PDF Reader and Editor

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

As of June 2026, PDF Reader and Editor has 70,000 users and a 4.45/5 rating from 99 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
0.4.8
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

6 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

80.8K75.0K69.2KApr 18, 2026Jun 12, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 18, 202670.0K4.49980.4.7
Apr 27, 202670.0K4.49980.4.7
May 7, 202670.0K4.48970.4.7
May 13, 202670.0K4.48970.4.8
May 18, 202680.0K4.48970.4.8
May 24, 202680.0K4.45980.4.8
Now70.0K4.45990.4.8

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagecontextMenusfavicon
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

This extension uses Mozilla's pdf.js library to display PDF files in your browser. It will be used as a replacement for the default PDF viewer. This extension supports rendering remote and local PDF files on top frames. The extension provides the same experience as you open PDF files in the Firefox browser.

To allow the extension to parse local PDF files, you need to enable "Access Local Files" in the extension manager.

If you prefer the extension to parse PDF files in frame elements use the right-click context menu checkbox

Features:
1. Provides both light and dark theme options
2. Facilitates page navigation using the "page" hash
3. Allows customization of the PDF viewer's appearance
4. Enables the display of both signed and unsigned PDF signatures
5. Permits the opening of PDF files by dragging and dropping them into the viewer
6. Offers partial support for executing PDF scripts
7. Allows for the insertion of text and images
8. Enables drawing functionality, such as digitally signing the PDF with a pen or mouse.
9. Crop part of the document and store it as a new PDF
10. Extract some pages from the document and store it as a new PDF

Available Rendering Options:
   Disable Page Labels
   Enable Permissions
   Enable Print Auto-Rotate
   Enable WebGL
   History Update URL
   Ignore Destination Zoom
   PDF Bug Enabled
   Render Interactive Forms (AcroForm/XFA)
   Use Only CSS Zoom
   Disable Auto Fetch
   Disable Font Face
   Disable Range
   Disable Stream

Version Log:
0.1.2:
1. Updates pdf.js library to v1.9.426
2. Favicon detection is improved
3. There are two context menu items to open PDF links in a new tab and in a new background tab
0.1.4
1. Updates pdf.js library to v2.2.228
2. Handles *.PDF files in Chrome OS
3.Allows opening of local PDF files either by dropping them or by using the open button on the user-interface

Technical

Version
0.4.8
Manifest
V3
Size
6.75MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
12
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u7feba4b844efc05c66dc61c318b30c89
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 22, 2018
Last Updated (Store)
May 6, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 12, 2026
Website
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