Google Chrome has “Chrome PDF Viewer” to view or open pdf files. It is an unwanted feature. I do not need it at all. I want my PDF open in Preview on a MacOS X or default pdf viewer in Linux. This feature was hidden. I want to disable it from my Google Chrome browser because it was slow scrolling with a large pdf file sizes.
How To Disable Google Chrome PDF Viewer
- First, open a new tab in Chrome browser (press CTRL+T or Command+T)
- Type the following url in your address bar and press enter key:
chrome://plugins - Find “Chrome PDF Viewer” and disable it.
- Now all downloaded PDF files will open with your operating system pdf viewer such as Adobe reader, Preview on a MacOS X or evince/gpdf/kpdf on a Linux/BSD based system.
See also ~ HowTo: Firefox Disable Default PDF Viewer / Plugin
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What if I don’t have the option to disable? It’s my computer – so I’ve got all administrator rights… It just won’t let me click on anything:
Chrome PDF Viewer (2 files)
Name: Chrome PDF Viewer
Version:
Location: chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/
Type: BROWSER PLUGIN
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/pdf
.pdf
Name: Chrome PDF Viewer
Description: Portable Document Format
Version:
Location: internal-pdf-viewer
Type: PPAPI (out-of-process)
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-google-chrome-pdf Portable Document Format
.pdf
Always allowed to run
I got the same problem, Right click on the pdf document and open with, then click on the checkbox enable the option always open with Adobe Reader. Might be helpful.
I am disabling my Chrome PDF viewer because it seems spam popups have learnt to target it. I will regularly get a “Chrome PDF” popup happening then full screen pop-unders will appear.
Thanks vivek, this is appreciated ! I wish this chrome feature could be simply searchable from the regular advanced parameter !