Why do i have to download pdfs in chrome

Google Chrome has the support for PDF files built-in. This means Chrome users can directly open PDF files inside the browser rather than having to download it first. What if you do want to download PDF files on Chrome though? If you dry to click on the link to a PDF file on Chrome, instead of downloading it, Chrome simply opens it. At no point does it ask whether you want to download it instead.

I simply copy and paste the link in Firefox and download the file. By default, Google Chrome opens a PDF file in the browser window instead of saving it to the downloads folder. To have PDF files open in the browser again, repeat these steps and select the Preview in Firefox option or Use other option to choose another program. By default, Opera opens a PDF file in the browser window instead of saving it to the downloads folder. To change how Opera treats PDF files in the browser, follow the steps below.

Open Chrome and click the more options button at the top right. From the menu, select Settings. Select where you want to save the file to, and it will be saved. This is a Chrome based setting and it will change how Chrome works. You may have a PDF viewer installed on your system.

If this PDF viewer is set as the default app for handling all PDF files on your system, it may intercept the file and open it instead.