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by baby 3230 days ago
> I would doubt it. The experience that pdf.js provides is inferior to dedicated programs like xpdf.

That's not the point, I open dozens of PDF daily and I don't want to have to switch programs all the time. An integrated light PDF viewer is one of the best new feature of modern browsers.

PS: You can set the pdfjs.disabled pref to true on the about:config page to disable the build-in PDF viewer

PS2: Not sure this still works.
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snakeanus 3230 days ago
I will admit that I just took pawadu's word for it. I personally had no idea if it is possible to disable pdfjs or not.

That being said, I will also agree that it is convenient sometimes but it is much slower and much less compatible than native viewers, making it useless for me about half the time. Still, I see no reason why it needs to be integrated into firefox instead of being just an addon (even if it is installed by default).

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