Computer-to-GoodReader: using USB cable. Read more here.
Computer-to-GoodReader: using WiFi-connection. If your device and computer are connected to the same WiFi network, use WiFi-transfer window to transfer your files wirelessly. See the WiFi File Transfer Manual.
Internet-to-GoodReader: use built-in web-browser to browse for files to download, or enter their URLs to start downloading immediately. See the Web Downloads Manual.
Other apps-to-GoodReader: use inter-app Document Interchange (a.k.a. Open In... functionality) to exchange files between apps (including Apple's Mail app to transfer E-Mail attachments to GoodReader). Works both ways - GoodReader can open files stored in other apps, and other apps can open files stored in GoodReader. Apple's Document Interchange works only with apps that explicitly support this feature.
E-Mail Servers-to-GoodReader: access E-Mail servers via IMAP or POP3 protocol to download e-mail attachments. Read more here.
WebDAV Servers-to-GoodReader: connect to servers like MobileMe iDisk, box.net, FilesAnywhere.com, MyDisk.se or any other WebDAV server on the cloud to download and upload files. Read more here.
Google Docs-to-GoodReader: connect to Google Docs to download and upload files. Read more here.
Dropbox-to-GoodReader: connect to Dropbox to download and upload files. Read more here.
FTP Servers-to-GoodReader: connect to FTP servers to download and upload files. Read more here.
Other iPhone/iPod/iPad-to-GoodReader: if your device is on the same WiFi network with another iPhone/iPod/iPad with any application that supports WebDAV access - for example, another copy of GoodReader, or any other WebDAV-capable file sharing application - you can use the Connect to Servers feature to exchange files with that application. Read more here.
Device Photo Album: import pictures and recorded videos from and export pictures to it
How do I delete a file that I no longer need?
Either swipe a file name from left to right, or use our File Management features.
How do I save a file from Safari to GoodReader?
If you browse the Web with Safari, and open a file that is interesting to you, there is a way of saving this file into GoodReader's internal local storage, so you will be able to view this file with GoodReader without loading it from the Internet every time (like it happens in Safari).
To save a file from Safari to GoodReader:
open the file of interest in Safari
tap Safari's address bar (the keyboard will appear)
go to the very beginning of the file's URL address, where the http:// or https:// part is
add a single letter g in front of the address, so you'll get ghttp:// or ghttps:// instead of http:// or https://
press Go on the keyboard (this will close Safari and start GoodReader)
the file will start to download into GoodReader automatically (check Web Downloads section to find it)
If you plan to do this often, you can simplify this process substantially. In GoodReader's settings, General section, tap the button called Put special address to clipboard. Then go to Safari and create a new bookmark. Bookmarking absolutely any page will do. Name this bookmark, for example, Save to GoodReader. Then press the bookmark button, and then Edit. Select this new bookmark. Now Safari will let you modify an address of this bookmark. Delete the old address and paste the text from the clipboard (GoodReader has prepared this special text for you). Save the modified bookmark address. Selecting this bookmark when a page of interest is opened is the same as adding the g letter in front of this page's address.
Please note that this technique doesn't always work with secure servers. If it doesn't, then try browsing for this file in GoodReader's built-in web-browser, rather than in Safari.
How do I read my e-mail attachments in GoodReader?
There are two ways to get your E-Mail file attachments into GoodReader - by using Apple's Document Interchange feature (you can use this feature to copy Apple's Mail app attachments into GoodReader by selecting GoodReader in the Open In... menu of the Mail app) or accessing online E-Mail servers via IMAP or POP3 protocol directly from GoodReader to find a message with a file attachment and to download such attachment into GoodReader.
How do I get files from MobileMe iDisk? box.net? FilesAnywhere.com? MyDisk.se?
You can use Connect to Servers feature to connect to servers like MobileMe iDisk, box.net, FilesAnywhere.com, MyDisk.se or any other WebDAV server on the cloud. See the Connect to Servers Manual.
How do I get files from Google Docs?
You can use Connect to Servers feature to connect to Google Docs. See the Connect to Servers Manual.
You can use Connect to Servers feature to connect to FTP servers. See the Connect to Servers Manual.
How do I send an e-mail with files from GoodReader?
Use our File Management features to send e-mails, and also to do other things like copying/moving/deleting/renaming files and folders and creating new folders.
