stored IPs.
What is a document engagement score?
Why read-through, time per page, completion, and return visits together beat a single view count.
Integrations
Share tracked links from the tools you already use. See the integrations hub for all of them, or jump straight in:
WordPress plugin
Upload and track PDFs from wp-admin, with a dashboard widget and shortcode.
Zapier
Automate PDF sharing across 7,000+ apps with the Upload PDF action.
Browser extension (Chrome & Edge)
Right-click any PDF link to get a tracked FileDroppr link.
Canva app
Publish a Canva design straight to a tracked PDF link.
Google Workspace
Export a Slides deck or Doc to a tracked link without leaving Google.
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