# Online Docs Viewer

> Allows you to view documents online.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/online-docs-viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/online-docs-viewer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `online-docs-viewer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** def00111
- **Category:** download-management,appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 235
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 3.92 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-07
- **First published:** 2017-06-22
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/online-docs-viewer/)

## Description

Online Docs Viewer lets you open and preview documents right in your Chrome browser without downloading files. View common formats — PDF, DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, and PPT/PPTX — with fast, in-tab rendering so you can read, verify, and share content instantly.

Lightweight and easy to use, the extension is ideal for quickly inspecting links and attachments. From the same developer: Google PDF Viewer, Always Preview, and Docs Online Viewer Fork. Icon credit: Roman Káčerek — Flaticon.

## Rankings

- #7,694 — Overall
- #20 — online
- #69 — viewer
- #80 — documentation
- #97 — line
- #127 — document

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/online-docs-viewer)