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Display PDF files, Office documents, images, videos, audio files (and even YouTube videos!) in beautiful grid or masonry layouts, with a built-in lightbox viewer. Give it a try!<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create File Galleries<\/strong> \u2013 Turn your files into clean, visual galleries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built-in Lightbox<\/strong> \u2013 Full-screen document viewer with zoom and navigation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsive Design<\/strong> \u2013 Galleries look great on all devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thumbnail Styles<\/strong> \u2013 Choose from multiple thumbnail layouts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Customization<\/strong> \u2013 Fine-tune gallery design and behavior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Section Dividers<\/strong> \u2013 Organize documents into logical sections using dividers and labels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drag &amp; Drop Ordering<\/strong> \u2013 Reorder documents with simple drag and drop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shortcode Support<\/strong> \u2013 Embed galleries anywhere on your website using a shortcode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Supported File Types<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>PDF documents<\/li>\n<li>Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP)<\/li>\n<li>Videos (MP4, YouTube links)<\/li>\n<li>Audio files (MP3, WAV, OGG)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li>Archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z)<\/li>\n<li>eBooks (EPUB, MOBI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Free vs Pro<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Free version includes:<\/strong>\n* One gallery with unlimited files\n* All display settings and styling options\n* Files uploaded one by one<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Pro version adds:<\/strong>\n* Unlimited galleries\n* Batch upload for multiple files at once\n* File analytics\n* Priority support<\/p>\n\n<p>For a complete comparison, see <a href=\"https:\/\/kindpixels.com\/plugins\/pdf-gallery#comparison\">the full feature table<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Additional Information<\/h3>\n\n<h4>Using the Shortcode<\/h4>\n\n<p>Each gallery has a unique shortcode. 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