Guides

Reading files in Chrome, step by step

Short how-tos for EPUB books, PDFs and Markdown in Chrome. Each one starts with what Chrome can already do on its own, then shows where an extension helps and what else is worth trying.

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  How to open EPUB files in ChromeChrome downloads .epub files instead of opening them. How to read them in a tab.
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  How to open EPUB books on a ChromebookWhat ChromeOS does on its own, and four ways to read EPUB books.
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  How to fill a PDF form in Chrome without AdobeChrome’s built-in viewer fills many forms. When an extension helps, and when you still need Adobe.
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  How to highlight, annotate and sign a PDF in ChromeWhat Chrome’s viewer can already do, and what Quire PDF adds.
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  How to view Markdown (.md) files in ChromeChrome shows Markdown as plain text. Ways to see it formatted.

The Quire readers mentioned in these guides are made by us. Where Chrome or another free tool does the job, the guides say so. See all three readers.