- 'GoodReader® Pro' and our famous classic 'GoodReader' app are essentially the same app, but this one comes with Pro Pack pre-activated, no in-app purchase needed. First released in 2009, GoodReader is truly a veteran of the App Store. It's not easy to outperform ourselves after 10 years of deliver.
- With hundreds of useful options GoodReader may be chosen as Adobe's alternative app to view PDF files on iPhone. Its main features consist of some such as, User may mark notes on documents while viewing PDF file, export documents to some other device and instead of reading may listen the contents.
- I originally planned to buy downloader, but goodreader does what I need and was only a dollar. Yes, goodreader downloads files from the internet just like downloader. I don't use good reader's built in browser. I just find what I want in atomic, copy the URL and paste it in goodreader.
Before connecting to a server, its record must be created. To create a server record, open the Connect control panel, find the servers section and press the Add button. Then select a server type to add. You will be asked to enter readable title of a server record (this title is what you will see in a server records list), user name and password to access this server, URL of a server (except for pre-configured servers, for which GoodReader knows their URLs), and possibly some other connection parameters, depending on a server type.
For extra security, don't store a password in a server record, this way you will have to enter it manually every time when connecting. Not all servers allow it though. Some servers, like Dropbox, OneDrive, box.com, and Google Drive, provide a proprietary authentication mechanism via their own webpage. In these cases GoodReader doesn't store your password at all, and can't control how often you're asked to enter it.
You can always edit server record data by pressing the 'settings' mini-button to the right of server title in the server records list.
If you're trying to connect to a server on a local WiFi network, and this server advertises itself via Bonjour protocol, you can find this server and connect to it automatically, without manually entering its connection parameters, by pressing the 'reload list of local servers' link in the servers section of the Connect control panel. We can automatically find and create server records for the following server types via Bonjour: WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP*, SFTP. Please note that not all local servers will advertise themselves via Bonjour.
The Pin button, found on Bonjour server records, can be used to quickly create a permanent record for a server, eliminating the need to find this server via Bonjour the next time you need to access this server or sync to it. Permanent (non-Bonjour) server records generally offer more flexibility, allowing to edit things like login name, display title, startup path, SFTP public key authentication, etc.
Tap a server record to connect to this server.
When connected to a general file server, you will see a list of folders and files on that server. If you tap a file's or folder's name, you will select it for further downloading or syncing. Once selected everything you need to download, press the Download button, and the downloading process will start on the background. If you need to browse inside a folder, tap a blue arrow to the right of its name. For E-Mail servers you will see headlines of messages.
It's ok to have several separate downloads at the same time.
Find information about your downloads in the Downloads section of the Connect control panel.
You can upload files and folders from GoodReader to servers by pressing the Upload button and selecting local files/folders to upload. This feature is not available for E-Mail servers.
You can automatically sync files and folders located in GoodReader to their remote versions on a server.
You can delete files and folders (or email messages) from a server by swiping their names (be careful - this can't be undone).
In case if network error happens, GoodReader may show you an error message instead of a server folder contents. To reload the real contents of a server folder into GoodReader's memory, press Reload button.
For extra security, don't store a password in a server record, this way you will have to enter it manually every time when connecting. Not all servers allow it though. Some servers, like Dropbox, OneDrive, box.com, and Google Drive, provide a proprietary authentication mechanism via their own webpage. In these cases GoodReader doesn't store your password at all, and can't control how often you're asked to enter it.
You can always edit server record data by pressing the 'settings' mini-button to the right of server title in the server records list.
If you're trying to connect to a server on a local WiFi network, and this server advertises itself via Bonjour protocol, you can find this server and connect to it automatically, without manually entering its connection parameters, by pressing the 'reload list of local servers' link in the servers section of the Connect control panel. We can automatically find and create server records for the following server types via Bonjour: WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP*, SFTP. Please note that not all local servers will advertise themselves via Bonjour.
The Pin button, found on Bonjour server records, can be used to quickly create a permanent record for a server, eliminating the need to find this server via Bonjour the next time you need to access this server or sync to it. Permanent (non-Bonjour) server records generally offer more flexibility, allowing to edit things like login name, display title, startup path, SFTP public key authentication, etc.
Tap a server record to connect to this server.
