What is included in Flip PDF Plus?

Flipbook Conversion – Turns PDFs and images into page-flipping publications.
Batch And Merge – Converts several PDFs at once or merges them.
Design Library – 17 templates, 20 themes and 17 animated scenes.
Offline Output Formats – Publishes HTML, EXE, APP and WordPress plug-in.
Performance Metric – Handles books up to 1,000 pages or 1 GB.
Important – Multimedia editor and commercial-use assets are not included in this edition.

What are the main benefits of Flip PDF Plus?

Flip PDF Plus is desktop software from FlipBuilder that converts PDF and image files into HTML5 page-flipping publications for browser, offline and mobile reading. It works on the presentation layer of a finished document rather than on the document content itself.

No Coding Needed – Builds a finished flipbook without design skills.
Brand Control – Adds company logo, loading video and bookcase branding.
Device Reach – Opens in browsers on phones, tablets and desktops.
Password Protection – Restricts which readers can open a published book.
Analytics Tracking – Google Analytics 4 records page-level reading events.
Voice Assistant – Adds page narration with synchronised scrolling text.

What does Flip PDF Plus actually do?

Flip PDF Plus imports a PDF or a set of images and outputs a self-contained HTML5 flipbook with a page-turn effect, toolbar, table of contents and search. The import step can pull an existing table of contents, hyperlinks and the text layer straight out of the source PDF, so internal cross-references in a 300-page catalogue still work in the published book. Output options are HTML, ZIP, EXE for Windows readers, APP for Mac readers and a WordPress plug-in. A single imported file can be up to 1,000 pages or 1 GB, which covers most annual reports and product catalogues without splitting them.

Who is Flip PDF Plus best suited for?

It suits a single user who already receives print-ready PDFs from a designer and needs to put them online as branded, readable publications. A marketing assistant handling a quarterly catalogue does not need the animation timeline in the Pro edition; they need batch conversion, a logo, a toolbar and an embed code, all of which are in the base edition. The licence covers one computer, so it fits an individual workstation rather than a shared production team. Organisations with several people producing books regularly are the case where the multi-seat Corporate edition is the sensible starting point instead.

Does Flip PDF Plus include the multimedia and animation editor?

No. The multimedia and animation editor is exclusive to the Pro and Corporate editions, and it is the single largest functional gap in the base edition. That means no embedded YouTube, Vimeo or local video, no added audio, no clickable hotspots, no pre-designed buttons, no slideshow blocks, no trigger actions and no animation effects placed on top of pages. Flip PDF Plus also ships with 17 pre-designed templates against 23 in the higher editions. If the plan is an interactive digital catalogue where a reader taps a product to open a video or a shop link, the base edition will not produce it.

What is the difference between Flip PDF Plus, Pro and Corporate?

All three editions share the same conversion engine, the same 1,000-page and 1 GB import ceiling, the same 20 themes and 17 dynamic scenes, and the same output formats. The differences are the interactive editor, the licensed seat count, the commercial-use asset rights and whether the online Hosting Add-on Service has to be bought separately. The table below covers the points that actually differ.

Is Flip PDF Plus an alternative to a full PDF editor?

No, and this is the most common misunderstanding about the product. Flip PDF Plus is a publishing and conversion tool: it reads a finished PDF and wraps it in an HTML5 reader, but it cannot edit the text, replace an image, redact a passage, build a fillable form or apply a digital signature to the source file. Corrections have to be made in the original layout or PDF editing application, after which the flipbook is generated again. Anyone whose actual task is amending contracts or preparing forms needs a document editor alongside it, not instead of the flipbook software.

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Can Flip PDF Plus make scanned documents searchable?

Only if the source PDF already carries a text layer. Flip PDF Plus imports the existing text of a PDF to drive the flipbook search function, but the feature set contains no OCR text recognition, so a purely scanned brochure arrives as page images and returns no search results. Archived material scanned years ago therefore has to be put through an OCR application first and then converted. This matters most for catalogue back-issues, where readers expect to search a part number rather than page through 200 scans.

What is different between the Windows and Mac versions?

The two builds are not identical and the difference is worth checking before buying. The Windows version publishes flipbooks as APK files for Android devices and includes the GPL Ghostscript render engine; the Mac version supports neither. The Mac version, in return, allows the icon of a published EXE file to be customised, which Windows does not, and offers three widepage cut modes against five on Windows. If the workflow involves distributing an installable Android build of a publication, the Windows edition is the one to order.

Do I need the Hosting Add-on Service to publish a flipbook?

Not for local publishing, but yes for FlipBuilder-hosted delivery. Flip PDF Plus exports a complete HTML folder that can be uploaded to any web server or posted through the WordPress plug-in at no extra cost. Uploading to the FlipBuilder server, using the online bookcase, selling books through the bookcase and Amazon S3 storage all run through the Hosting Add-on Service, which the Pro and Corporate editions include free of charge while the base edition does not. Buyers who already run their own hosting can ignore the add-on entirely; buyers with no server or FTP access should budget for it.

Frequently asked questions about Flip PDF Plus

Do readers need to install anything to open a flipbook?

No. Books published in HTML format open in standard browsers on computers, tablets and phones and adapt to different screen sizes. Installed formats such as EXE, APP and APK exist only for offline distribution, for example on a USB stick at a trade fair.

Which languages does the interface and the reader toolbar support?

The program interface is available in 25 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and Ukrainian. The published flipbook toolbar can be set to 19 languages, which is the figure that matters when a publication is aimed at readers abroad.

Can a table of contents be added if the PDF has none?

Yes. An existing table of contents can be imported from the PDF, and where none exists one can be built manually inside the program. Toolbar settings, themes, scenes, bookmarks, the voice assistant and the password can then be saved as a reusable template for the next issue.

Can access to a published flipbook be restricted?

Yes. Single or multiple passwords can be set on a book, and one authorisation ID applies to one specific reader, so a price list can be circulated to named dealers rather than left open on a public URL. This is included in the base edition and is not reserved for the higher tiers.