Reviews of Google Docs Viewer

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List of user reviews and ratings for Google Docs Viewer

Total ratings

3.56 (Rating count: 18)

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Review summary

User reviews are mixed. The add-on is praised for doc viewing and saving docs directly to Drive without PDF downloads, and is generally handy. However, recurring issues include clipboard metadata corruption, inconsistent operation (requests not captured, error pages), some files failing to open, and a lack of control/customization (no kill switch or URL options). Reliability and configurability are the main drawbacks.

Pros

Works well for Microsoft Word documents (*.doc, *.docx).
Allows viewing and saving documents directly to Google Drive without downloading as PDF.
Very handy and generally useful.

Cons

Clipboard/text copied from Google Docs gets cluttered with metadata, making it unreadable and unusable; issue persists even after uninstalling the extension.
Inconsistent behavior: the extension can fail to capture requests, trigger save dialogs, or show error pages/codes.
Some files cannot be opened with the extension; not universally reliable.
Limited control and customization: no easy way to disable interception (no kill switch) and no straightforward options to tweak service URLs or context menu.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 3.56

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26% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-12-04	Mo*****	The extension messes up the clipboard settings or whatever is related to the following problem. Even after deleting the extension and clearing browser's cache, cookies, and site settings, the text copied from Google Docs is forced to include tons of metadata. The copied text becomes simply unreadable and unusable for regular purposes. It is even reproduced within a fresh Firefox profile. I don't recommend the extension if you need to copy your notes from Google Docs.
The extension messes up the clipboard settings or whatever is related to the following problem. Even after deleting the extension and clearing browser's cache, cookies, and site settings, the text copied from Google Docs is forced to include tons of metadata. The copied text becomes simply unreadable and unusable for regular purposes. It is even reproduced within a fresh Firefox profile. I don't recommend the extension if you need to copy your notes from Google Docs.
2025-03-26	敬念*****

2025-02-11	退出*****

2024-06-14	Fi*****	How to use this?
How to use this?
2022-12-27	翻墙*****	欢迎光临翻墙部落! 打开天窗，听听外面的声音! 穿越迷雾，寻找人生真谛! https://github.com/osurf/jzdy/blob/master/README.md?
欢迎光临翻墙部落! 打开天窗，听听外面的声音! 穿越迷雾，寻找人生真谛! https://github.com/osurf/jzdy/blob/master/README.md?
2022-12-25	Ga*****	Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2020-08-05	Fi*****

2020-05-26	RR*****	Works well for *.doc files, haven't tried other file formats
Works well for *.doc files, haven't tried other file formats
2020-05-24	Ri*****

2019-12-22	Ti*****	Was having issues with the Office doc Add-on - kept producing an error page when trying to open DocX files. This Add-on fixed the issue. Now I can view all docs and save directly to drive without having to download as PDF or some other file. Thank you.
Was having issues with the Office doc Add-on - kept producing an error page when trying to open DocX files. This Add-on fixed the issue. Now I can view all docs and save directly to drive without having to download as PDF or some other file. Thank you.