How do I stop GoodReader from putting default Subject and Message texts in my e-mails?
Open Application Settings, General Settings section, turn the Fill subject and message option off.
iPhone version only
How do I rotate the screen?
You have 2 options to do that - automatically or manually. Choose your option in General Settings section of Application Settings. In automatic mode screen orientation will follow the actual device movements. In manual mode (very useful for reading in bed) you can always rotate the screen manually with the dedicated button at the right bottom corner of the screen on a button bar:
How do I show or hide navigation menu when viewing files?
To show or hide the navigation menu and the button bar when viewing files you have to quickly tap in the middle of the screen.
There's a very special case with PDF files, when tapping in the middle of the screen is not desirable. For example, the middle of the screen can be occupied by a big PDF Link, which will take you to a very different place if you tap it. For cases like this we have provided another way to turn the navigation menu on/off - a quick tap with three fingers anywhere on the screen.
How do I copy text from a PDF page to clipboard?
You have to use the PDF Reflow feature to extract pure text from a PDF page, and then, while being in Reflow mode, use this button to copy the entire text of a PDF page to clipboard:
We're sorry about the inability to select parts of text to copy. This feature will be added to one of the future GoodReader updates.
How do I solve a problem when I try to open a PDF file and the app crashes?
This is actually a troubleshooting topic, so the solution is discussed here.
How do I solve a problem when I see an empty page instead of a real PDF page?
This is actually a troubleshooting topic, so the solution is discussed here.
How do I solve a problem when I see a scrambled text in my PDF?
This is actually a troubleshooting topic, so the solution is discussed here.
How do I solve a problem when opening my PDF takes too long?
This is actually a troubleshooting topic, so the solution is discussed here.
How do I solve a problem when I don't see all Chinese or other Asian characters in my PDF?
This is actually a troubleshooting topic, so the solution is discussed here.
How do I solve a problem when I see some unreadable text instead of a real one in my TXT file?
You have to select proper Text Encoding in Application Settings. Read more here.
How do I quickly enlarge the found text in a PDF file without hiding navigation menu?
Double-tap somewhere near found text. Double-tapping not just zooms in, but it also brings the double-tapped point to the center of the screen.
How do I convert my Microsoft Office files to PDFs?
On Mac computers PDF support is a part of operating system. PDF creation is available via any Print menu.
On PC computers, if you have Adobe Acrobat (not "Reader"!) software, you use either special MS Office add-ons automatically installed by Acrobat, or you print to a special Adobe PDF printer, also installed by Acrobat.
On PC computers, if you don't have Adobe Acrobat software, you can use Microsoft Office add-in by Microsoft. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/download and enter microsoft office save as pdf in a search string. This will lead you to a download page of the 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF.
How do I read PDF Portfolio files?
PDF Portfolios are supported, but not for a direct reading, like it happens in Adobe Acrobat 9 or later. PDF Portfolios are complex PDF files with a very simple first page (usually it says something like "This file can be opened with Adobe Acrobat 9"), and a set of many PDF files embedded into this file, which is used simply as a container for other PDF files. GoodReader lets you extract those files from a PDF Portfolio for further reading them as normal PDF files. Due to a specific technology used for this extraction, every file must be fully loaded into memory before extraction, so very large embedded files will not be extracted.
How do I open files to view in GoodReader from another application?
It depends on what you mean by that:
if by "another application" you mean Safari, then please read this
if by "another application" you mean some app that actually stores files inside itself and supports Apple's Document Interchange feature, then select GoodReader in the Open In... menu of that other app (consult that other app's documentation on how to find that menu there)
if by "another application" you mean some todo-type app (like Appigo Todo or OmniFocus) or notebook-type app or any other application that supports opening URL links, and you want to launch GoodReader from that application to view files that are stored inside GoodReader, then you can use GoodReader's convenient Link feature. Read more in the Managing Files Manual.
How do I export a file from GoodReader to another application?
If that other application supports Apple's Document Interchange feature, then use the Open In... button. On iPads it can be found on Manage Files or Preview control panel. On iPhones it can be found on the Actions menu.
How do I clear all the history of search strings? visited web-sites?
Open Application Settings, General Settings section, press the Clear History button.
How do I solve some other problem that is not listed here?
Use our friendly and experienced customer support service. Please make sure that your spam-filters wouldn't block mail from goodreader.net and goodiware.com mail domains
