This extension prevents webservers from forcing pdfs to download rather than open in browser

Latest Version

Version

0.3

Update

August 11, 2013

Size

2.99KiB

Developer

PDF Forcedownload Blocker Extension

Many websites will attempt to force you to download linked PDF files, rather than handle them as per your preferences. (By default, your preferences are set to open them in-browser with Chrome's PDF plugin).

This extension blocks two common ways of forcing your browser to download PDF files, allowing you to handle them consistently and as you choose.

WARNING, USE AT OWN RISK:
Some websites load pdfs into invisible elements for download, causing them not to be seen at all when this extension is enabled. Unfortunately I can't find a good solution for this :(
Most commonly where this is encountered (eg on google docs), the pdf is linked with a name not corresponding to it's filename. To this end the extension now ignores links that don't have \".pdf\" in them.

I wrote this app for myself and my friends at uni, to combat university pdfs being linked with forced download. I don't really know much Javascript/HTTP, so no guarantees :)

Source Manifest.json

{ "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "description": "This extension prevents webservers from forcing pdfs to download rather than open in browser", "background": { "scripts": ["eventPage.js"], "persistent": true }, "name": "PDF Forcedownload Blocker", "permissions": [ "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "*://*/*" ], "manifest_version": 2, "version": "0.3"}

Download CRX(2.99KiB)

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User reviews

Forever Thatter (ID: 0000006cd61dbf01) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/14/2022 It sucks.

Christoph Thiede (ID: 0000002a93fc4255) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 03/30/2022 This sounds very promising, but it doesn't seem to work for GitHub releases such as this one: https://github.com/LinqLover/sonyx/releases/download/v0.2/sonyx-study-final.pdf

Luc Y. (ID: 000000f8e4664af9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/07/2022 Works as described! For those who say it doesn't: Make sure your default browser behaviour is also set to open PDFs instead of downloading them as this blocker only sets forcedownload=0. (For Chrome: Settings > Security and privacy > Site settings > Additional content settings > PDF documents)

Jay Bingham (ID: 0000000e05241b0d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 12/07/2021 It did not work for me on the web page where I tried it; the link still forces a download. The URL that I clicked does not contain PDF in it instead it has this string at the end: AttachmentViewer.ashx?AttachmentID=57723&ItemID=35671, which may mean that the extension will not detect that a PDF is is being forced to download, I don't know. I do know that if it does not work or only works in limited cases it is of little use to me.

Yue Shi (ID: 00000025d1c38f2d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/23/2021 挺好用的

Get source code (.Zip)

Drop .crx file here or click
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PDF Forcedownload Blocker