# Uploading .PDF from App **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** pdf\ **Created:** [January 31, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191 "2020-01-31T04:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/1 "2020-01-31T04:30:14Z")
Hi Thunkers! 👋 My app enables my users to share office documents. Most of the Documents would be in **`.PDF`** format, but Thunkable X only has a way of uploading **`.JPG/.PNG`** (images) through `Photo Library`. Is there any way, to enable the user to select a File/Document from his/her device? Thanks a lot! 😊 **P.S.** I have read previous threads on this topic, but could not find anything helpful to me… ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/2 "2020-01-31T05:01:47Z")
I’m not too familiar with it but it looks like Cloudinary allows PDF upload: [https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db](https://docs.thunkable.com/media-db) [https://cloudinary.com/documentation/image\_transformations#supported\_image\_formats](https://cloudinary.com/documentation/image_transformations#supported_image_formats) Oh, nevermind, I don’t think Thunkable provides a way to select a file such as a PDF on a device. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/3 "2020-01-31T05:11:12Z")
It looks like there may have been a way but the link @Mark provides no longer works. > [@How can I view a PDF file?](http://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-view-a-pdf-file/52957/2): > > Salman, There is a way to do this currently but it only works on iOS devices, not Android. On iOS you can use a Web Viewer component to view PDF files. You can put a link to the PDF file in the URL field of the component or you can upload the PDF file to your project. See [here](https://docs.thunkable.com/projects/assets) for how to upload files. If you choose to upload the files, you simply have to put the name of file in the Web Viewer’s URL field. [Here](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/85951fa27ed251c1a100f462230a21da) is an example of using uploaded files in a Web Viewer. It doesn’t contain PDF fi… Edit: although it implies that the PDFs would have to be pre-loaded in the app which is not what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mark/32/18133_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/4 "2020-01-31T17:45:45Z")
> [@tatiang](#): > > It looks like there may have been a way but the link @Mark provides no longer works. I’ve updated that post, but as you’ve noted that doesn’t really provide what @kartik14 wants. ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/5 "2020-02-01T03:44:11Z")
So, @mark, is it possible to let the user select a .PDF file from his/her device? Thanks! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mark/32/18133_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/6 "2020-02-03T17:39:47Z")
> [@kartik14](#): > > So, @mark, is it possible to let the user select a .PDF file from his/her device? There is not currently a general file picker component, which I think is what you are asking for. -Mark ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/7 "2020-02-04T10:35:03Z")
So, are there any plans on it? Thanks for your reply! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Rogulla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Michael\_Rogulla](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Michael_Rogulla)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/8 "2020-03-15T22:57:27Z")
I also look for a way to upload files, for example to build an app where the user can upload pictures or documents, and the app processes them further. The upload should be possible form a local drive, or google drive or apple cloud. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-pdf-from-app/437191/9 "2024-11-08T11:40:24Z")