Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader
PDF Viewer, Reader is a free tool that allows you to view PDF files directly in your web browser.
Total ratings
3.93
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works well with Google Drive
- Allows saving pictures from a page
- Good for previewing PDFs without downloading
- Fast and functional for opening PDFs
Cons
- Doesn't allow opening from file URLs
- Has a sidebar ad that some users find annoying
- Night mode extensions do not work with it
- Print option doesn't function properly
- Requires access to entire Google Drive
Most mentioned
- Just opens a tab to their site
- Doesn't set default PDF viewer
- Request for additional features like text highlighting
- Shows sidebar ad
- Reports of it being a virus
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
3.60
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-05 |  | | en | It has ever actually worked at all. Complete waste of time |
| 2023-08-07 |  | | 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 | |
| 2023-08-07 |  | | en | 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 |
| 2022-05-28 |  | | 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. | |
| 2022-05-28 |  | | en | 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. |
| 2021-11-29 | | | I liked the tool but for me the issue is that the night mode extensions do not work with and there is no integrated night mode. | |
| 2021-11-29 |  | | en | I liked the tool but for me the issue is that the night mode extensions do not work with and there is no integrated night mode. |
| 2020-11-01 |  | | 今まで快適に使用出来ていましたが、Ver1.0.0.1により使用不可となりました。 以前のバージョンに戻して欲しい。 | |
| 2020-11-01 |  | | ja | 今まで快適に使用出来ていましたが、Ver1.0.0.1により使用不可となりました。 以前のバージョンに戻して欲しい。 |
| 2020-03-20 |  | | Perfect when you have Acrobat or another viewer for PDFs by default BUT you don't want to download an online PDF, you just want to preview it. |
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