Firefox Add-on: PDF Download
Firefox add-on PDF download allows you control the behavior of Firefox in four different ways:
- Download the PDF file.
- Open the PDF file.
- View the PDF file as HTML
- Bypass PDF download
Why Firefox add-on PDF download is worth installing?
When ever you click a link that points to a PDF file you would have observed that the PDF file gets opened inside the browser itself. If you are using Adobe acrobat reader for viewing PDF files then you know how long your Adobe acrobat reader to takes to load. By installing this add-on you can custom control the behavior of your Firefox browser to your need moreover PDF file format is a very popular file format that you would encounter frequently so it makes lot of sense to have this add-on.
Various options that Firefox add-on PDF download offers: ( refer to the screenshots, click them to enlarge)
Download Firefox add-on PDF Download
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nice handy plugin.. it annoys me a lot when the pdf gets opened in the browser…. because it’s tooo slow.. as you’ve mentioned..
I prefer the free Foxit reader for PDFs ( http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php ) to Acrobat reader, for not only being only a 1.8MB download (or about 7MB total if you also get all the add-ons), instead of the tens of MB download for Acrobat reader, it also opens instantly. Admittedly, I believe there are a few features in the latest version of Acrobat reader missing in foxit reader, though I think these are now covered in the latest version 2 as I have yet to come across any problems when using Foxit reader V2. Plus it comes in a .exe installer, a .msi installer and even better, a .zip that only needs extracting to use.
Foxit reader is the program that Acrobat reader should rather than the bloated piece of rubbish Acrobat has made it over the years.
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I’ve been using this addon for a long time - and it has greatly helped me save time.
As I am using IE7, I can’t install this plugin. But I will right click on the link and click “save as” to download the pdf files, which I can read it later leasurely. I follow this way to download lot of scientific publications from archives which are uploaded in journal’s homepage in pdf format.
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Nice plugin. I always prefer to download the PDF rather than opening it, not knowing it’s size, and agelessly waiting for page to show up.