When I download a PDF or image in Google Chrome on my Mac, is it possible to prevent Chrome from automatically opening it in my default application for that file type (e.g., Preview)?
I notice that Chrome does not do this for other downloaded files such as audio and ZIP archives.
I still want to be able to preview files in Chrome; I just want to prevent it from automatically launching my image/PDF viewer application after I download them.
For example:
- I click on a link in an email to a PDF document or an image file.
- Chrome displays the contents in the browser.
- I press Cmd–S and save the file to my computer.
- When the download finishes, the file opens automatically in Preview.app.
It's that last step that I would like to bypass.
Best Answer
You can set the auto-open preferences for PDF files by clicking on the download status button in the downloads bar. When you have a downloaded PDF sitting there, click on the arrow and unselect "Always Open Files of This Type" in the pop-up menu.
You can also reset all the user preferences for auto-open by following the directions below from Chrome's help site at http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95759