Make a clickable table of contents for your PDF
Drop in an ebook, workbook or course PDF. PlannerHop turns each line of its contents page into a link to that chapter, adds bookmarks from the chapters, and re-checks the file. All on your device.
- Ebooks and workbooks
- Free up to 20 links
- Nothing uploaded
Drop your ebook or workbook PDF here
Or choose a file. Beta: reads the contents page and the chapter headings. Tested on Pages and Keynote exports, not yet on Canva, Word or InDesign files.
Linked on this device. Your PDF is never uploaded; only your review is saved, in this browser.
Export the linked PDF
Only accepted links are written. Your original file is not changed; you download a new copy, which is re-checked first.
Where these links work
Only what has been tested or what the app maker documents. Everything else says untested.
| App | Status | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| GoodNotes for iPad and iPhone | Per GoodNotes support | Tap the linked element. Source |
| GoodNotes for Android, Windows and Web | Per GoodNotes support | Enter Read Only Mode, then tap. In Edit Mode, press and hold, then choose Open Link. Some users in GoodNotes' forum report links not working. Source |
| Notability | Untested | We have not tested it on a real device yet. Test on your own iPad before you sell. |
| Apple Preview and Adobe Acrobat Reader | Untested | Desktop PDF readers usually follow links, but PlannerHop has not tested them yet. |
| Samsung Notes, Xodo, Noteshelf, Zinnia | Untested | Not tested yet. |
What it adds
- Contents links: each line of the contents page ("Chapter 2: Build a Simple Plan .......... 4") links to the page with that heading. When a line only has a printed page number, PlannerHop works out how far the printed numbers are from the PDF's own page numbers (a cover and a contents page usually push them back by two).
- Back-to-contents buttons: a "Contents" or "Home" label repeated on every page links back to the contents page.
- Bookmarks (the PDF outline): one per contents line, with indented lines nested under their chapter. If there is no contents page, bookmarks come from headings that are clearly larger than the body text.
You see every proposal with its reason before anything is written, and the new file is re-checked by the link checker before you download it.
Why it is worth doing
On a tablet or phone, a long PDF is slow to scroll. A linked contents page and bookmarks let a reader jump straight to a chapter or an answer key. Note-taking apps can only follow links that are already in the PDF; GoodNotes' support page says so for imported PDFs (GoodNotes Support). PlannerHop has not tested every reading app on real devices, so open the finished file on a tablet before you sell it.
What it cannot do yet
- Pages that are pictures (scans, or designs exported as images) have no readable text, so nothing can be detected on them. Draw those links by hand in the review.
- Headings need to be larger than the body text to become bookmarks without a contents page.
- Tested on PlannerHop's own test ebooks and workbooks made in Pages and Keynote. Not yet tested on Word, Google Docs, Canva or InDesign exports.
Where you sell it
Each platform has its own file rules. Check them before you upload: Etsy, Shopify, Gumroad, Payhip, Teachers Pay Teachers.
Guides
- Add a clickable table of contents to an ebook for Gumroad or Payhip
- Bookmarks and a linked contents page for a TPT workbook
- Make a one-page "how to use this PDF" sheet for buyers
Free tier
Free: up to 20 links per file, and the bookmarks. A Planner Pass ($9 one time, planned and not on sale yet) will unlock every link in one file, ebooks and workbooks included.
Then check every link
Free, no sign-up, and your PDF stays on your device.