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This document provides instructions on how to manage PDFs in the Chrome browser on Android devices running Android 12 and up. It covers how to open, navigate, find text, edit, and download PDFs directly within Chrome without needing a separate PDF reader. Additional tips and resources for using PDF features in Chrome are also included.

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Chrome PDF

This document provides instructions on how to manage PDFs in the Chrome browser on Android devices running Android 12 and up. It covers how to open, navigate, find text, edit, and download PDFs directly within Chrome without needing a separate PDF reader. Additional tips and resources for using PDF features in Chrome are also included.

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Manage PDFs in Chrome

You can open, search, and edit PDFs in Chrome.

Android Computer

Important: To use these PDF features, your device must run Android 12 and up. Learn how to
check your Android version.

Open a PDF
You can open a PDF from a website in the Chrome browser. You don’t need to download the
PDF or use a PDF reader.

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .


2. Go to a website with a PDF.
3. To open, tap the PDF link.

Tips:

• You can also scan a QR code to open a PDF in Chrome.


• You can’t open a PDF with Chrome while in Incognito mode. You’ll get a prompt to download
the file when in Incognito mode.
• Your dark mode and dynamic color preferences in Chrome carry over to your PDF. Learn how
to browse in dark mode or dark theme.
• To open a PDF in an alternative PDF viewer:
1. At the top right, tap More Open with... .
2. Select your preferred PDF viewer.
• If prompted, select Just Once or Always Open.

Navigate a PDF
You can navigate a PDF similar to a web page.

You can:

• Scroll through the file: When you scroll, the “Edit” button disappears and the scroll handle
shows on the right-hand side.
• Zoom in and out:
• To zoom in, on the screen, pinch open.
Help guide
• To zoom out, on the screen, pinch closed.
• Select text:
1. Touch and hold the text.
2. To adjust your selection, drag the handles.

Find text in a PDF


1. In an open PDF in Chrome, at the top right, tap More .
2. Select Find in page.
3. Enter the text.
4. To find the next or previous instance of the text, select the up or down arrow.

Edit a PDF
1. In an open PDF in Chrome, at the bottom right, tap Edit .
• The PDF opens in Google Drive.

2. From the menu, at the bottom of the screen, you can edit with:
• Pen

• Highlighter

• Eraser

• Undo or Redo

• Hide or Show annotations

Tip: If you use an Android tablet, at the left of the screen, you can find the menu.

Download a PDF
1. In an open PDF in Chrome, at the top right, tap More .
2. Tap Download .

Tip: To find all of your downloaded files, at the top right, tap More Downloads .

Related resources
• Download a file
• Print from Chrome
• Read pages later & offline
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