Is there a way to stop Google Chrome from downloading .doc and .pdf files ? Chrome automatically starts to download files when clicked on them, but some browsers like Yandex opens them so you can review the article before downloading it. I saw this discussion but I'm asking it anyway. Maybe there is an extension for this.
Mar 30, 2016 - The Chrome browser will typically download your files rather than open them. You see this happening in the StaffCV app when you click on a. Sep 22, 2014 - In Google Chrome go to Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the. Deselect the option Open PDF files in the default PDF viewer. Share|improve this.
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Try the Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer extension by Google, which uses the Google Docs Viewer.
After you install the extension, you'll find a View File in a New Tab
context menu option.
Open File Java
Here's how it works.
Chrome Open Pdf Without Downloading
There is a Chrome version of the PDF Viewer extension which was developed for Firefox.
It doesn't do docs though. That needs another extension.