Open PDF links with Falcon PDF — your powerful, cross-platform PDF viewer. Access tools and recent files from a handy side panel.
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About Falcon PDF
Falcon PDF — PDF Viewer, Tools & Reader (No Ads)
Open any PDF the way it should be: fast, clean, and completely ad-free. Falcon PDF replaces the basic built-in PDF viewer with a modern reading experience, and connects you to a full suite of 30+ PDF tools — all from one tidy side panel.
🚫 No ads
🚫 No popups
🚫 No clutter — just pure productivity.
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WHAT THIS EXTENSION DOES
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• Opens PDF links automatically — click any PDF on the web and it opens right in the Falcon PDF viewer, with the original page address preserved in your address bar.
• A clean, full-window reader — no sign-in walls, no distractions. Zoom, scroll, search, and navigate with a smooth, modern interface.
• Side panel home — click the Falcon PDF icon for instant access to Open PDF, Tools, Recent Files, and the full toolset.
• Pick up where you left off — your recently opened PDFs are one click away.
• Works offline — the viewer is built into the extension, so the reader loads instantly without depending on any website.
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30+ PDF TOOLS, ONE CLICK AWAY
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Jump from the side panel straight into the full Falcon PDF toolset:
📂 ORGANIZE
• Merge PDF
• Split PDF
• Extract pages
• Delete pages
• Reorder pages
• Rotate PDF
🔄 CONVERT
• PDF to Word
• PDF to Image
• Word to PDF
• Image to PDF
🗜️ OPTIMIZE
• Compress PDF
• Reduce file size
✍️ SIGN & EDIT
• Draw, type, or upload a signature
• Fill forms instantly
• Highlight, annotate & comment
• Add text & images
🔐 SECURITY & PRO TOOLS
• Lock / unlock PDF (password protect)
• Change password
• eSign documents
• Add or remove watermark
• Redact sensitive content
🤖 SMART FEATURES
• AI PDF chat — ask questions about your document
• Summarize content instantly
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PART OF THE FALCON PDF FAMILY
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This extension is your desktop gateway to Falcon PDF — the all-in-one PDF reader, editor, scanner, and converter available across phone, tablet, and web. Beyond the browser, Falcon PDF also offers:
📚 Seamless file support across standard documents, eBooks, and comics.
📖 ADVANCED READING — smooth vertical/horizontal scrolling, continuous & book modes, dark mode & eye protection, bookmarks, fast search.
🎧 HANDS-FREE READING — text-to-speech read-aloud, great for multitasking and accessibility.
📸 DOCUMENT SCANNER — turn your phone into a scanner with auto edge detection, perspective correction, batch scanning, and OCR text recognition.
🌐 CROSS-PLATFORM SYNC — access your files anywhere and continue right where you left off.
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WHY FALCON PDF
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• Truly ad-free — no popups, no banners, no distractions.
• Fast & lightweight — opens documents instantly.
• Private & secure — your recent-files list is stored locally on your device. We do not sell your data or send your documents to third parties.
• No account required — install and start reading.
• Honest address bar — the real document URL stays visible, so you always know where a file comes from.
🎯 PERFECT FOR professionals, students, readers, and everyday users who want a clean, powerful PDF experience in the browser.
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PERMISSIONS — WHY WE ASK
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• Read and change data on websites you visit — to detect PDF links and open them in the Falcon viewer.
• Side panel — to show the Falcon PDF home panel.
• Storage — to remember your recently opened PDFs locally.
• Tabs — to open PDFs and tools in the right tab.
Falcon PDF acts only on PDF documents and never collects your browsing history.
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GET STARTED
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1. Install Falcon PDF.
2. Click any PDF link on the web — it opens in the Falcon viewer.
3. Click the Falcon PDF toolbar icon anytime to open the side panel and reach your tools.
Read · Sign · Edit · Convert — all in one place.
Feedback & support: support@falconpdf.com
Learn more: falconpdf.com