How to open pdf in Chrome's integrated viewer without downloading it
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So I was really excited about the new integrated pdf viewer in chrome. However when I click on a pdf file link, chrome offers to download it instead of opening it inside its viewer. How do i get it to open pdfs inside its viewer? Edit: I have found that it behaves kinda randomly. Sometimes it does …
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I think that the problem sometimes occurs when the web server you are downloading the PDF from does not serve the PDF with the correct MIME type. When the web server serves a PDF with the correct MIME type, Chrome previews it. When the web server se…
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