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Pooch PDF – Save Web Articles as Clean PDFs to Google Drive

Pooch PDF – Save Web Articles as Clean PDFs to Google Drive

by membrshiperfect·Mar 2, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerSolve My ProblemSlickDark Horse

Reader-mode extraction to searchable PDFs in Google Drive, one click, zero signup.

Strengths
  • •Solves real pain: 30 minutes/day busywork (print, fix, upload, rename) → one-click workflow
  • •Mozilla Readability engine + smart PDF metadata (abstracts, keywords, dates) means PDFs are actually discoverable and organized
  • •Narrow Google Drive scope (drive.file only) + client-side processing proves privacy-first wasn't an afterthought
Weaknesses
  • •60 Drive saves per 60 days on free tier is aggressive throttling for target audience (researchers)
  • •Competes with Omnivore, Matter, Pocket — those exist and are entrenched, though Pooch's Drive integration is notably clever
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Researchers, students, journalists, policy professionals who archive long-form content

Similar To

Omnivore · Pocket · Matter

Post Description

I save 10-20 web articles a day for policy research. The workflow was: Ctrl+P, fix the garbage output, upload to Drive, rename the file. Repeat. 30+ minutes of busywork daily.

So I built Pooch PDF — a Chrome extension that extracts the article content, strips the clutter, and saves a clean PDF to Google Drive in one click. Searchable metadata, structured filenames, accessible on any device.

Three modes: - Quick PDF: faithful page capture - Clean PDF: reader-mode extraction (strips ads, navbars, cookie banners, sidebars) - Save to Drive: either mode → PDF → Google Drive with smart filename and AI-generated abstract

Everything runs client-side. No article content leaves the browser. Google Drive scope is drive.file (narrowest — can only see files the extension created).

Free tier: unlimited local PDFs, 60 Drive saves per 60-day cycle. Pro: $3/60 days.

https://poochpdf.com

CWS: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pooch-pdf/hiikmbddi...

Happy to answer questions about the architecture, MV3 pain points, or Chrome Web Store review process.

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