Mark naturally
Select text or use a continuous pen. Choose from four useful colors, erase by position, and undo an entire highlight in one step.
Highlight · draw · undoLocal-first PDF reading
A private PDF reader & highlighter. For Chrome and Chromebook.
Easy Reader turns Chrome and Chromebook into a focused PDF desk—highlight, draw, bookmark, and return to the exact line where you left off. No account. No cloud detour.
- Free to install
- No sign-up
- No ads
Your notes stay on this browser.
Designed for the reading itself
The useful parts of a reading app. None of the ceremony.
Open a local file or an HTTPS PDF and begin. Easy Reader keeps the document, annotations, bookmarks, and progress together—right in Chrome.
Never lose the thread
Named bookmarks take you to a precise position. Your page, in-page location, and zoom level are restored automatically.
Bookmarks · resumeNavigate the real outline
Keep the PDF's original hierarchy, expand sections, jump between chapters, and resize the outline to fit the document.
Outline · chaptersShare the sentence
Turn a highlight into a polished 1080 × 1440 quote card with surrounding context and a discreet document watermark.
Quote cards · PNGInside Easy Reader
A reading desk, not another dashboard.
Every surface is tuned around a PDF: a calm library before reading, precise tools while reading, and just enough context when you return.
Your offline shelf
Start with your own library.
Drop in a PDF and find it again by recent reading activity. The file stays available offline in this browser.
The browser is the boundary
Your reading history is yours.
PDFs, annotations, bookmarks, reading progress, and preferences remain in your browser. Easy Reader has no account system or advertising. Anonymous extension usage analytics can be disabled anytime from Privacy on the home page.
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Local PDFs are stored in the extension's offline library.
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Online PDFs are requested directly from the site you choose.
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No document or annotation is sent to an Easy Reader server.
Good to know
Before you open your first PDF.
Does Easy Reader upload my PDF?
No. Local PDFs and reading data stay in your browser. For an online PDF, Chrome requests the file directly from the site you selected after you grant access to that site.
Can I read without an internet connection?
Yes. PDFs added to your local library remain available offline, together with their highlights, bookmarks, and saved reading position.
Which PDFs can I open?
Use the file picker or drag and drop a local PDF. You can also open a public HTTPS PDF from the current tab or from a PDF link's context menu after granting site-specific permission.
Is Easy Reader available now?
Yes. Easy Reader is now available on the Chrome Web Store and can be installed directly in Chrome.
Practical reading guides
A better PDF workflow, one small habit at a time.
Learn how to resume reading, add bookmarks, navigate a real document outline, and work through long PDFs in Chrome or Chromebook without sending your files to a cloud service.
01 · PROGRESS
Resume PDF reading in Chrome
Return to the saved page, exact reading position, and zoom level in one step.
Continue reading → 02 · BOOKMARKSHow to bookmark a PDF in Chrome
Name important passages and jump back to the precise place you saved.
Save a return point → 03 · NAVIGATIONUse a PDF table of contents in Chrome
Open the original document outline, expand chapters, and move by idea.
Navigate the outline → 04 · HOW-TOHow to highlight a PDF on Chromebook
Use text highlights, a continuous pen, and shareable quote cards in a few steps.
Read the guide → 05 · HOW-TOHow to annotate a PDF in Chrome
Build a repeatable workflow for marking research papers, reports, and ebooks.
Read the guide → 06 · GUIDEChoosing a PDF reader for Chromebook
See what matters for local files, long documents, privacy, and reading progress.
Compare the workflow → 07 · PRIVACYPrivate and offline PDF reading
Understand how Easy Reader keeps documents and annotations in your browser.
See the privacy approach → 08 · SHARINGShare PDF highlights as images
Turn a highlighted passage and its context into a polished quote card.
See the sharing workflow →Now on the Chrome Web Store
Read slowly. Mark freely. Come back easily.
Give your PDFs a permanent desk in Chrome—without giving up your documents or attention.
Install Easy Reader