PDF Viewer for Vimium C

A PDF Viewer supporting Vimium C shortcuts.

PDF Viewer for Vimium C - Customized PDF Viewer for Chrome

PDF Viewer for Vimium C is a Chrome extension that presents a customized and updated PDF viewing experience. It supports Vimium C shortcuts for easy navigation and operations. It is based on the ever-growing PDF.js project, which it uses to render PDF content. With crucial updates and bug fixes, this extension maximizes PDF viewing and manipulation on Chrome, catering to various user needs and preferences.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
By: gdh1995
Users: 6,000+
Rating: 4.29
(31)
Version: 2.15.349 (Last updated: 2022-08-09)
Creation date: 2020-05-17
Permissions:
  • fileBrowserHandler
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • storage
Size: 3.02M
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well with Vimium C
  • Improves on default Chrome PDF viewer
  • High usability and user-friendly interface
  • Helpful for users converting PDFs to HTML
  • Indispensable tool for Vim users
Cons
  • Rendering issues with PDFs from journal webpages
  • Lack of documentation and setup instructions
  • Limited functionality for scrolling (only j and k change pages)
  • No option to disable pagination for copying text
  • Key bindings do not work unless clicked on the PDF
Most mentioned
  • Need for better keybindings and scrolling options
  • Desire for more documentation
  • Rendering issues when loading from specific sources
  • Request for a dark mode feature
  • Feedback on improving functionality with Vimium C
User reviews
Wonderful extension and this seems to work for a pdf documents directly loaded from a file. However, this seems to give a rendering problems from pdf documents loading from journal webpages.
by Johnny MyungWon Lee, 2025-01-17

work with vimium C but text gets blurry
by Minh Quân, 2024-07-05

Very nice extension with top usability and workpace
by Mac, 2024-07-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

PDF Viewer for Vimium C requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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