Compare Edge add-ons: PDF Reader vs Save Image to Downloads

Stats PDF Reader PDF Reader Save Image to Downloads Save Image to Downloads
User count 57,615 13,501
Average rating 4.10 4.50
Rating count 23 11
Last updated 2024-04-18 2023-01-29
Size 5.82M 25.36K
Version 0.4.0 2.0.4
Short description
A general-purpose Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer based on Mozilla's PDF.js library Save images to the Download folder without the nagging 'Save As' dialog.
Full summary

This extension uses Mozilla's pdf.js library to display PDF files in your browser. It will be used as a replacement for the default PDF viewer. This extension supports rendering remote and local PDF files on top frames. The extension provides the same experience as you open PDF files in the Firefox browser.

To allow the extension to parse local PDF files, you need to enable "Access Local Files" in the extension manager.

If you prefer the extension to parse PDF files in frame elements use the right-click context menu checkbox

Features:

  1. Provides both light and dark theme options
  2. Facilitates page navigation using the "page" hash
  3. Allows customization of the PDF viewer's appearance
  4. Enables the display of both signed and unsigned PDF signatures
  5. Permits the opening of PDF files by dragging and dropping them into the viewer
  6. Offers partial support for executing PDF scripts
  7. Allows for the insertion of text and images
  8. Enables drawing functionality, such as digitally signing the PDF with a pen or mouse.
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This Add-on works with plain links directing to an image file and when the image is served as a data URI. It also requires less and unnecessary privileges than other extensions of this kind.

Required permissions to operate are: downloads, contextMenus