A server-hosted PDF flipbook with access-controlled catalogues

Joomla sites often need to publish brochures, price lists, menus or dealer documents without turning every PDF into a separate article. Core Joomla can link to files through the editor and media manager, and access control can restrict Joomla content and menu items. It does not, by itself, scan a folder into a catalogue, generate PDF cover images, or provide a PDF.js flipbook interface. A template override can change the appearance of a module, but it will not supply those viewer features. According to the listing, this module adds folder scanning, language-based folders, generated covers, list/grid/download layouts, search, page links and optional file protection.

It is aimed at sites with a changing set of publications: publishers, retailers, manufacturers, associations or dealers who need multilingual brochures or restricted price material. A team that only needs one occasional PDF link, or already uses an external document viewer, has little reason to install it.

The download is listed as free. The developer is Stefan Kirchhoff; the directory page shows no reviews and provides no broader track record to assess. Before installing, check the stated Joomla 5 and 6 and PHP 8.1+ requirements, and whether the server has Imagick and Ghostscript if cover thumbnails matter. The listing does not explain the practical differences between Apache and nginx setup, how protection behaves with existing web-server rules, or the viewer's accessibility and large-file performance. Confirm those points, along with support arrangements, before using it for sensitive documents.

Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.