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PDF files are downloading instead of displaying in web browser or opening in a new tab. If your PDFs are downloading instead of opening automatically in Chrome, Chrome PDF viewer could be turned off. If you want to download the PDF files instead of opening them, select Save file. 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. Open PDFs in Acrobat Reader from Chrome. Acrobat Reader User Guide Select an article: On this page. Install Acrobat Reader Chrome extension. When you open a PDF in Chrome, you see the Adobe Acrobat prompt in the upper-right corner of the window.

Open Pdf In Chrome Instead Of Download 2017

I prefer getting file download prompts over downloads being automatically saved to the system once they complete.

Chrome Open Pdf In Acrobat Instead Of Browser

That's true for most file types but not for all. For instance, I prefer that torrent files get downloaded directly in a BitTorrent application as that's where I'd load them in anyway.

You too may have certain file types that you want opened directly. Maybe PDF files, Usenet NZB files, or even videos that you download from the Internet.

As a Firefox user, I'm spoiled by the options the web browser offers as you can set default actions for known file types easily on the Applications Settings page which you can open directly in the browser's settings. Just load about:preferences in the browser's address bar and locate the Applications section on the page to define rules for individual file types.

Google Chrome on the other hand does not have that option, and the process is slightly more complex and less manageable than Firefox's.

So how does it work then?

It starts with a download. Download the file type that you want opened automatically in the Chrome browser. You should see it displayed in the downloads bar at the bottom of the page.

When it completes, click on the small arrow icon next to it and select the 'always open files of this type' option. This marks the file type so that it is run automatically whenever files matching it are downloaded to the local system.

For some file types, 'always open with system viewer' is displayed instead; this is the case for PDF documents.

That's all there is to it. All future files that you download that match the file extension will be run automatically on the system.

Note: Google Chrome prevents certain file types from opening automatically. The option to select 'always open files of this type' is grayed out and not available for file types that Google considers dangerous. File types that won't show the option include .exe, .zip, or .bat files. Basically, any file type that is popular when it comes to malware distribution is blocked in Chrome.

Chrome will always load them in the default application that is associated with the selected file type; the browser does not include options to select a different program for certain file types.

The process needs to be repeated for other file types that you want executed automatically instead of just downloaded.

You probably wonder how to reset the feature if you made a mistake. There are two options for that. First, you can uncheck the option if the file type is still displayed in the download bar in Chrome.

Since future files won't be listed there anymore once you have made the change, you are left with the following option:

1. Open the browser's settings page by pasting chrome://settings/ in the address bar and hitting enter.
2. Scroll down and click on the advanced link at the bottom of the page to display additional preferences.
3. You find a new option under downloads that is only there if you have set at least one file to run instead of download.
4. Click on the 'clear' button next to 'open certain file types automatically after downloading' to reset all file types to the default state of download. There is no option to reset only some file types.
5. You will notice that the button disappears afterwards.

All custom run instructions have been reset so that all files will be downloaded once again and not run automatically.

Now You: Do you download files or set your browser to run files automatically?

Chrome Open Pdf Instead Of Download