Feature Request: Open PDFs in other iOS applications

OmniFocus OmniFocus for iOS
#1

Allow attached PDFs to open in other applications such as PDF Expert and another iOS application that can read the file type of the attachment.

Right now, I have several reading tasks each with attached PDFs. Because OF doesn’t have a sophisticated way to interact with PDFs beyond simply displaying the PDF, I like to be able to open the PDF in a dedicated PDF reader on my iPad. However, to achieve this I need to use a roundabout way since OF doesn’t allow PDFs to be directly opened by many other applications. To open the PDF with PDFExpert (a Readdle app), I need to first save the PDF to Dropbox, open Dropbox app, then have it open the PDF by calling the app PDFExpert. Finally, the PDF is opened by the app I want to read the article in.

#2

This would be incredibly useful to me too. I chair numerous meetings, all of which use PDF papers requiring annotation and notes.

#3

I’d also like to be able to specify a favorite editor for PDFs on iOS.

Until then, try storing the PDF in Evernote and placing a link to Evernote in the note of the OmniFocus task. Those work on both iOS and OS X, and Evernote offers basic functionality for PDF highlighting and annotating.

#4

There are also some Cydia applications available for iOS. So, you can check those here at Best Cydia Apps for iOS.