Get started with Preview on Mac

In the Preview app , you can view, edit and manage PDFs and images on your Mac. You can open documents and photos, add annotations and signatures, combine or split PDF files, and share your work with others. You can work with files stored on your Mac or in iCloud, so you can access and edit files from wherever you are.

Open Preview for me

The Open File dialog in the Preview app, showing PDF and image files as icons. At the bottom right are the Cancel and Open buttons.

Open a PDF or image

You can open a PDF or image in the Preview app by choosing File > Open. You can also double-click the file in the Finder or on the desktop.

A Preview window showing a PDF, with page thumbnails on the left.

Navigate through a multi-page PDF

Open a multi-page PDF, then choose View > Thumbnails to see all pages in the sidebar. Click any thumbnail to jump to that page, or press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to move between pages.

A Preview window showing an image. Dotted lines and blue dots outline the area being cropped.

Crop an image

You can crop an image to remove unwanted parts or to focus on a specific area. Click the Show Markup Toolbar button, click the Rectangular Selection button, then choose an option. Select the area you want to keep, then click the Crop button.

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