How to force open links in Chrome not download them?

Question

I want to open a link that is .psd format with Photoshop when clicked in Google Chrome like Firefox that asks me to open or download the file. But Google Chrome downloads the file automatically. How can I force to open the links in Chrome without downloading? The links are for local files.

Answer 1

To make certain file types OPEN on your computer, instead of Chrome Downloading...

You have to download the file type once, then right after that download, look at the status bar at the bottom of the browser. Click the arrow next to that file and choose "always open files of this type". DONE.

Now the file type will always OPEN using your default program.

To reset this feature, go to Settings / Advance Settings and under the "Download.." section, there's a button to reset 'all' Auto Downloads

Hope this helps.. :-)

Visual Instructions found here:

http://www.presentermedia.com/blog/2013/10/my-file-automatically-opens-instead-of-saving-with-chrome/

Answer 2

Great question.

It can be achieved via an extension:

• For Chrome, load undisposition
• If the file loading is ASCII then colour coding may be desirable, that can be done via the Syntaxtic extension
• btw, for Firefox load the InlineDisposition add-on

Answer 3

Google, as of now, cannot open w/out saving. As a workaround, I use IE Tab from the Chrome Store. It is an extension that runs IE - which does allow opening w/ out saving- inside of the Chrome browser application.

Not the best solution, but it's an effective "patch" for now.