FinLens · Chinese Report Reader · Help and feedback
Getting started
Basic reading features are free and need no account. Open a supported exchange PDF and click the extension. For other sources, download the PDF and choose More → Open local PDF. Limits: 20 MiB and 1,000 pages. On first use, number optimization, percentage styles and amount sorting are enabled, and foldable groups start collapsed. Changes to these preferences are saved on this device for the next report. The toolbar stays visible while reading zoom changes the PDF.
Numbers, colors and verification
Comparable values share a magnitude where practical: 万 means 10,000 and 亿 means 100,000,000. Values in the tens of millions prefer 亿; values in the millions use 万. Two decimals and the original currency are retained; no FX conversion occurs. Counts keep their original dimension. EPS and percentages keep their scale. More styles offers five total bands (default) or three, with color and bold editable for every band. The five default styles are dark red, light orange, gray, green and dark teal, all bold and split at ±20%. Each band count saves its own settings on this device, and defaults can be restored. Business direction is optional and off by default. When enabled, increases are preferred for revenue, profit and operating cash flow, and decreases for explicit expenses; unclear fields use the zero style. Original signs and values are unchanged. Colors do not replace business judgment. Hover for about 0.6 seconds, click or focus a value to inspect its full original value and unit. Copies include the corresponding unit. Dates, identifiers, page numbers and missing values are unchanged.
Items and language
Confirmed statement groups can be expanded, collapsed or sorted by full original amounts. Totals remain disclosed values. More offers Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English interfaces. Reports are not translated and financial units do not change with the interface language. Text-based Chinese reports are the validated scope; not all Traditional Chinese layouts or English reports are supported.
Limitations and recovery
No OCR is performed. Scans, encrypted or damaged files, rotated pages, oversized files and uncertain units or layouts are preserved or produce a clear failure. If an exchange link fails, download it from the source and open the local file. Always verify against the original PDF. FinLens does not replace company disclosure or provide trading advice.
Give feedback
Choose More → Report a problem. Include a public PDF URL, page, original value and unit, actual result and expected result. URLs must be public HTTPS links without query strings or fragments; leave the field empty if none is available. Preview the draft, then open your email app or download text and send it yourself to support. Source code remains private; users do not need GitHub access. Do not post sensitive information in public reviews.
Regions and updates
One store item can serve several regions with localized interfaces. Installation depends on store availability, Google service access, account and organization policies. Availability in every network environment is not guaranteed. Chrome Web Store handles updates. No installation link is supplied before publication.
Use More → Language or Chrome Extension options to choose a persistent interface language. The empty reader opens local files directly; paste a supported PDF URL in More → Reading & files. The CNOOC sample is a traditional Chinese report; prices per barrel and other unconfirmed areas remain original.
Show percentage change in Styles is off by default. For statements with exactly two comparable amount columns and safe cell geometry, it displays (current − previous) ÷ |previous| × 100% below the current amount. Percentage styles control its text color. A zero baseline shows a dash. Focus or hover to inspect the formula and original values.
Account explanations and updates
A small i follows confirmed accounts in the three statements. Hover, focus or click for general definitions and reliably related disclosures and source pages from the current report. Missing evidence is shown explicitly; composition and causes are not inferred from balances.