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PDF not opening in Firefox

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Thomas
Thomas
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Firefox does not allow to show PDF files in the browser, it downloads them directly.

I have seen multiple questions with a similar problem. The fix has usually been to go the settings / applications / change the PDF action to whichever they need. However, when I do that, the PDF entry is not present in the list of applications. Is there any way to find this entry again?

I’m on Firefox 99.0 on windows.

Thanks

Firefox does not allow to show PDF files in the browser, it downloads them directly. I have seen multiple questions with a similar problem. The fix has usually been to go the settings / applications / change the PDF action to whichever they need. However, when I do that, the PDF entry is not present in the list of applications. Is there any way to find this entry again? I’m on Firefox 99.0 on windows. Thanks

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CraigS26
CraigS26
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go the settings / applications / change the PDF action to whichever they need. However, when I do that, the PDF entry is not present in the list of applications. Re-visit Settings/ Applications and re-confirm you do Not See -- Portable Document Format (PDF) -- in Applications; Don't look for just PDF....

Thomas
Thomas Úinéir na ceiste
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Hi, just revisited and I can confirm that pdf is no there.

It does not appear either when I search for it in the app bar as you can see in the screen shots.

Cheers, Thomas

Terry
Terry
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You can add it to Applications using the procedure outlined in the link below. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_changing-download-actions

jeyson1099
jeyson1099
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Hello, Firefox includes a PDF viewer so you can view PDF files within the browser window itself. If you can't open any PDF files with the built-in viewer, it may be caused by a Firefox extension. Disable them all to see which one causes problems.