- Squarespace limits each PDF upload to 20MB
- One-time licence has a 10,000 monthly views fair use policy
- Version support is not stated on the product page
Overview
Squarespace can link to a PDF, but it cannot show one in the page: visitors either download it or open it in a new tab. Paperless Flip For Squarespace from BeyondSpace turns a PDF you have uploaded to Squarespace into an interactive, page-turning flipbook inside a Code Block. It works with PDFs uploaded through the Squarespace Link Editor (the /s/ file URLs), includes a table of contents so readers can jump around longer documents, and BeyondSpace say it works anywhere the block editor is available, from normal pages to blog post bodies and product additional info.
What you get
- Flipbook viewer for PDFs uploaded to Squarespace, placed with a Code Block
- Table of contents for longer documents
- Unlimited flipbooks and PDF files on either licence
- Works in pages, blog posts and product additional info areas
- Choice of a $39 yearly subscription or a $59 one-time licence
Who it suits
Brochures, menus, catalogues, annual reports, magazines and lookbooks. It suits hospitality venues, charities publishing reports, retailers with catalogues and anyone whose PDFs currently sit behind a download link.
Honest limits
The PDFs are hosted on Squarespace, which caps each upload at 20MB, so very large print files need compressing first. The one-time licence includes 12 months of updates and support and runs under a fair use policy of 10,000 monthly views (BeyondSpace describe it as a soft limit). BeyondSpace do not state which Squarespace versions are supported on the product page, so check with them if you are on 7.0.
How it is delivered
Two options: a $39 per year subscription with ongoing updates, priority support and unlimited page views, or a $59 one-time perpetual licence with 12 months of updates and support. Installation instructions arrive after purchase. You upload your PDF through the Link Editor, copy its link and add a Code Block where the flipbook should appear.
Related guide: browse more Squarespace gallery and media plugins, or the full Squarespace plugins hub.
The workflow uses native Squarespace file hosting. You upload the PDF through the Link Editor (Squarespace generates a /s/ URL), copy the link and add a Code Block where you want the flipbook. BeyondSpace say it works anywhere the block editor is available, including blog posts and product additional info.
Flipbooks include a table of contents so readers can move through longer documents, and both licences allow unlimited flipbooks and PDF files.
The limits are mostly Squarespace's: each uploaded file is capped at 20MB. The one-time licence carries a 10,000 monthly views fair use policy, which BeyondSpace call a soft limit.
Pricing is $39 a year (ongoing updates, priority support, unlimited views) or $59 one-time (perpetual licence with 12 months of updates and support).
- Displays a PDF as an interactive flipbook in the page
- Uses PDFs uploaded through the Squarespace Link Editor
- Adds a table of contents for easier navigation
- Keeps visitors on the page instead of downloading files
Full specifications
Specifications
Uses pdfs uploaded through the squarespace link editor
Adds a table of contents for easier navigation
Keeps visitors on the page instead of downloading files
Table of contents for long documents
Unlimited flipbooks and pdf files
Works in pages, blog posts and product info areas
$39 per year or $59 one-time
Charities publishing annual reports
Retailers with catalogues and lookbooks
Publishers and magazines
One-time licence has a 10,000 monthly views fair use policy
Version support is not stated on the product page