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Open in PDF Viewer

by Lynn · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Easily open desired links in a PDF viewer.

Users
100K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.3 / 5
+0.11 in 30 days
Ratings
136
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#2,013
#1,769 among extensions
Version
0.1.6
updated 16 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
30K65K100KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 100,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
4088136Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 136 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 Open in PDF Viewer

Open in PDF Viewer is a simple and lite addon that allows you to easily open desired PDF links in a chosen PDF viewer. Note 1: after installing the addon, you need to connect it with native applications (i.e. adobe acrobat reader) on your machine. To make this connection, a separate patch is provided in GitHub. Please download and install this patch from: https://github.com/alexmarcoo/open-in-native-client/releases Follow the instructions in the above GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the "Open in PDF Viewer" addon in your browser can communicate with PDF viewer on your machine (Window, Linux, or Mac). The default option for the PDF viewer is adobe acrobat reader. In windows 10, the default location for Adobe Acrobat is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe". If you have a different OS, or if you installed Adobe Acrobat in a different folder, please adjust the field accordingly. You can change this from the options page. There is also an input field in which you can add arguments for the viewer. For example, to open PDF as full-screen or without toolbar. Please note that, if you change the PDF viewer make sure to change the input arguments as well. Each PDF viewer has its arguments to operate. If you keep Adobe as the default PDF viewer, please visit this page (http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf) to get more info about input arguments. To operate with this addon, please right-click on any link (a link to a PDF document) and then click on - Open and Download with PDF Viewer - item from the context menu. The PDF file will first be "downloaded" and then "opened" in a default PDF viewer (the one which is set on the options page). Please note that the PDF file will be downloaded in the "default" download folder on your machine. Note 2: before using the addon, please open the option's page and make sure the path to the PDF viewer is correct based on your Operating System. To report any bug, please fill the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/open-in-pdf.html).

Growth

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Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Open in PDF Viewer appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
pdf#77+8
viewer#84+7

Version history

5 versions recorded
0.1.616 Feb 2026
0.1.526 Jan 2025
0.1.45 Nov 2023
0.1.32 Nov 2021
0.1.227 Jan 2019

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
27 Jan 2019
Size
19 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
mybrowseraddon.com
Extension ID
ehndikigeekodlnbohjndjjiikphickb

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagedownloadscontextMenusnotificationsnativeMessaging

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