browser - How to force open links in Chrome not download them?

the instructions below to configure your settings for Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Turn on the Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in. This article will describe how Firefox handles downloads for different types of When you tell Firefox to open or save the file and also check the option to "Do this types that Firefox is able to decode, such as Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF or PowerPoint on the web, it generally defaults to downloading it as a file. want the PDF to open in Adobe Reader instead of within the Firefox browser.

Firefox open file pdf force download - have thought

Force a file to download when link is clicked

So here&#;s a simple snippet for when you want to force a download of a file (such as a PDF, .doc etc), when a link is clicked.

The default action will open the document in the either the same browser window, or in a new tab/window by using the usual target methods:

Open file in same window:

Open file in new window:

However, if you want to force the file to download, by prompting a download pop-up box (to open or save), then all you need to do is add &#;download&#; to the <a> link as seen below:

Force file download window:

EDIT: There appears to be a new method now which may work more consistenly across all browsers:

Voila! Hope this helps.

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