Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader

Name: Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader
Rating: 3.9272727272727272 (110 reviews)
Author: Smart Software

PDF Viewer, Reader is a free tool that allows you to view PDF files directly in your web browser.

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Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader is a free Chrome extension designed for seamless PDF file viewing directly within your browser. It enables you to open and read PDF documents locally without the need to upload files to any external servers, ensuring your privacy and data security. Simply click the extension icon or use the Chrome context menu to access your PDFs instantly.

Built on the HTML5 PDF Reader library, this extension supports both local and web-hosted PDF files, offering compatibility from Chrome version 37 and later. Its lightweight design provides a smooth reading experience, making it an excellent choice for users who require quick and secure access to PDF content without leaving the browser environment.

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Version:

1.0.0.2 Last updated: 2023-12-05

Creation date:

2020-10-16

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storage

Size:

29.69K

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Chrome Web Store

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a day ago

Ranking

# 4,815 ▲ 18

Other rankings

#2963 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#4 in awesome keyword 48

#23 in pdf keyword 83 ▲ 3

#44 in viewer keyword 73 ▼ 2

#127 in reader keyword 89 ▲ 1

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User reviews

Pros

Fast loading and scrolling of PDF pages compared to other viewers
Easy to use with no significant complaints from many users
Allows previewing PDFs within the browser without downloading
Better handling of opening and viewing multiple PDFs at once compared to Adobe
Works well with Google Drive integration

Cons

Lacks some functionality like text highlighting and integrated night mode
Print functionality is broken or produces weird output
Cannot open local PDF files via file URLs as expected
Shows ads or sidebar ads which some users find intrusive
Some users report it does not work properly or causes Chrome to prompt saving PDFs instead

Recent reviews

It has ever actually worked at all. Complete waste of time

Michael Hogan, 2024-01-05

Just opens a tab to their site: https://pdfviewer.softgateon.net/ Doesn't allow opening from file urls (broken) Works well with google drive - but needs access to your whole drive which might be a security issue for you. Allows saving pictures from a page. Doesn't convert. Doesn't set default pdf viewer. This is the official extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdf-viewer/oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js

Nicole Ahmed, 2023-08-07

I love this extension, honestly but can you please add few option which can fill the void of edge inbuilt reader? those are ? highlighting the texts and pdf fits in the center which is good but i use sidebar search tool too, so its helpful if the pdf can be slightly moved at desired side. thanks a lot.

krishna sai, 2022-05-28

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Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader does not require any sensitive permissions.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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