Reviews of Lumin: View, Edit, Share PDF

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List of user reviews and ratings for Lumin: View, Edit, Share PDF

Total ratings

3.93 (Rating count: 6,282)

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Review summary

Users broadly praise Lumin for ease of use, strong Google Drive integration, and solid PDF editing capabilities. However, recurring issues across multiple reviews include a mandatory sign-in to save, frequent saving/export problems, laggy performance, and billing/trial friction that hinder adoption and reliability.

Pros

Easy to use and quick to learn
Seamless Google Drive sync and collaboration
Robust PDF editing features (typing text, annotations, signatures)

Cons

Requires sign-in to save edits; login/auth occasionally fails
Edits/save are unreliable; saved work can be lost or not exported
Laggy performance and occasional loading failures/crashes
Billing/trial cancellation issues including unexpected charges

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All time rating average: 3.93

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-16	Wa*****	always asking permission but not able to log in so my changes are unsaved
always asking permission but not able to log in so my changes are unsaved
2026-07-15	Lo*****	I love Lumin PDF. I conduct online research and often study primary sources. Lumin makes it easy to highlight, block out, and comment information to keep track of what I need and don't.
I love Lumin PDF. I conduct online research and often study primary sources. Lumin makes it easy to highlight, block out, and comment information to keep track of what I need and don't.
2026-07-13	Sa*****	Pointless waste of time. Will not print signature unless you pay
Pointless waste of time. Will not print signature unless you pay
2026-07-10	Su*****	no option to download my PDF locally after editing. all support topics point to a "download" menu option that literally does not exist on my app. I understand this is a cloud based service, but people edit PDFs for things like taxes and applications and thus need to have permission to obtain a local file. this is pretty bummy user experience tbh. update: eventually found it but had to dig. this should be an easy to access feature
no option to download my PDF locally after editing. all support topics point to a "download" menu option that literally does not exist on my app. I understand this is a cloud based service, but people edit PDFs for things like taxes and applications and thus need to have permission to obtain a local file. this is pretty bummy user experience tbh. update: eventually found it but had to dig. this should be an easy to access feature
2026-06-26	Ch*****	It tries to force you to make an account, but you can actually use it without logging in. Just open your file directly from your file manager. After that, it was easy to use, and I was able to save my signed PDF. Hopefully the devs won't "fix" that workaround after they see my review. 😝
It tries to force you to make an account, but you can actually use it without logging in. Just open your file directly from your file manager. After that, it was easy to use, and I was able to save my signed PDF. Hopefully the devs won't "fix" that workaround after they see my review. 😝
2026-06-25	As*****	easy n very practical
easy n very practical
2026-06-14	Gi*****	Can't even save a document without installing CHROME, apparently required in creating an account...
Can't even save a document without installing CHROME, apparently required in creating an account...
2026-06-14	Br*****	Exelente aplicación ame 😘
Exelente aplicación ame 😘
2026-06-12	De*****	Absolute trash I try to download my school work and theres some weird 3 "completed" thing(Im not using the subscription) I don't know if this is some type of monthly thing but thats absolutely absurd I don't know if im gunna be able to download this I may have to redo it on another sight I hate this sight genuinely. making it impossible to use without subscription is what i asume is the case. Subscription trash. Im not paying for something like this.
Absolute trash I try to download my school work and theres some weird 3 "completed" thing(Im not using the subscription) I don't know if this is some type of monthly thing but thats absolutely absurd I don't know if im gunna be able to download this I may have to redo it on another sight I hate this sight genuinely. making it impossible to use without subscription is what i asume is the case. Subscription trash. Im not paying for something like this.
2026-06-12	Fa*****	Nice app it's recommended 👍
Nice app it's recommended 👍