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PDF touch regions

Tap the page edges without leaving your reading posture.

Configurable actions

Every touch region can be assigned the action that best fits your reading workflow.

Three gestures per region

Each region accepts tap, long press, and double tap, with one action configured for each gesture.

Adjustable region size

Region sizes are configurable, so the page edges can match your grip, hand size, and reading posture.

Invisible while reading

Touch regions are transparent during normal use. Show them only when configuring region sizes.

PDF page with eight labeled touch regions from R1 through R8 along the left and right edges

By default, the eight regions work as paired left and right controls:

R1

Tap: Back to folder

Double tap: Back to Home

Long press: Show ToC

R5

Tap: Bookmarks

Double tap: Show Settings

Long press: Show Quick Access Files

R2

Tap: Previous Page

Double tap: First page

Long press: Do nothing

R6

Tap: Next Page

Double tap: Last page

Long press: Do Nothing

R3

Tap: Previous Page

Double tap: First page

Long press: Do nothing

R7

Tap: Next Page

Double tap: Last page

Long press: Do Nothing

R4

Tap: Search Word

Double tap: Crop to text

Long press: Ask Action

R8

Tap: End of PDF

Double tap: Show thumbnails

Long press: Sync file

How it helps

Keep the document under your hands, like paper.

The touch regions make common navigation targets available from the page margins, so you can read, highlight, and annotate without reaching for toolbars or breaking concentration.