5 Online User Manual Websites

All of these websites offer free PDF manuals; each has its own library, so it’s worth trying more than one if you’re looking for a particularly obscure manual.

1. 99manuals.com

This website has over 3 million PDF manuals. A diverse selection that includes technology, home appliances, mowers, board games, and car manuals.

2. ESI

Designed primarily for engineers and technicians, rather than end users, this site provides component datasheets, IC diagrams, service guides, and schematics for a variety of electronic equipment.

Because it is far more specialized than the other sites, it is not as comprehensive. Active user forums can be extremely beneficial for troubleshooting and repairs.

3. SecureManuals

Over 800,000 user manuals are available in PDF format. The free manual range includes technology, home appliances, toys, music, and so on.

4. ManualsOnline

This site offers free PDF manuals for over 700,000 products. Another broad selection includes technology, power tools, home appliances, baby care, fitness, video games, car audio, and so on. ManualsOnline has many manuals from hundreds of brands and they try to combine self-help and productinfo with a community.

Update: Although they claim to have many manuals. Most of them don’t seem to work. It seems that the website isn’t maintained anymore.

5. Scribd

A massive document sharing website that includes books, speeches, and magazine articles, among other things, but it also has a useful free user manuals section that includes automobiles, crafts, gadgets, and scrapbooking.

Conclusion

It’s worth noting that no single website found every available manual/guide, but 99manuals.com found the majority of the manuals we needed.