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: 4.59 (73) ▲ 0.02

Version: 0.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-18)

Creation date: 2020-02-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
favicon

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 5.84M

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

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 3548 ▼ 55

Other rankings

#9808 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 19

#14 in pdf keyword 82 ▼ 5

#77 in reader keyword 82 ▼ 8

#175 in disable keyword 29 ▼ 2

#244 in display keyword 24 ▼ 10

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

PDF Reader (v0.3.3)

4.10 (23) 56,225+

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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

User reviews summary

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Pros

Remembers your page. Pages can be bookmarked on your browser
Open source
Easy to use
Useful features for filling out PDF forms

Cons

Issues with copying text
Lack of document loading progress bar
Find bar is too small
Prepares to print bug

Most mentioned

Open file icon does nothing
Easy to use
Document loading progress bar

Recent reviews

Top. Leve e várias funções.

Marco Torrano, 2024-04-15

This extention can add CSS snippets. GREAT!

罗川, 2024-04-15

Lucas, 2024-04-09

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Safety

Risk impact

PDF Reader may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.