Best alternatives to View PDF's (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to View PDF's, 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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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 6.7× more users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
- 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 33× more users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
- 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 1.5× fewer users than View PDF's
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Education
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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 1.7× more users than View PDF's
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Open in PDF Viewer
Easily open desired links in a PDF viewer.
≈100K users3.2★ from 136 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 3.3× more users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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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 1.5× fewer users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Web to PDF
Use Web to PDF converter to save a web page as a pdf and download it instantly. Perfect for offline reading and sharing.
≈200K users4.8★ from 1.9K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago7 permissions- About 6.7× more users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader
PDF Viewer, Reader is a free tool that allows you to view/edit PDF files directly in your web browser.
≈20K users3.9★ from 110 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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VS to PDF Saver
Capture vitalsource bookshelf pages as screenshots and save them in a single PDF.
≈5K users3.6★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Save as PDF
Download web pages as PDF in one click.
≈300K users3.2★ from 2K ratingsUpdated 16 months ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than View PDF's
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
View PDF's alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to View PDF's?
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 PDF Viewer.
Which View PDF's alternative has the best rating?
Web to PDF has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings.
Is there a View PDF's alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
PDF Viewer asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for View PDF's.
How many alternatives to View PDF's are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to View PDF's on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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