When I click on a PDF link in Chrome, it opens automatically inside the browser window. How can I get it to download instead and open with an external viewer?
Update: I implemented djhowell's solution but Chrome still seems to be handling PDF files differently from regular files. When I click a PDF link it opens in Adobe Reader, but normally files download to a folder first.
I also find it weird that this is controlled by Reader and not Chrome. Are there not any file-type controls in Chrome anywhere?
Respuesta1
You can disable the Adobe plugin in Chrome, which will force Chrome to download the PDF.
It's under Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > PDF documents. Or enter chrome://settings/content/pdfDocuments in your browser address bar to go straight there.
Respuesta2
browse to chrome://plugins and disable Chrome PDF Viewer
Respuesta3
Are you using Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader to display the PDFs? If so, it is probably Abode's behavior you need to modify.
Here are the steps I had to take:
- Open Adobe Reader
- Edit menu, Preferences
- Select Internet from the Categories list
- Uncheck Display PDF in browser
- Press OK
If you are using another application to view PDFs the steps are likely similar.
Re: Update
By any chance do you have both Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat installed? You may have to repeat the above steps in the other application.
Chrome is a little weird in that its default behavior is to download everything and make you open it yourself. When you click a PDF link do you see the filename in the "download bar" along the bottom of the window? If so, try right-clicking on it and un-check "Always open files of this type" if it is checked.
Respuesta4
Another option is that Chrome, instead of downloading PDF's, launches them in the system defined PDF Reader.
The way to stop it is in the Content Settings in Chrome's Settings:
