# We need links to be clickable in the PDF

**URL:** https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [October 29, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499 "2024-10-29T07:55:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![meminto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@meminto](https://pdfjs.community/u/meminto)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499/1 "2024-10-29T07:55:24Z")

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If we display a PDF file, the embedded links will not work! We just need to point to an external link, that’s all we need. We don’t want to have to buy a Plus/Pro version for this simple action. What is the solution to the problem?

Best

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### Author: ![kkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@kkim](https://pdfjs.community/u/kkim)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499/3 "2024-10-29T15:25:56Z")

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Hi there,

While link annotations are not a feature within pdf.js viewer,  
If you display the links as text, then the viewer should automatically make those text as links and should allow for redirecting.

Best regards,  
Kevin Kim

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### Author: ![meminto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@meminto](https://pdfjs.community/u/meminto)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499/4 "2024-10-30T19:42:21Z")

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Hi Kim,

correct, but there is also the problem that links that do not fit into a line are simply cut off and then no longer work.

What possibility is there to make links possible after all, e.g. to link a word? Could you perhaps think internally about enabling this function? We don’t need internal links in the document, but external links to the web.

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### Author: ![kkim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@kkim](https://pdfjs.community/u/kkim)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/we-need-links-to-be-clickable-in-the-pdf/3499/5 "2024-10-30T20:39:32Z")

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Hi there,

Unfortunately, the free viewer does not support annotations, and linking a word (whether internal or external) would be creating a link annotation.  
We recommend the Apryse WebViewer for this functionality.

> **[Apryse SDK Feature Chart](https://apryse.com/feature-chart)**
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> Apryse

Best regards,  
Kevin Kim