3D Issue
3D Issue turns PDFs into interactive digital flipbooks and responsive publications.
What 3D Issue is
3D Issue turns PDFs into interactive digital flipbooks and responsive publications. Its Replicate product supports video, audio, images, animations, links, and sign-up interactions, as well as reader features such as search, contents, text selection, bookmarks, and notes. Publishers can use analytics, connect Google Tag Manager, automate uploads and publishing through an API, and choose cloud publishing or offline export for self-hosting. Login editions and protected access are also described. Flow extracts publication content into a mobile-friendly article layout while retaining a desktop flipbook experience; its article mode supports screen readers, and the product offers ADA-compliant publishing. Replicate accepts PDF projects and allows MP4, YouTube, Vimeo, JPG, PNG, and MP3 media. A free 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. The company says its flagship Flipbooks suite was released in 2007.
Good
- Adds video, audio, links, and sign-up interactions
- Offers analytics and Google Tag Manager integration
- Supports API-based automated publishing
- Flow provides mobile article layouts and screen-reader support
- Offline export allows self-hosting
Watch out
- No free plan is available
- Replicate lists 1 user, 1 brand, and 100 publications
- Free trial lasts 14 days
Who it suits
It suits publishers who want to convert PDF material into interactive publications, with options for mobile article layouts, analytics, access controls, or self-hosting. Flow may fit publishers needing screen-reader support in article mode.
Verdict
3D Issue offers distinct publication options, from interactive flipbooks to mobile-friendly article layouts. Consider the required plan and publishing setup, since there is no free plan and the trial is limited to 14 days.
Plans and prices
From 3D Issue's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Replicate | $149 a month | 1 user · 1 brand · 100 publications · Monthly; annual option shown as $99/month |
| Flow | $199 a month | 1 brand · 100 publications · mobile-first edition, article extraction and editor, dual-device delivery, ADA-compliant publishing, AI article generator · Monthly; annual option shown as $149/month |
| Studio | $349 a month | 1 brand · 100 publications · responsive page design studio · modular layout builder · full digital magazine creation · Monthly; annual option shown as $299/month |
The facts
Each one read from 3D Issue's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- Flow offers ADA-compliant digital publishing and says its article mode supports screen readers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Replicate includes publication analytics and supports Google Tag Manager integration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Replicate supports automated uploads and publishing through an API.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Flow mobile reading
- Flow automatically extracts publication content into a mobile-friendly article layout while retaining the desktop flipbook experience.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Formats and media
- Replicate accepts PDF projects and allows MP4, YouTube, Vimeo, JPG, PNG, and MP3 media within a project.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Hosting and access
- Replicate offers cloud publishing and offline export for self-hosting; its page also describes login editions and protected access.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive content
- Replicate supports video, audio, images, animations, links, and sign-up interactions in flipbooks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- PDF publishing
- 3D Issue converts PDFs into interactive digital flipbooks and responsive publications.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says users may request deletion of their data and 3D Issue will notify users as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a personal data breach exposing user information.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Reader tools
- Replicate publications can include search, a table of contents, text selection, bookmarks, and notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- 3D Issue offers support across its platforms and provides a contact support link and knowledge base.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The company says its flagship Flipbooks product suite was released in 2007 and that it was set up in Donegal by ex-publisher and CEO Paul McNulty.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The Replicate product page offers a free 14-day trial.checked 7 Oct 2026
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