Send PDF links directly to your favorite PDF viewer like Adobe Acrobat Reader

Latest Version

Version
0.3.4
Update
November 13, 2024
Size
56.02KiB
Developer
Category
Users
100,000+
Rating
3.46 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
ContextMenus
Notifications
NativeMessaging
Downloads
ActiveTab
Alarms
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Open in PDF Reader Extension

The \"Open in PDF viewer\" extension opens PDF files directly in your favorite external PDF viewer application. To use the extension, right-click on a PDF link and select the \"Open in PDF viewer\" item. The extension downloads the PDF file in your default downloads directory and then executes the external command to open the downloaded file with the default PDF viewer (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader or FoxIt PDF reader).

Note that to execute an OS-level command, you need to install a native client. Native client installation guide appears on the first usage.

Features:
1. Open PDF files from right-click context menu
2. Transfer already opened PDF files to the external PDF viewer by pressing the browser's action button
3. Detect PDF links and open them with left-click
4. Open the external PDF viewer with a user-defined delay
5. Supports most common PDF viewers

Change Logs:
0.1.1:
It is now possible to define left-click open in default PDF reader from the options page. If this mode is enabled, the extension blocks the default action when a link with the PDF mime type is the target.
0.1.2:
It is possible to ask the extension to send the PDF URL to the external executable. Make sure your PDF Reader can open remote URLs before enabling this option
0.1.9:
You can now run the external executable with a delay. This helps your antivirus application to validate the PDF file before this extension opens it with the external PDF viewer.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Open in PDF Reader extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Open in PDF Reader extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Open in PDF Reader extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Open in PDF Reader extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Open in PDF Reader extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Open in PDF Reader extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Open in PDF Reader Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Open in PDF Reader extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Open in PDF Reader extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Open in PDF Reader extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Open in PDF Reader extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Open in PDF Reader extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Open in PDF Reader extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Open in PDF Reader extension file

Select and download the Open in PDF Reader extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Open in PDF Reader extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Open in PDF Reader extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Open in PDF Reader extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Open in PDF Reader extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Mansooreh Boostanpour (ID: 00000019b189b074) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/08/2023 hi and thanks, Note, draw free form has very bad angle and appearance of the pencil is not elegant . and for me I think this new version is a bit complicated and at the same time simpler and better

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Legacy Tuthau-Zand (ID: 000000118e0417e6) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/26/2022 Does absolutely nothing, does not appear in right-click menu.

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Wayne Mullen (ID: 0000001b84e0c86e) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/18/2022 Absolutely Useless. Can't sign, amend, save or download. As with most Adobe products a bloated waste of user unfriendly buggy space.

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Nocturnal Owl Digitalist (ID: 000000477f3b6bfc) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/15/2020 Doesnt work in latest version of chromium browsers like edge, kinza, cent, opera, vivaldi and others. Also it doesnt take as pdf links from sites or searches to view them directly into the browser without or before download. I hope the developer works on this. Also I would dev to make a better way of contacting for users who have bugs or issues or suggestions as I am having issues with user agent extension also as some sites fail to see the user agent set and see the default one. Thanks.

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วัชรพงษ์ กุลสุวรรณ์ (ID: 000000a3b608dd9c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/12/2020 ดี