Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google)
What is Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google)?
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The "Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer" extension is now obsolete - we recommend trying Google's "Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides" extension instead: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/office-editing-for-docs-s/gbkeegbaiigmenfmjfclcdgdpimamgkj
By clicking on a link for a supported document format you'll be taken to the Google Docs Viewer. No more downloading large files and launching another application just to view it.
The Google Docs Viewer does not work on files that require a log-in to view, but you can make it ignore specific domains in the options so you will still download the file.
On the options page you can also disable any file formats you don't want to use the Viewer for.
Please note that Chrome now has a PDF viewer which is separate from this plugin. If you prefer to use Google Docs to view PDFs then you can enable that in the options.
v3.10 Updated to Chrome Extension manifest v2
v3.9
User reviews
- Still good extension to force PDF preview instead of downloading it.
- Has a significant user base.
- Allows transfer of extension ownership.
- Does not consistently work for previewing files.
- Often requires downloading files instead of previewing them.
- Recently buggy and not functioning as expected.
- Doesn't work
- Requires download instead of preview
- Recently buggy
Recent reviews
Aleksander, 2018-05-11
Val B, 2017-04-21 
mei, 2017-04-19Extension safety
Risk impact
Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google) is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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