PDF Reader

A general-purpose Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer based on Mozilla's PDF.js library

What is PDF Reader?

"PDF Reader" is a Chrome extension that utilises Mozilla's PDF.js, allowing robust and flexible viewing of PDF files right within the browser. It provides an option between light and dark themes, customisation of appearance, and supports both hosted and locally stored PDF files. Features also include support for opening PDF files by dragging and dropping, partial script execution ability, text and image insertion, and digital signature handling. Furthermore, it offers various rendering options that can be fine-tuned for user preference.

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By: emano.waldeck

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Users: 60,000+

Rating: 4.57 (75)

Version: 0.4.2 (Last updated: 2024-09-23)

Creation date: 2020-02-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
favicon

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 6.16M

Email: em*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 3638 ▼ 38

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#313 in Workflow & Planning

#8 in pdf keyword 69 ▼ 5

#65 in reader keyword 90 ▼ 8

#170 in disable keyword 34 ▼ 5

#242 in sheets erweiterung keyword 23 ▼ 13

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

PDF Reader (v0.4.2)

4.10

(23) 48,768+

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Extension summary

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This extension uses Mozilla's pdf.js library to display PDF files in your browser. It will be used as a replacement for the default PDF viewer. This extension supports rendering remote and local PDF files on top frames. The extension provides the same experience as you open PDF files in the Firefox browser.

To allow the extension to parse local PDF files, you need to enable "Access Local Files" in the extension manager.

If you prefer the extension to parse PDF files in frame elements use the right-click context menu checkbox

Features:

Provides both light and dark theme options
Facilitates page navigation using the "page" hash
Allows customization of the PDF viewer's appearance
Enables the display of both signed and unsigned PDF signatures
Permits the opening of PDF files by dragging and dropping them into the viewer
Offers partial support for executing PDF scripts
Allows for the insertion of text and images
Enables drawing functionality, such as digitally signing the PDF with a pen or mouse.

User reviews

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Pros

Efficient PDF navigation with back/forward keyboard shortcuts.
Ability to add CSS snippets for customization.
Works well for filling out PDF forms with spell-check functionality.
User friendly with many features once the menu is discovered.

Cons

Lacks dark mode functionality.
Limited compared to official PDF viewer in terms of highlighting and commenting.
No document loading progress bar or additional drawing tools.
No feature for showing recently opened PDFs.

Most mentioned

Efficient navigation shortcuts.
Missing features and customization options.
Comparison to other PDF viewers (especially native ones).

Recent reviews

This is the greatest PDF plugin that I only use it now. Feature request: Could it set default behavior by user, like zoom level and page scrolling. Thank you for the great plugin!

Chien Cheng Chang, 2024-11-20

I am not aware of another pdf viewer Chrome extension with a working back/forward keyboard shortcut (<alt-left> & <alt-right>), for efficient navigation. A life saver, bravo!