View PDF Online in Gmail Without Adobe Reader

Google added a PDF viewer without the need for any desktop software like Adobe Reader or a Firefox Extension to open PDF documents online.

This is an excellent addition to open incoming PDF attachments in emails without the need for the bulky software like Adobe Reader. You can instantly open PDF documents online with Gmail’s built-in PDF viewer.

Previously, the only way to see PDF documents is either by saving PDF documents and opening it via a PDF application like Adobe Reader or to have Firefox extensions like PDF Download. Now it is not necessary to install or download any application -- Gmail will automatically open your PDF documents.

This is how it works.

When you receive a PDF attachment, you will see the following:

Click view in Gmail to see the PDF attachment.

Click the “view” link, the PDF document opens in Google Docs as follows:

PDF Viewer for Gmail. Ref: Mashable.com

It opens fast and the quality is as good as any PDF reader both online or offline application. There is a “Zoom” function, you can open pages in a book view format (two pages side by side), print the PDF or open the page in a HTML format. It works well in both Firefox and in Chrome browsers.

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BeatsMe says:
13 months ago

Sounds handy. There are files that you can't read immediately because they're in pdf.

cgull8m says:
13 months ago

Thanks BeatsMe, it is very useful when we are away from our main computer, so we can quickly see the PDF contents online with Gmail.

quicksand says:
12 months ago

Whew! At last we can view something without adobe reader!

cgull8m says:
12 months ago

Yes, saves file space too, opens quickly.

Jaimini says:
4 months ago

Maybe, but its not fully featured. Eg. I cannot validate signed documents

cgull8m says:
4 months ago

Jaimini, hopefully they will add more features, but for now this is a good one to have when we are outside the office and don't have the Adobe software installed.