All major web browsers integrate a PDF file reader. It is simple, basic, but allows you to view “thumbnails” of the content of each page, with the possibility of scrolling through it in a practical and fast way.
It’s certainly not the best PDF reader but some “tricks” are still available and applicable that allow you to exploit the functionality of the component integrated into the Web browser to extract individual pages or make a series of changes. For example, deleting or merging pages in the PDF document using only the browser.
Improve the management of PDF files, even in teaching and academic settings
The PDF format is also the point of reference in the teaching and academic fields. One of the most recurring complaints, however, has to do with links inserted into the text.
Users note that it takes “forever” to follow a reference when instead, often, it is essential to check where that link will lead.
Google Scholar PDF Reader is a PDF reader that integrates with the web browser in the form of an extension and aims to improve the reading of articles.
The in-text citations they are now links: with one click, you access a preview of the article to which the PDF refers and, often, also a version that you can read directly. All this without losing your compass while reading the file.
The Google Scholar PDF reader automatically displays a table of contents which simplifies, and also greatly, the methods of management and access to PDF resources.
In any case, the familiar “Backwards” of your browser allows you to quickly return to your starting point.
Among the additional features of Google Scholar PDF Reader, interesting ones are those that allow you to copy and paste citations while reading, save them in a reference manager, and search for related articles.
To avoid straining the eyes and therefore reduce the visual stressyou can choose a suitable theme (light, dark or night).