Open files without downloading in chrome

This does not prevent downloading and so does not answer the question. Guest's answer below does. Great question. It can be achieved via an extension: For Chrome, load undisposition If the file loading is ASCII then colour coding may be desirable, that can be done via the Syntaxtic extension btw, for Firefox load the InlineDisposition add-on. This is the most "correct" answer, as it's likely often caused by content-disposition: attachment.

Wow, Undisposition is really great! Looking for this for years, you're my savior! For "undisposition" This is perfect, exactly what I needed for those pages forcing links to be downloaded instead of viewed in a new tab! Works perfectly Using this in Edge btw just like I expected! Not the best solution, but it's an effective "patch" for now.

Ricky Ricky 91 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. No browser can open files without saving; that's basic computing. It's just that some browsers delete it for you once you've used it. A browser should be able to open the file without saving if the file is already saved as in the case of this question - "The links are for local files.

It'd be a mistake to assume that is the case for all programs that send or receive the file data or declare it as a core truth of computing. You could definitely 'download' any file straight to stdin of VIM, for example, no disk save at all. You are technically correct -- the best kind of correct. Guest Guest 37 1 1 bronze badge. Luckily for you, we will explain everything about automatically opening your downloads and also provide you with a few useful tips.

To automatically open the files that you have downloaded in Chrome, all that you have to do is follow a few simple steps:. There are certain types of files that Google Chrome prevents from opening automatically as it considers them to be potentially dangerous.

That said, the only way to open this file would be to click on the download or locate it on your computer and open it manually. On top of that, regular file types such as. Aug 15, -. Jim Mooney. Not in the Download settings anymore. I am forced to go through their crappy player Every Time, when I want to dl a bunch of mp3s. Screw Chrome. I'm going back to Firefox.

I'm tired of fighting a "option" they haven't fixed in years. Aug 17, -. Billy Schlotter. You are right Jim, it is not in the download section anymore. We will update this post to reflect that.

You can know just right click on the downloaded item and either uncheck or check 'Always open files of this type. Oct 13, -. A download link will start an automatic download regardless of the browser. Our site does not start a download till the download button is clicked. The best solution is to know what you're clicking on and making sure you have an anti-virus installed that will scan each downloaded file.

Oct 15, -. Nov 16, -. That doesn't work because I can't download the file. It opens every time. Nov 17, -. What opens? If you are unable to download the file nothing should open.

Nov 21, -. Mar 29, -. To download when you click instead of opening a link, just hold Alt when you left click. That helped! Bruce Epper That's unusual. Are you using an extension that is causing this behavior? Forget pdf files.. And I don't want to do either, but just open and view it. Is it possible? Are you missing a feature in Microsoft Outlook? Here are several Outlook tools that add useful functionality to your inbox!