Enable Adobe Acrobat extension for Google Chrome

The Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome adds a PDF toolbar and context menu options, letting you convert web pages to PDFs. You can also view, fill, comment, sign, and compress PDFs directly in the browser.

Enable Adobe Acrobat in Chrome

  1. Launch Google Chrome and select  > Extensions > Manage Extensions.

  2. If Adobe Acrobat appears in the list, select it, then choose Add extension in the dialog box.

    Extension added prompt

  3. Select the Acrobat toggle button to enable the Adobe Acrobat extension.

    Adobe Acrobat - Create PDF extension

  4. Open or refresh a web page in a browser tab. Once the page finishes loading, the Acrobat extension becomes active. Select the Acrobat icon to view available options.

Enable the Allow access to file URLs setting

Enable Allow access to file URLs in the Adobe Acrobat extension to open local PDF files in the browser and edit. You can quickly download an email attachment and open the file in your browser. You can also work with it using Acrobat PDF tools.

  1. Launch Google Chrome, and select the Extensions icon on the toolbar.

  2. Select Manage extensions from the menu.

  3. From the Extensions page, open the Adobe Acrobat extension. 

  4. From the extension management page, enable Allow access to file URLs.

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