PDFviewer — Frontfriend

Interactive preview

Rendered from the shared Frontfriend stories with React Base, the same preview Studio shows. Styling comes from your Design System; the code below is native to Base UI.

Installation

Complete project setup first. Your configuration must select react/base and include your Design System ID.

pnpm exec frontfriend download pdf-viewer -f react --primitive base

Review dependencies reported by the downloader and keep your source changes in version control.

Usage

import { PDFviewer } from "@/components/ui/pdf-viewer";
const previewDocument =
  "data:application/pdf;base64,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";
<div style={{ width: 640, maxWidth: "100%", height: 500 }}>
  <PDFviewer key={previewDocument} file={previewDocument} />
</div>;

Examples

Default

import { PDFviewer } from "@/components/ui/pdf-viewer";
const previewDocument =
  "data:application/pdf;base64,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";
<div style={{ width: 640, maxWidth: "100%", height: 500 }}>
  <PDFviewer key={previewDocument} file={previewDocument} />
</div>;

Dialog Example

import {
  Dialog,
  DialogTrigger,
  DialogContent,
  DialogHeader,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogBody,
} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { PDFviewer } from "@/components/ui/pdf-viewer";
const previewDocument =
  "data:application/pdf;base64,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";
<Dialog>
  <DialogTrigger asChild>
    <Button>View PDF</Button>
  </DialogTrigger>
  <DialogContent width="full">
    <DialogHeader>
      <DialogTitle>PDF preview</DialogTitle>
    </DialogHeader>
    <DialogBody>
      <div style={{ height: 500 }}>
        <PDFviewer
          key={previewDocument}
          file={previewDocument}
        />
      </div>
    </DialogBody>
  </DialogContent>
</Dialog>;

API reference

Frontfriend-owned props. Native HTML and inherited primitive props remain documented by Base UI.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`file`	`string`	`—`	PDF URL or data URI. The default document is bundled with this example.
`fileName`	`string`	`—`	File name for the downloaded PDF.

Configuration determines the actual classes and available styling hooks. See Theming & component configuration before introducing a repeated local override.