How do I force files to open in the browser instead of downloading (PDF)?

Question

Is there a way to force PDF files to open in the browser when the option \"Display PDF in browser\" is unchecked?

I tried using the embed tag and an iframe, but it o

Answer 1

If you are using HTML5 (and I guess nowadays everyone uses that), there is an attribute called download.

For example,

<a href="somepathto.pdf" download="filename">

Here filename is optional, but if provided, it will take this name for the downloaded file.