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Preview PDF files with the browser's built-in viewer.

Overview

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Open a PDF from a thread and read it in place. The plugin shows the document in the panel where bb normally shows a file preview.

What you get

  • Page navigation, zoom, and text search from your browser PDF viewer.
  • A loading indicator while bb fetches the file and while the viewer renders it.
  • A clear error message and a Retry button when the file does not load.

How it works

The plugin claims the pdf extension in bb's file opener. It works for files in a thread workspace, files on the host machine, and files in thread storage. bb fetches the file and confirms that the response is a PDF. It then hands the file to the browser viewer inside a frame.

No account, external service, or separate install is required. The browser or app shell must include a PDF viewer. The bb desktop app includes one.

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