Google Chrome is the most used browser in the world. Apart from being fast and well designed, it also has an immense library of add-ons. By choosing the right ones, you can easily add many practical functions and make your life much easier. One such add-on is the new PDF2Go Chrome extension. Once installed, all the tools you need to work efficiently with your PDF documents will be at hand!
Add PDF2Go Extension to Chrome
After you open the Chrome Web Store and find the
PDF2Go extension
, click Add to Chrome. To use the extension, click the icon to the right of the address bar.
The PDF2Go extension in the browser toolbar.
The file converter contains the following tools:
- Compress PDF
- Convert PDF to Word
- Convert PDF to Excel
- Convert PDF to JPG
- Convert PDF to Text
For more editing options, open a tool in the web app. Available converters:
- Edit PDF
- Merge PDF
- Split PDF
- Sort and Delete PDF
How to Use the PDF2Go Extension?
- Click the extension in the address bar to see all available tools in a drop-down menu.
- Upload the file you want to convert (drop it into the box or choose a file) and select one of the available conversion options.
Or first select the tool you want to use. For example, under Convert, choose to convert yourPDF to Word and upload a PDF document.
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After a few moments, your document will be ready to download.
How to use the PDF2Go Extension when viewing a PDF in the browser?
PDF2Go is also integrated in the native Chrome PDF viewer. On the left side of the screen, next to your document, you will find a button named "Tools".
A PDF document opened in the browser.
Click the "Tools" button to show the list of PDF2Go tools. You can pick any tool from the list. When you choose a tool and click on it, the file will be sent directly to pdf2go.com to be processed and finalized.
The PDF2Go extension integrated on the left side.
NOTE:
To open and convert local PDF files in the Chrome PDF viewer, please do the following:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click the three-dots menu > More tools > Extensions.
- Allow site access: On the extension, click Details. Next to "Allow access to file URLs", enable the extension's site access.
How to use the PDF2Go Extension in Gmail?
PDF2Go is also integrated into Gmail.
- Create a new message and use the PDF2Go Icon at the bottom to attach a file.
Click the PDF2Go Icon.
From the menu that opens, choose one of the available conversion options. The file you pick will be automatically converted and added to your email.
Choose a conversion option from the drop-down menu to upload and process your file.
From now on, you can easily:
- compress your file to the smallest size to fit in any email,
- convert your documents to PDF, JPG, or Word,
- create a ZIP file.
- make sure local file access is enabled,
- then restart Chrome.
Have you installed our PDF2Go extension yet?
If you have not installed the extension yet, visit the Google Chrome Store and try the PDF2Go extension today!
Are you satisfied with the conversion? Let us know by reviewing PDF2Go on the Chrome Store. We greatly appreciate your feedback!
