PDF Reader

Name: PDF Reader
Rating: 4.1 (23 reviews)
Author: Bermet

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

The PDF Reader Chrome extension is a versatile, general-purpose PDF viewer powered by Mozilla's pdf.js library. It replaces the default PDF viewer in Chrome, providing an experience similar to Firefox while supporting remote and local PDF file rendering. Users can enable access to local files for enhanced functionality and utilize context-menu options for parsing PDFs within frame elements.

Key features include customizable light and dark themes, page navigation via page hash, support for signed and unsigned PDF signatures, drag-and-drop PDF opening, and partial execution of PDF scripts. Additionally, users can insert text and images into PDFs, as well as draw digitally, enabling signing with a pen or mouse. A variety of rendering options are available to tailor PDF display, including WebGL support and interactive form rendering. Frequent updates have enhanced library versions, usability on Chrome OS, and context menu functionalities for opening PDFs in new tabs.

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By:: Bermet
Users:: 55,277+ -3,160
Rating:: 4.10

(23)
Version:: 0.4.3 (Last updated: 2024-12-11)
Creation date:: 2022-02-02
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
contextMenus
favicon
Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 4.11M
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 596 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#1148 in Productivity ▼ 5

#18 in purpose keyword 1 ▼ 1

#38 in library keyword 28 ▼ 1

#48 in pdf keyword 82 ▼ 9

#62 in destination keyword 3 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

PDF Reader (v0.4.3)

60,000+ 4.48

(83)

User reviews

Pros

Adds hand tool for moving around PDFs
Allows adding CSS snippets
Improved PDF rendering and text readability
Quick text searching in PDFs
No jittery loading

Cons

No options to highlight, cross-out, or add notes to PDF text
Slower than the browser default PDF reader
Does not support downloading PDF files from Edge
May show plugin loading errors for large files (100MB+)
Does not open in detail for some documents

Recent reviews

勾选了在inprivate允许，再隐身模式仍然无法使用，显示被edge阻止

by galaxy, 2024-04-24

This extention can add CSS snippets. GREAT!

by 川, 2024-04-15

Solved the biggest issue I had with Microsoft Edge by adding a hand tool to pdf's so I can move around the document without having to use the scroll bars. I found a thread on Microsoft where users had been requesting this feature for 3 1/2 years from Microsoft with no results.

by Jay, 2023-08-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

PDF Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

PDF Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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