A "→ Excel" button next to PDF links

Our browser extension scans pages you visit and adds a small → Excel button next to PDF links — anchors whose URL ends in .pdf or that declare type="application/pdf". Click it and the file is downloaded, converted, and saved to your computer — no manual upload, no tab switching.

PDF links served without a .pdf suffix (e.g. attachment download endpoints behind redirects) are not auto-detected — use the website for those.

Install (developer mode)

Status: the extension ships in the project's extension/ folder as an unpacked Manifest V3 add-on — load it via chrome://extensions → Load unpacked. It is not yet published to the Chrome Web Store, Edge Add-ons, or Firefox Add-ons; those listings are on the roadmap.

1. Clone the repository and locate the extension/ folder.
2. In Chrome / Edge, open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, click Load unpacked and pick that folder.
3. In Firefox, open about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on, and select the manifest.json.

Setup

1. Click the extension icon in the toolbar.
2. Paste an API key from your dashboard.
3. Pick a default output format (Excel, CSV or Word).
4. Save — that's it. Browse to any page with PDF links and click the new button.

What pages it works on

The extension works on every http:// and https:// page. It detects:

• Links ending in .pdf
• Links with type="application/pdf"
• Links inside Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive previews (where the underlying URL resolves to a PDF)

Privacy

The extension only sends a PDF when you click its button — no automatic uploads, no telemetry. The file goes straight from your browser to pdftoexcelnow.com over HTTPS, authenticated with your personal API key. Your browsing history is never recorded.

Source code

The extension is part of this project's repository under extension/. Audit, fork, or rebuild it as you wish — it's a small Manifest V3 add-on with a popup, a content script, and a background service worker.