Transform static documents into clickable, navigable experiences. Internal links, external URLs, and buttons — free.
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Draw clickable areas, add internal navigation and external links visually
Visual interface - no code needed
Two types of clickable elements
Link products to purchase pages. Offline browsing, online buying.
Navigate financials, summaries, and appendices with one click.
Interactive syllabi with linked modules, resources, and assignments.
Link floor plans to photos, listings to virtual tours.
Link dishes to allergen info, specials to ordering pages.
Navigate chapters, exercises, and assessments interactively.
Everything you need to know about PDF jump links
Upload your PDF to PDFCourt. Draw bounding boxes over areas you want to make clickable. Link them to other pages within the PDF (internal navigation) or to websites (external links). Customize colors and styles. Download your interactive PDF. No coding required.
An interactive PDF contains clickable elements — hyperlinks that navigate within the document (jump to Chapter 3), buttons that open websites (visit product page), clickable table of contents, cross-references, and external resource links. These are embedded as standard PDF annotations.
No! PDFCourt is a free web-based tool. No Adobe Acrobat ($239/year), no InDesign, no coding. Just upload, draw, link, and download. Works in any modern browser.
Anything: table of contents entries, section cross-references ("See Exhibit A"), product images linking to purchase pages, call-to-action buttons, citations linking to references, chapter navigation, external resource links, email links, and more.
Yes. PDF hyperlinks follow the ISO 32000 standard and work in every PDF reader — Adobe Acrobat, Chrome, Safari, Preview, Firefox, Edge, and all mobile apps on iOS and Android.
Absolutely! Draw boxes over product images or "Buy Now" text, link them to your website product pages. Customers browse your PDF catalog offline, then click to purchase. E-commerce brands see significant conversion increases from interactive catalogs.
For hyperlinks and navigation, yes — PDFCourt is free and handles internal links + external URLs. InDesign is needed for complex multimedia interactions (video, audio, animations). For most clickable PDF needs, PDFCourt is sufficient and much simpler.
A regular PDF is static — readers can only scroll and read. An interactive PDF has clickable areas that perform actions: jump to another page, open a website, navigate to a section. It transforms reading into an active experience.