TIP: Viewing Any PDF Online, Without A PDF Reader And For Free

Just a small tip. If you want to view a pdf and you don’t have adobe acrobat (or any other pdf reader) installed, e.g., you are sitting in a cyber cage or at a friend’s place, you can still view it.
Only thing you have to do is, just prefix the url to the online pdf with “http://www.scribd.com/vacuum?url=” and you’ll see a nice web interface rendering your pdf without having to install anything on your PC.


e.g.: url to pdf: http://abc.com/readme.pdf

So final url: “http://www.scribd.com/vacuum?url=http://abc.com/readme.pdf

[tags]Tips, PDF, Adobe Acrobat, online PDF reader, scribd[/tags]

2 comments to TIP: Viewing Any PDF Online, Without A PDF Reader And For Free

  • Hey thanks for that tip Shantanu. I’ve come across this Scribd.com before and thought it was a really interesting tool. But never thought it could do this. I’ve never tried it, but can you view it still on a mobile device?

  • Lynette: I haven’t tried it yet on a mobile device. Maybe I’ll do it today on pocket IE and Opera Mobile on my HTC wizard and let you know…

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