Academic PDF Reader

by orissongomes@gmail.com · Education

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Floating figures, captions, highlights & comments for academic PDFs. Free and local; optional tips welcome.

Users

+1 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#208K

#174K among extensions

Version

1.0.0

updated 11 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Academic PDF Reader

Academic PDF Reader helps you study papers without losing your place. WHAT YOU GET • Click figure mentions to open floating figure windows • Browse indexed captions; add or adjust crops manually (tables and other types) • Highlights and comments with pins on the page • Local workspaces that restore when you reopen the same PDF • Export / import workspace backups (.aprd) • Citation previews (experimental — quality depends on the publisher PDF) • Works with PDFs on the web and local files LOCAL & FREE Annotations stay on your device. There is no account and no paywall. Optional “Buy me a coffee” tips support development. LOCAL PDF FILES 1. Open chrome://extensions 2. Find Academic PDF Reader 3. Enable “Allow access to file URLs” 4. Open your PDF in Chrome, then use the Open Academic PDF Reader control REQUIREMENTS Chrome 140 or newer. SUPPORT https://buymeacoffee.com/orissongomes https://www.linkedin.com/in/orisson-ponce-gomes-022705234