Disable Chrome PDF Previews
Creation date: 7/31/2025 8:03 AM
Updated: 7/31/2025 8:03 AM
Google Chrome will default to previewing PDFs in the browser. This guide will go over how to prevent the PDF preview and force download any PDFs.
- In Chrome, open the settings in the upper right corner by selecting the kebab.
- Select "Settings from the drop down.
- Select "Privacy and security" in the left blade.
- Select "Site settings" in the central menu.
- Scroll down and select "Additional content settings" from the central menu.
- From the newly revealed selections, click "PDF documents".
- Select "Download PDFs". This automatically saves, so you can close the tab.
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