Once you are inside ‘Content Settings’, scroll down to find ‘PDF’. Click it open and then enable the setting that says ‘Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome’. I think the question was about to open a local file directly instead of downloading a local file to the download folder and open the file in the download folder, which seems not possible in Chrome, except some add-on mentioned above.
I have been using Google Chrome and recently I have re-installed my browser.
I found that whatever PDF links I open are directly downloading. However, I want them to be view on browser.
How can I do this?
Chrome is an updated version.
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For Chrome to open a PDF inline, in the browser window itself, several requirements have to be met, one for the browser itself, the other for the remote server offering the PDF:
- There must be a PDF viewer enabled for Chrome, either the external PDF.js one from Mozilla, or the native, builtin Chrome PDF viewer called pdfium (there are other plugins, such as the proprietary ones from Adobe Acrobat or from Foxit which can be used, but I don't discuss these in this answer):
- In recent Chrome versions, the 'pdfium' viewer should be included automatically. To check if it is enabled, type
about:plugins
into the URL bar. Search for 'Chrome PDF Viewer'. It should not be disabled. - To check for 'PDF.js', type
about:extensions
into the URL bar. Search for 'pdf.js'. If you find it, enable the checkmark. If you do not find it, it is not installed.
Note, that you can only enable one of these two internal PDF viewers. - In recent Chrome versions, the 'pdfium' viewer should be included automatically. To check if it is enabled, type
- The remote server providing the PDF document to your browser needs to send the correct MIME type and the correct content disposition header, otherwise the browser will not open the PDF directly, but only save it (or offer to save it):
- the HTTP header needs to be:
Content-Disposition: Inline
(not:Content-Disposition: Attachment
!) - the MIME type needs to be:
application/pdf
(not:application/octet-stream
!). It may be the case that it also works fortext/html
but I haven't checked this.
- the HTTP header needs to be:
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Google Chrome will open PDF files in a Chrome browser window. If you would rather open a PDF in Adobe Reader, you can follow these steps.
- Ensure that Adobe Reader is installed on the computer.
- In Chrome, go to the “Menu” icon, then choose “Settings“.
- Scroll to the bottom and select “Advanced“.
- In the “Privacy and Security” section, select “Content settings“.
- Scroll down and select “PDF documents“, then switch it to “On“.
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Chrome Open Pdf In Browser Instead Of Download
PDF files will download in Chrome just like any other file. You can select the downloaded file at the bottom of the window, then choose “Open”, then the file will open in a separate Reader window. Select the “Always open files of this type” option.
Chrome Open Pdf Instead Of Download
If files open in a different application, you may have to change a setting in Adobe Reader.
- Open Adobe Reader, then select “Edit” > “Preferences“.
- Select “General“
- Choose the “Select as Default PDF Handler” button.
- Select “Continue“, then follow the steps provided.
- Let Windows do its thing, then restart the computer.