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Safari download PDFs instead of opening them.

Since I came to Mac from iPhone and iPad, I am used to it, if I click on a PDF link, it will open in a new tab in Safari, and from here I can save it to iCloud or Files via the sharing tab (if I really need). However, this is not the case on Mac, instead it downloads the given document immediately and opens in Preview. This is problematic because I like to keep my files organized (I don't store anything in the Mac and iCloud downloads folders, only temporarily until I move it) and delete unnecessary ones, but this way a lot of documents accumulate that I just want to take a look at in.


I want PDFs work like in iPhones and iPads, like back in the days in Macs, like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aut0j40o8Ac


And yes, I saw this (See a PDF in Safari on Mac – Apple Support (UK)) article, and No its not helpful, because I DO NOT WANT TO DOWNLOAD any file, and there is no option.


Device and OSX: macOS Monterey 12.7.2 (MacBook Air 2015 Early 13")


Thanks in advance if anyone can finally help!!


Cheers, Martin.


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Jan 4, 2024 8:24 AM

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Safari download PDFs instead of opening them.

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