When I am on a website such as https://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=17578 and I click on a linked PDF file, Safari automatically downloads the file. How do I instead just view the file within Safari on a seperate tab? I do not want the extra steps of finding it in my Downloads folder and opening it, especially since there are dozens of files with arbitrary names. Thank you.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.7
Re: Safari: View PDFs instead of downloading
Safari automatically downloads the file. How do I instead just view the file within Safari on a separate tab?
If a link allows you to view a PDF (see note below) instead of downloading it:
See: See a PDF in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
Eg: says:
on your Mac.
in the toolbar."Note: It is often the website's webMaster or design-team who programs what a link will do, directed by management. Generally there are descriptions of what each file contains on the website, yet that info. may not be available on their "downloads" page where all the links are.
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Re: "I do not want the extra steps of finding it in my Downloads folder and opening it"
Umm ... no web-page opened for me from the link provided. Maybe I'm in the wrong country or not logged in.
In Safari > Settings > General you can tick : "Open safe files after downloading"
If you want to change where Safari downloads a file (eg: to the desktop instead, for easy access):
Try Safari > Settings > General > “File download location” pop-up menu and choose a location.
More info: See a PDF in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
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Safari: View PDFs instead of downloading
