Best alternatives to Open in PDF Viewer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Open in PDF Viewer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Open in PDF Viewer alternatives, compared
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Open in PDF Reader
Easily open desired links in PDF Reader
≈20K users3.6★ from 239 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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PDF Viewer
Display any PDF files in the Chrome browser with HTML5. Online editor, viewer and PDF converter tool.
≈200K users4.6★ from 397 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Rated 1.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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PDF Viewer
Uses HTML5 to display PDF files directly in the browser.
≈1M users3.3★ from 2.7K ratingsUpdated 24 months ago7 permissions- About 10× more users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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PDF Viewer
Read PDF File and highlight/make edits to the PDF File
≈20K users3.6★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Education
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Open with Google Drive™ Viewer
Open online resources with Google Drive Viewer. Supports various formats including DOC, XLS, PDF, PPT, ZIP, HTML, TXT, JS etc.
≈40K users3.2★ from 206 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
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Open in PDF Reader
Send PDF links directly to your favorite PDF viewer like Adobe Acrobat Reader
≈90K users3.5★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Open in PDF Viewer
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Easy PDF Viewer
Efficiently View and Interact with PDFs: Easy Navigation, Zooming, and Annotations!
≈20K users4.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Easy PDF Viewer
Bring simplicity to viewing and converting PDFs right from your browser! Easy PDF Viewer enhances your browsing experience by…
≈50K usersNot rated yet3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Docs Viewer
Easily view PDF and MS Office documents in your browser.
≈10K users3.2★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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View PDF's
View PDF is a single purpose New Tab experience. Browse the Web On Your New Tab. You can view our Privacy Policy at…
≈30K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Open in PDF Viewer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Just for Fun
Open in PDF Viewer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Open in PDF Viewer?
By users, the most popular alternative is PDF Viewer with ≈1M users and a 3.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Open in PDF Reader.
Which Open in PDF Viewer alternative has the best rating?
PDF Viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 397 ratings.
Is there a Open in PDF Viewer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
PDF Viewer asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Open in PDF Viewer.
How many alternatives to Open in PDF Viewer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Open in PDF Viewer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.