openPDF

A PDF reader for Meta Quest

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openPDF opens PDF files in a resizable floating panel on Meta Quest, with a companion side panel for page thumbnails. This is an early release (version 0.1.0): it covers reading, and leaves annotation and search for later.

Features

• Open any PDF through the Android document picker
• Render pages with the platform PdfRenderer
• Previous and next page navigation
• Six zoom steps from 85% to 175%
• Dark reading mode, remembered between launches
• Bookmark the current document, page, zoom, and panel size, and resume from it on the next launch
• Width and height sliders for the reading panel, plus free resizing in the Quest shell
• Side panel that shows thumbnails of up to six pages around the current one
• Skeleton placeholders while pages load

Install

There are no published releases yet. Build the APK (see below), then install it over ADB with your headset in developer mode:

adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

The app installs as com.orgista.openpdf.

Compatibility

Device	Minimum	Notes
Meta Quest	Android API 29	Runs as a resizable 2D window; landscape only

The manifest does not restrict the app to specific Quest models. It declares window sizing for the Quest shell: the reader opens at 1024 x 768 dp, the side panel at 420 x 768 dp.

Not yet supported

• Native OpenXR sessions, stereo rendering, and controller-anchored placement
• Annotations and text search
• Multiple bookmarks (one saved position at a time)

Build from source

Prerequisites: Java 17, Android SDK 34, and the Gradle wrapper included in this repo.

git clone https://github.com/orgista/openPDF.git
cd openPDF
./gradlew test
./gradlew assembleDebug

Command	Description
./gradlew assembleDebug	Debug APK at app/build/outputs/apk/debug/
./gradlew test	Unit tests

Privacy

Documents are opened and rendered on the device. openPDF declares no network permission and has no account, backend, or analytics.

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Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Keep changes small and describe how you tested them on a headset.

License

MIT