Post a PDF on Facebook as a link.
Upload the PDF, copy the link and paste it into your post. Anyone who taps it reads the document in their browser, on a phone or a laptop, without joining a group or signing in.
- 25MBa PDF on the free plan
- 10 linkslive at once, free
- No capon visitors, on any plan
What they see
A post that opens the whole PDF.
Paste the link into a post on your profile, your Page or a group. Facebook draws a card with the filename as its title, and one tap opens every page in NudgeHost's PDF viewer, with no app to install.
- The filename as the card's title
- Every page, with no app to install
- Opens in any browser, no sign-in
How it works
Put a PDF in a Facebook post.
Upload the PDF
Drop it on the uploader. A file up to 25MB goes up on the free plan or without an account.
Copy the link
It opens in NudgeHost's PDF viewer, which shows every page on a phone or a laptop with no app to install. Nobody needs an account to read it.
Paste it into the post
Write the post on your profile, your Page or a group, paste the link and wait for the card to appear before you post.
After you post
The post keeps working for you.
Replacing the PDF and open counts work on the free plan. Open details and passwords come with Pro and Studio.
Change the PDF, keep the post
Replace the file and the link opens the new PDF at once. Facebook keeps its copy of the card, so run the link through Meta's Sharing Debugger to fetch it again.
See whether people opened it
A free account shows how many times the link was opened. Facebook's own preview fetch doesn't count. Pro and Studio add the time and country of each open.
Add a password or an end date
Any account can set an end date. On Pro and Studio a password keeps the PDF closed, and the link's preview image is NudgeHost's general one instead of your first page.
Facebook posts
Why post a PDF as a link.
Facebook's help explains how to attach a file to a group post, and who can open the file then depends on the group's privacy settings. A NudgeHost link opens for anyone who has it. Meta's crawler reads any link pasted into Facebook, Instagram or Messenger, so the same link can go in a post on your profile, on a Page or in a group. The steps are the ones you'd use to create a PDF link anywhere else, and the reader gets the PDF in the browser.
Facebook builds a card from the page's tags when you paste the link. For a NudgeHost PDF the card's title is the filename, and its picture depends on Facebook fetching the rich link preview image NudgeHost draws from the first page. Our glossary explains the Open Graph image, if a card ever looks wrong.
A post stays up long after you've moved on to other things, so the link has to last. A link made without an account stops after 7 days, and the post then leads to a not-found page. The free plan keeps 10 links live with no end date. If the menu or the flyer changes, you can swap the file without changing the URL and the post keeps working.
Read on 15 October 2026 from Meta’s own pages, Upload or remove a file in a Facebook group and Meta Web Crawlers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I upload a PDF straight to my Facebook profile?
Facebook's help describes attaching files to group posts. On a profile or a Page, post a link to the PDF, which opens in the browser for anyone who taps it.
Do people need an account to open it?
No. The link opens in any browser, including the one inside the Facebook app, with no NudgeHost account and no sign-in.
Does it open on a phone?
Yes. NudgeHost's PDF viewer shows every page in the phone's browser, with no app to install, and the Download button saves a copy.
Will the post show a preview of the PDF?
Facebook shows the filename as the card's title. The picture depends on Facebook fetching NudgeHost's preview image.
How long does the link last?
A link made without an account stops after 7 days. On a free account it stays up until you delete it.
Can I change the PDF after I've posted it?
Yes, on any account plan. Replace the file in your dashboard and the post keeps the same link. Run the link through Meta's Sharing Debugger if the card still shows the old version.
Can I keep the PDF to a few people?
On Pro or Studio, add a password and share it only with the people who should read it. The link's preview image is then NudgeHost's general one instead of your first page.
How big can the PDF be?
25MB on the free plan and without an account, 250MB on Pro and 1GB on Studio.
Ready to share your first PDF?
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