Render PDFs Inline for Google Chrome

Render PDFs Inline

Render PDFs Inline is a Chrome extension that allows users to force PDFs to display inline instead of downloading. Developed by chrome-webstore-publishing-group, this extension is available for free in the Browsers category under the Add-ons & Tools subcategory.

Are you annoyed by PDFs that automatically save and download instead of opening? Render PDFs Inline solves this problem by overwriting the "Content-disposition: attachment" header, forcing PDFs to render inline. This extension works using the webRequest API, but it may be slower than the alternative extension available for Beta or Dev versions of Chrome, which uses the Declarative Web Request API for faster performance.

Some of the key features of Render PDFs Inline include rewriting content that's in a main window, rewriting all responses with "Content-type: application/pdf", and rewriting responses with "Content-type: application/octet-stream" with a filename=*.pdf. However, it's important to note that using this extension may have security risks as it overrides the attachment header, so users should proceed with caution.

For those interested in contributing to the development of Render PDFs Inline, the source code is available on GitHub. The extension is copyrighted by Nick Semenkovich and is released under the MIT License.