Google Docs Viewer (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, etc...) Version History

14 versions

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Version 1.8.9.1-signed.1-signed 9.9 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 56.*, Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*

This version is the same as Version 1.8.6.
Works with Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*
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Version 1.8.6.1-signed.1-signed 9.9 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 23.*, Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*

Added some newly supported file types.
Works with Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*
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Version 1.8.5.1-signed.1-signed 10.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 22.*, Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*

Added an option to open a file with a compact view.
Works with Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*
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Version 1.8.1-signed.1-signed 9.8 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 15.*, Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*

Added support for Thunderbird, as requested by J & D Cooper.
- Thunderbird users can now right click on hyperlinks in emails to open supported files in Google Docs Viewer.
- Note that the Viewer can open only public files, and is neither intended nor authorized to read any of your private email attachments.
Works with Thunderbird 6.0 - 9.*
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Version 1.7.1-signed.1-signed 9.2 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 8.*

Supported two additional file formats, ZIP and RAR.
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/zip-and-rar-support-now-available-in.html

Version 1.6.1.1-signed.1-signed 9.2 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 6.*

As requested by users' reviews, we now natively support up to version 6 of Firefox and updated the icons.

Version 1.5.1-signed.1-signed 9.6 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 6.*

Version 1.4.1.1-signed.1-signed 9.6 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 4.0.*

Support Firefox 4

Version 1.4 6.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 4.0b8pre

1/ Added feature to open bookmarks with Google Docs Viewer
2/ Made compatible up to Firefox 4 beta

Version 1.3 6.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 3.7a2pre

added an option NOT to change focus to the new tab for the Google Docs viewer.

Version 1.2.2 4.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 3.7a2pre

added support for doc and docx

Version 1.2.1 4.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 3.7a1pre

Supported new format of gviewed-hyperlinks in Google
Supported hyperlinks in other country-coded top-level domain of Google

Version 1.1 5.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 3.6.*

1/ Added an icon, changed the place where it is located in context menu
2/ Honor the original protocol of the file being viewed. For instance, you'll connect to the Google Docs Viewer over HTTPS if the file is originally served over HTTPS.
3/ Supported gviewed-hyperlinks
4/ Added an option to choose either to open in a new tab or window

Version 1.0 2.0 KiB Works with Firefox 2.0 - 3.6.*