I want to open a link that is .psd format with Photoshop when clicked in Google Chrome like Firefox that asks me to open or download the file. But Google Chrome downloads the file automatically. How can I force to open the links in Chrome without downloading? The links are for local files.
21.2k 18 18 gold badges 74 74 silver badges 104 104 bronze badges asked Feb 19, 2013 at 7:57 user1447420 user1447420 1,411 4 4 gold badges 13 13 silver badges 14 14 bronze badgesTo make certain file types OPEN on your computer, instead of Chrome Downloading.
You have to download the file type once, then right after that download, look at the status bar at the bottom of the browser. Click the arrow next to that file and choose "always open files of this type". DONE.
Now the file type will always OPEN using your default program.
To reset this feature, go to Settings / Advance Settings and under the "Download.." section, there's a button to reset 'all' Auto Downloads
Hope this helps.. :-)
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answered Jun 18, 2014 at 16:00 892 7 7 silver badges 3 3 bronze badges This won't prevent you from downloading the file. It simply opens automatically a downloaded file. Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 7:14This doesn't quite answer the question because the question wants to prevent downloading. This does not prevent downloading, it just automatically opens the downloaded file.
Commented Aug 19, 2017 at 20:48On Windows, this opens the file in Notepad. Would like to know how to read "any.log" from Chrome directly (as seen for "any.txt" files)
Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 15:27I agree with Larry. This does not prevent downloading and so does not answer the question. Guest's answer below does.
Commented Jan 2, 2019 at 10:54It can be achieved via an extension:
This is the most "correct" answer, as it's likely often caused by content-disposition: attachment . However, in my case, though I think the problem was a content-type: application/octet-string , neither this nor any of the other header-rewriter extensions I found for Chrome could solve the problem. :/
Commented Apr 3, 2019 at 1:38 Wow, Undisposition is really great! Looking for this for years, you're my savior! ;) Commented May 28, 2019 at 12:00(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!
Commented Jun 27, 2021 at 10:44Google, as of now, cannot open w/out saving. As a workaround, I use IE Tab from the Chrome Store. It is an extension that runs IE - which does allow opening w/ out saving- inside of the Chrome browser application.
Not the best solution, but it's an effective "patch" for now.
answered Aug 26, 2015 at 20:47 91 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badgeNo 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.
Commented Jan 12, 2017 at 16:20"No browser can open files without saving" That's incorrect. 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."
Commented Jan 2, 2019 at 10:56@forresthopkinsa without saving; that's basic computing , someones forgetting about memory-mapping, piping/streams, shared-buffers; literally any of the things even more basic than files. It's probably true browsers always save to %tmp%, but that's probably more for compatibility with the majority of programs someone might want to open the data with. 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.
Commented May 31, 2019 at 1:29You are technically correct -- the best kind of correct. I don't think streaming/etc applies here though
Commented Jun 4, 2019 at 0:26@forresthopkinsa actually there is a HUGE use case where memory storage is relevant in browsers specifically. Privacy mode.