Is Open in PDF Reader safe?

Clean risk

Opens PDF files in Adobe Reader from the browser right-click menu.

This extension adds a context-menu option for choosing Adobe Reader when opening a PDF file. It requires Adobe Reader to be installed on the computer, and the description also says it can convert PDF files to JPG or PNG format.

Free Software Extensionsv3.0.1Chrome Web Store
1Risk
Who publishes it

Free Software Extensions - 4 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Free Software Extensions

Same store account

4 other listings published from this account, 540k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.0.1. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Start, monitor and manage your downloads

    downloads

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox

    nativeMessaging

Updated 30 September 2026kdpmhmcieiaddjoegooocahccoegbemo