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PDF Browser Plugin 2.4.4

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Allows web browsers to display PDF documents. Demo ($69)

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Manfred Schubert

PDF Browser Plugin turns your web browser into the best PDF viewer available. With the help of PDF Browser Plugin you can view PDF documents directly in your web browser, print them, and save them to disk if you'd like to keep them.

What's New

Version 2.4.4:

Improved stability.
NEW A smarter page number indicator now always shows the total number of pages, page label and logical page number (if different from the page label).
NEW A Go To Page command in the Action and context menu allows you to directly jump to a specified page.
Reverted to slower scrolling in non-WebKit browsers.

Requirements

Intel
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Safari or Firefox

Apple Safari

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Fast and elegant web browser.

PDF Browser Plugin User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 2.x:

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Samadams commented on 12 Mar 2012

Crashes with Firefox 10.0.2. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733704 I attempted to revert to 2.4.2, only to discover it won't load pdf's at all now.

[Version 2.4.3]

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Samadams replied on 22 Mar 2012

I sent an email to Manfred Schubert about my problem. He was prompt in responding and asked me to email the Safari and Firefox crash logs. Manfred identified the culprit as Flip4Mac. What? I thought I'd uninstalled that a long time ago (I knew Flip4Mac was causing me problems with other apps). Turns out the only way to properly uninstall Flip4Mac is with it's own Uninstaller (I'd used iTrash). So I reinstalled Flip4Mac, uninstalled it, and installed PDF Browser Plugin 2.4.4. Now we're golden.

I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with Manfred. He went way above and beyond the call of duty! If only I could get that kind of support for all the apps I've paid for. Thanks Manfred! You're awesome!

Oo0_bailey_0oo replied on 09 May 2012

To offer a contrasting view, I emailed Schubert support 2 weeks ago and still haven't received a response.

I had 2.4.2 installed in Firefox 11 when PDFs seemed to stop loading in browser around the beginning of April. I noticed that the plugin wouldn't update itself so I had to uninstall it and then install 2.4.4, but that didn't fix the issue.

I know I'm not the only person with this problem. It turns out four other people I know at work and elsewhere are having the same issue as well.

I hope Manfred fixes it soon.

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Gregm commented on 16 Feb 2012

Just noticed that I had to remove the older version first. (Previous ver showed in the Firefox add-ons after "successful" installation of 243 --- inspite of restarting the browser and computer)

[Version 2.4.3]

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Robotank commented on 15 Feb 2012

Very nice--provides a substantial improvement over the bare-bones default PDF in Safari. Thanks very much for the free-for-non-profit-use licensing model.

[Version 2.4.3]

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Dana Sutton commented on 15 Feb 2012

Sounds useful. But I'd rather spend a week in a Turkish drunk tank than spend seventy bucks on a browser plugin.

[Version 2.4.3]

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Croquignol replied on 15 Feb 2012

Yes but you can read on the developer's web site that "PDF Browser Plugin 2 is free for not-for-profit activities if used at home or at educational institutions."
I guess you won't regret your Turkish drunk tank week anymore. ;-)

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Macguruguy reviewed on 15 Feb 2012

Like the addition of scroll wheel.

[Version 2.4.3]

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Umaromc reviewed on 14 Feb 2012

Works really well. Adobe's Plug-in never worked with Mozilla's browsers, its free and even works with Mozilla's 13.0a1 Nightly builds of Firefox. From a loaded PDF I can Save, Print or open with Preview/default PDF viewer.

[Version 2.4.3]

VictorPrijker reviewed on 14 Feb 2012

An amazing web plugin. My Firefox can't live without it.

[Version 2.4.3]

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Umaromc replied on 14 Feb 2012

Agreed, and still works with my Nightly 13.0a1 Builds

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Molamola reviewed on 05 Jan 2012

Great features, works with FireFox - only complaint: scrolling is still sloooow and cho o oo pp y... this really sucks... if this could be fixed it would be 5 stars +

[Version 2.4.2]

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Monty reviewed on 22 Dec 2011

Works more reliably for me than Adobe's plugin or Safari. Ready access to print and save. CONS: No ability to digitally edit a pdf form like you can with Adobe's plugin.

I don't know if this is a CON or a bug as the developer never responds to emails for support (CON - no support), but you cannot PASTE anything into the Save Dialog for a filename. I tried Snow Leopard and Lion. Lion was a brand new clean install. No ability to paste in the name field.

It would be nice if at least the developer responded whether that is a bug or not, but since he hasn't I'll assume it is a bug.

[Version 2.4.2]

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Eric-Woehler reviewed on 13 Sep 2011

ok, I have solved the issue of blank pages when opening PDFs in FF: do not strip away the 32-bit code. The plugin works perfectly when both the 32- and 64-bit code is present, but if the 32-bit code is stripped (eg xslimmer) then the plugin shows blank pages.

hope this helps others out there

[Version 2.4.2]

Foolsmaster had trouble on 21 May 2006

Works great on my 12" iBook. Doesn't work anymore with Safari on my new Intel Macmini (but works with firefox...). Someboby's got a clue?

[Version 2.2.3]

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blacklint commented on 04 Jan 2007

I'm guessing you have an older version of Firefox. PowerPC based apps (aka your old Firefox... you should download the latest one btw) can use the old plugin but native Intel compiles cannot (such as your Safari)