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Google Scholar PDF Reader

by Google Ireland, Ltd. · scholar.google.com · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedEstablished publisherBy GoogleManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

Users
2M
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
−0.21 in 30 days
Ratings
715
+8 in 30 days
Store rank
#214
#203 among extensions
Version
0.5.2
updated 5 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
2001M2MMar 2024Jul 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
4360715Mar 2024Jul 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 715 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Google Scholar PDF Reader

When you install Scholar Reader, PDFs on all sites will have a new look in Chrome. To make this happen, Chrome will ask for permissions to read and change data on all sites. Scholar Reader makes no changes other than the presentation of PDFs. • Preview references as you read. Click the in-text citation to see a summary and find the PDF. • Read faster with the AI outline. Get a quick overview and click on interesting bullets to jump within the paper. • Highlight and comment on PDFs. Highlights are saved to your Scholar library. • Make it right for your eyes with light, dark, and night modes. • Copy and paste common citation formats without leaving the paper. • Save articles to your Scholar Library to read or cite later. • Click in-text figure mentions to see the figure and the back button to keep reading. By installing this extension, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+2−0.21
30 days0+0.0%+8−0.21
6 months0+0.0%+43−0.23
1 year+1M+100.0%+137−0.23

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Google Scholar PDF Reader appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
summarize pdf#7+2
pdf#12+11
reader#33+2
google#55new
install#60+19
google search#72new

Version history

47 versions recorded
0.5.25 Jun 2026
0.5.12 Jun 2026
0.5.021 Apr 2026
0.4.1013 Apr 2026
0.4.919 Mar 2026
0.4.86 Mar 2026
0.4.724 Feb 2026
0.4.613 Feb 2026

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
16 Mar 2024
Size
3.5 MB
Languages
de, en, fil, id, nl, vi, tr, ca
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
policies.google.com
Extension ID
dahenjhkoodjbpjheillcadbppiidmhp

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
webNavigationwebRequestdeclarativeNetRequestscriptingstorageoffscreenclipboardWrite
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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