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
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
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
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
0
+0.0%
+2
−0.21
30 days
0
+0.0%
+8
−0.21
6 months
0
+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