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Firefox’s Borg-Like Built-In PDF Reader: “Resistance Is Futile!”

Written by Gary North on September 30, 2013

If you use the latest version of Firefox (24.0), you have lost control over your PDF reader.

Adobe is now blocked. Instead, you will find that you can no longer download PDF books or long documents.

I have created a screencast to show just how bad it is.

You can disable this bug. Click the link.

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5 thoughts on “Firefox’s Borg-Like Built-In PDF Reader: “Resistance Is Futile!””

  1. September 30, 2013 at 07:54
    Otis says:

    Instead of Adobe, has anyone tried using Foxit Reader with Firefox 24? It’s faster/lighter/quicker/more agile anyway.

  2. September 30, 2013 at 10:56
    Mike says:

    Don't know why you're having problems Gary I can download them without any problem.

  3. September 30, 2013 at 15:24
    Tim Hawes says:

    I don't know why either, the download PDF button is on the top right. Brown box with a down arrow. I see it in your screencast.

  4. September 30, 2013 at 15:57
    Beano says:

    Yeah, I use Foxit. Gorgeous interface. Clean and exquisite. Not chunky fat looking like Nitro or Adobe.

  5. October 2, 2013 at 02:28
    kalamawashington says:

    I think his complaint is the speed. I have noticed that same thing. I do not have a high speed computer (compared to his) nor do I have a high speed DSL connection. I have noticed a difference, but didn't realize why. Thank you Gary, for the link. It made a difference.