Sunday, July 11, 2010

How to Force Google Chrome to Download PDF Files

Try this:
  • Go to "Options" (click the wrench button on upper right)
  • Go to: Under the Hood -> Content Settings -> Plug-ins
  • Click on "Disable Individual Plug-ins...
  • Locate the Adobe Acrobat plugin (or any other PDF viewer) and click "Disable"
Voila!

Cite as:
Saad, T. "How to Force Google Chrome to Download PDF Files". Weblog entry from Please Make A Note. http://pleasemakeanote.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-force-google-chrome-to-download.html

Posted by yNot at 11:38 AM
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37 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    Thanks!
    I have tried different solutions (editing chrome prefs, changing adobe internet settings, changing windows file associations), but this is by far the simplest and most elegant method.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    THANK YOU!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Thanks! Sure would be nice if it worked like it does in Safari, where you have a simple "Download" button by the page controls... So you actually have the option to read it in the browser, too...

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  4. AnonymousOctober 12, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    great!

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  5. AnonymousDecember 19, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    this works great!

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  6. RAOSDecember 27, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  7. RAOSDecember 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    This works, thank you.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    or if document is opened, right click on it na save as...

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  9. Thad McIlroy, The Future of PublishingJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    I got sick of PDFs opening in Google docs. So I disabled that for PDFs. Now when I click on a PDF link I get:

    FoxItReaderOCX.ocx failed to load

    HELP!!!!

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  10. chekodokJanuary 12, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    oh thanx, u really help me dude!

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    thx :)

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Thank you... this really helped :)

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  13. JGRFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Much needed fix, thanks!

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  14. MariamFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    thank youuuu!!

    Wish there was a way to see in the viewer and then DECIDE if I want to DL it.

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  15. Kushi P.February 24, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    THANKYOU!!! after years of trying to figure this out.

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Cheers top man

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  17. mafiouMarch 17, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    Thanks a lot. Good tips.

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  18. Eduardo LuisMarch 17, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Thankz a lot

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  19. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    BUNCHES OF THANKS!!!

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  20. JacquelineMay 18, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Incredible tips .. help to solve my nightmare issues!! Thanks dude!
    Jacqueline from Malaysia

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  21. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Thank you so much!!! Saving my nerves! Cheers! :)

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  22. AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Hellaujua! Why can't they just have an option to download if we want to so that we also have the option to view it in the browser? Damn cloud-o-philes!

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  23. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    This works but you get the best of both worlds very easily - use Firefox

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  24. Dan KellySeptember 9, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Would be awesome if it work. :-(

    I had it disabled weeks ago. And, double checked just now.

    Still opens PDF's in the browser.

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  25. KigenMarch 16, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Thanks so much!

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  26. dineshJune 12, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    shift + Ctrl + S

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    1. antiqueJuly 13, 2013 at 9:21 AM

      Thank you, Dinesh :) it worked! :) I owe you one beer :P

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  27. ajinkyaDecember 17, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    Thnx...........:)

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  28. UnknownJanuary 23, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Hi there i have disabled all the plug ins but its still not working please help me!

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  29. UnknownJanuary 23, 2013 at 6:11 PM

    hi there i have disabled all the plug ins and its still not working please help. many thanks

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  30. UnknownFebruary 9, 2013 at 6:21 PM

    this is not helpful in the latest chrome version....any solutions ?

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  31. UnknownMarch 3, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    There is a much simpler way guys.
    When the PDF opens press Ctrl + S and a window will appear to save the file.

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    1. antiqueJuly 13, 2013 at 9:27 AM

      I managed to do that on a webpage I needed to get a file from. However, that does not work on scribd.com, where there are lots of pdf files that people would need to have downloaded. Any solution in that case?

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  32. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    thanks man

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  33. UnknownJune 27, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    thank you very much .....

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  34. Olayeni Olaolu RichardApril 20, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    I join others to say thank you!

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  35. karanmehtaFebruary 17, 2015 at 2:04 AM

    This actually works..!!!

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