Open in Foxit™ Reader

Name: Open in Foxit™ Reader
Rating: 4.45 (20 reviews)
Author: Lunu

By: Lunu

Adds a context menu item to send PDF links directly to Foxit™ Reader

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Features & Capabilities

The "Open in Foxit™ Reader" Chrome extension streamlines how you access PDF files by adding a dedicated context menu option. With just a right-click on any PDF link, users can instantly send the file to Foxit™ Reader for viewing. This tool improves your browsing experience by automatically downloading PDFs and launching them in Foxit™ Reader, circumventing the software's limitation of not opening remote files directly.

Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac, the extension requires a small native client installation to enable communication between the browser and Foxit™ Reader. Customize your preferences from the options page to automatically open PDF links with Foxit™ Reader. Please note, this extension is an independent tool and not affiliated with Foxit Software Incorporated.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Lunu

Daily users:

2,586 16

Rating:

4.45

(20)

Version:

0.2.4 Last updated: 2025-12-21

Version code:

6103559

Creation date:

2018-07-21

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

93.07KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-22

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,843 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#155 in Tabs

#161 in Download Management ▲ 2

#297 in Other extensions ▲ 5

#19 in reader keyword 65

#28 in open ai keyword 60

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Open in Foxit™ Reader (v0.2.4)

40,000 2.83

(6)

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Developed by:

Lunu

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-in-foxit-reader/

Website:

https://webextension.org/listing/open-in-pdf-reader.html?from=foxit

Permission Change History

2022-08-28: Version 0.1.6 → 0.2.2

Add Permissions: activeTab

Remove Optional permissions: activeTab

User Reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's ability to open PDFs in Foxit Reader directly and its flexibility to use other PDF programs. However, multiple reviews highlight issues with unclear installation instructions, a complicated setup process, and inconsistent functionality, especially on Linux. While Foxit Reader itself is praised, the add-on's user experience suffers due to poor guidance and occasional unreliability in opening PDFs as intended.

Pros

Allows opening PDFs directly with Foxit Reader from Firefox
Supports customization to open PDFs with any preferred PDF program, not just Foxit
Recognized as a useful addon by users who appreciate Foxit Reader's features

Cons

Lack of clear instructions for installing the required native client or additional software
Confusing and complicated setup process, particularly involving manual installation
Inconsistent behavior in opening PDFs correctly with the add-on, especially issues with left-click functionality
Linux users face additional setup steps not clearly documented

Recent reviews

Installed addon. No prompt or directions for download of native client. Clicking Validator yields "is native client installed?" with no link to install it. Unable to get it working.

by Fi*****, 2025-06-03

by 远离*****, 2025-03-29

by 退出*****, 2025-02-15

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Is Open in Foxit™ Reader Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Open in Foxit™ Reader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Open in Foxit™ 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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