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Don't Download PDFs

by chrome-webstore-publishing-group · semenkovich.com · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Encourage PDFs to show in the browser instead of downloading. By Nick Semenkovich <semenko@alum.mit.edu>.

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
25
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#17K
#14K among extensions
Version
2024.10.22
updated 17 Oct 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
6003,3006,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
41425Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 25 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Don't Download PDFs

Annoyed by PDFs that download and save instead of just showing in the tab? This extension encourages PDFs to show in the browser rather than downloading. That's it. Nothing else. ======== Details ======== This works by setting the "Content-Disposition: Inline" header under these conditions: - Content is displayed in the full window (main_frame) AND - The response contains "Content-type: application/pdf" OR - The response contains "Content-type: application/octet-stream" with a filename of "*.pdf" Note that some sites use the "download" attribute in links (e.g. <a href="" download>) which we can't override, but you can right-click those PDFs and select "Open Link in a New Tab". ======== CODE ======== https://github.com/semenko/chrome-force-pdf-inline Copyright 2014-2024 Nick Semenkovich <semenko@alum.mit.edu> Released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+1,000+50.0%+4+0.14
1 year+1,000+50.0%+5+0.18

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Don't Download PDFs appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
download#51−27

Version history

5 versions recorded
2024.10.2117 Oct 2024
2024.10.2217 Oct 2024
2024.10.207 Oct 2024
2024.10.195 Oct 2024
2016.4.78 Apr 2016

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
8 Apr 2016
Size
13 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
mhigkpfinipcldigeeonlokhpdpnkelg

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
declarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestFeedback
Site access
<all_urls>
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