When connected to a general file server, you will see a list of folders and files on that server. If you tap a file's or folder's name, you will select it for further downloading or syncing. Once selected everything you need to download, press the Download button, and the downloading process will start on the background. If you need to browse inside a folder, tap a blue arrow to the right of its name. For E-Mail servers you will see headlines of messages.
It's ok to have several separate downloads at the same time.
Find information about your downloads in the Downloads section of the Connect control panel.
You can upload files and folders from GoodReader to servers by pressing the Upload button and selecting local files/folders to upload. This feature is not available for E-Mail servers.
You can automatically sync files and folders located in GoodReader to their remote versions on a server.
You can delete files and folders (or email messages) from a server by swiping their names (be careful - this can't be undone).
In case if network error happens, GoodReader may show you an error message instead of a server folder contents. To reload the real contents of a server folder into GoodReader's memory, press Reload button.
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GoodReader is a very good and useful app. But as we know, it’s hard to sync files with Mac (i really hate transfering files in and out via iTunes). Even someone recommend using Dropbox i think it’s still hard to sync when going out of home, lack of WiFi or bad internet speed. Now, no problem anymore. I’ve just founded a way that very easy and no need any WiFi network from anywhere.
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This solution is all about 3 steps.
- Create your own locally WiFi network with your mac.
- Set your mac to be a FTP server.
- Use “Connect to Servers” function in GoodReader.
and it’s all no need even single additional app.
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STEP 1 : Create your own locally WiFi network with your mac
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1. Click on WiFi icon on the top bar. > Choose “Create Network…”.
2. Name your network. Choose channel you want. Set your password (if you concern about security) or just leave what your Mac choose for you > then click “OK”.
3. Now you have your own WiFi network creating from your Mac. (You can use this function to create your own network for other jobs, such as, connect to your iTunes library via iPad or iPhone when no WiFi network around, or when use your iPhone as Keynote controller with no WiFi. bla bla bla..)
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STEP 2 : Set your mac to be a FTP server.
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1. Click Apple logo on top-left corner of your screen > choose “System Preferences…” (or you just click on System Preferences icon on your dock)
2. Click on “Sharing” > tick on the “File Sharing” then click “Option”
3. tick on “Share files and folders using FTP”. Look at the FTP address below and note it out, we need this address for GoodReader. (your FTP address’s is your computer’s name. even you connect on other WiFi network that you didn’t create by your Mac this address is still work) > click “Done” to finish.
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STEP 3 : Use “Connect to Servers” function in GoodReader.
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** Don’t forget to change your WiFi network on iPad to the network your just created in STEP 1
1. Grab you iPad, open GoodReader and click on “Add” button in “Connect to Servers” tab on the right.
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2. Choose FTP server
3. Fill in the FTP address we noted out before and don’t forget to fill in the “Readable Title” (it’s not an optional like it says).
4. Now you have the connection to your FTP server.
5. Fill in the username and password of your Mac whatever you want. If you don’t want to do everytime, just turn on “Remember Credentials” switch.
6. You can browse folders on your mac. Ready to choose a folder to sync.
7. Tap on folder you want to sync (or tap the blue arrow after folder’s name to choose sub-folder” > click “Sync” (or just “Download” if you don’t want to sync the folder”).
8. It will show a little instruction, you should read. > Tap “Proceed”.
9. Choose the destination folder on your GoodReader or create new folder > tap “Download here & Synchronize”.
10. Now Sync Parameters window showed up. You don’t need to change anything (but if you want, just read it carefully). Default setting will never delete any files on your mac (remote file) but files on your iPad (local files) can be deleted when sync. > then click “Sync”
11. Username and password again. same as before. > click “OK”
12. Now syncing process begin.
13. When it finished. You can see the folder (or file) you synced on the left with a little green icon (where the destination you choose before). You also see it in “Web Downloads” tab on the right. If you want to sync just one folder you can click the green button. If you want to sync all your folders, tap on “Sync” button on top-right.
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** Please remind that if you set folders to sync with your mac, the folder (on iPad) can’t be changed or deleted. You have to remove the folder out of “Web Download” tab by swift-and-delete it first then you can actually change the name or delete it.
** As told you before. The FTP you added by creating your own WiFi network with your Mac can be used with any WiFi networks.
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That’s all. Hope you enjoy using your iPad more and more ^__^.
ps. forgive me about my Eng.