You can open, search, and edit PDFs in Chrome.
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.
- On your Android device, open Chrome
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- Go to a website with a PDF.
- 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:
- At the top right, tap More
Open with...
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- Select your preferred PDF viewer.
- If prompted, select Just Once or Always Open.
- At the top right, tap More
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.
- To zoom out, on the screen, pinch closed.
- Select text:
- Touch and hold the text.
- To adjust your selection, drag the handles.
Find text in a PDF
- In an open PDF in Chrome, at the top right, tap More
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- Select Find in page.
- Enter the text.
- To find the next or previous instance of the text, select the up or down arrow.
Edit a PDF
- In an open PDF in Chrome, at the bottom right, tap Edit
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- The PDF opens in Google Drive.
- From the menu, at the bottom of the screen, you can edit with:
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Pen
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Highlighter
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Eraser
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Undo
or Redo
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Hide
or Show annotations
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Tip: If you use an Android tablet, at the left of the screen, you can find the menu.
Download a PDF
- In an open PDF in Chrome, at the top right, tap More
- Tap Download
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Tip: To find all of your downloaded files, at the top right, tap More 
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