PDF Forcedownload Blocker
This extension prevents webservers from forcing pdfs to download rather than open in browser
Total ratings
3.17
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Works as intended for some users, allowing PDFs to open in the browser instead of downloading.
- Effective for sites that append '?forcedownload=1' to their PDF URLs.
- Can be used with certain shortcuts to improve functionality (e.g., opening links in a new tab).
Cons
- Does not work on all sites, particularly those using different methods to force downloads (e.g., 'content-disposition: attachment').
- Users report varying effectiveness depending on the URL structure and site-specific behaviors.
- Doesn't prevent normal PDF downloads when not in a forced download scenario.
Most mentioned
- It doesn't work for certain types of links or sites.
- Mixed effectiveness, some users find it works for some PDFs but not others.
- Instructions or understanding of proper browser settings may be needed to improve performance.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 |  | | en | People writing bad reviews don't understand what this extension is for. It's for those sites that append a "?forcedownload=1" to the end of PDF file URLs to force you to download them instead of reading on the browser. It will not prevent normal PDF downloads from happening. It works perfectly the sites that do add "forceDownload" to their PDFs |
| 2024-04-04 |  | | en | doesn't work |
| 2023-12-02 |  | | en | Useless...browser immediately opens "save file" window. |
| 2022-09-14 |  | | It sucks. | |
| 2022-09-14 |  | | en | It sucks. |
| 2022-03-30 |  | | This sounds very promising, but it doesn't seem to work for GitHub releases such as this one: https://github.com/LinqLover/sonyx/releases/download/v0.2/sonyx-study-final.pdf | |
| 2022-03-30 |  | | en | This sounds very promising, but it doesn't seem to work for GitHub releases such as this one: https://github.com/LinqLover/sonyx/releases/download/v0.2/sonyx-study-final.pdf |
| 2022-03-07 | | | Works as described! For those who say it doesn't: Make sure your default browser behaviour is also set to open PDFs instead of downloading them as this blocker only sets forcedownload=0. (For Chrome: Settings > Security and privacy > Site settings > Additional content settings > PDF documents) | |
| 2022-03-07 |  | | en | Works as described! For those who say it doesn't: Make sure your default browser behaviour is also set to open PDFs instead of downloading them as this blocker only sets forcedownload=0. (For Chrome: Settings > Security and privacy > Site settings > Additional content settings > PDF documents) |
| 2021-12-07 |  | | It did not work for me on the web page where I tried it; the link still forces a download. The URL that I clicked does not contain PDF in it instead it has this string at the end: AttachmentViewer.ashx?AttachmentID=57723&ItemID=35671, which may mean that the extension will not detect that a PDF is is being forced to download, I don't know. I do know that if it does not work or only works in limited cases it is of little use to me. |
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