Comments on: In Firefox 2.0 for Mac, how do I get a PDF to open inside Firefox instead of in a new window?

Question: In Firefox 2.0 for Mac, how do I get a PDF to open inside Firefox instead of in a new window?

oldlies — Fri, 11 May 2007 23:11:56 -0800

In Firefox (for Mac), how can I get a PDF to open in a tab rather than in a separate Preview or Adobe Reader window?

When I use Firefox for Windows, I can click on a link to a PDF and the PDF will display (using Adobe Reader) in a Firefox tab. When I use Firefox on my Mac, every time I click on a link to open a PDF, either Adobe Reader or Preview will launch in a totally new window. It's annoying. Anyone know how to fix this?

By: blm

blm — Fri, 11 May 2007 23:52:18 -0800

You can install the PDF Browser Plugin.

By: n9

n9 — Sat, 12 May 2007 05:24:23 -0800

Doesn't work on Intel macs.

By: CipherSwarm

CipherSwarm — Sat, 12 May 2007 09:04:33 -0800

If you're on an Intel Mac, you've got two choices:
1. "Get Info" on Firefox and run it in Rosetta, and the plugin will work.
2. Hassle me to stop doing Cocoa challenges from Hillegass's programming book, and start working on a replacement for PDF Browser Plugin that's Universal. (I've got a friend that keeps bothering me about this...he uses the Rosetta solution right now, but I can't blame him for not particularly liking that workaround).

By: ob

ob — Sat, 12 May 2007 09:30:46 -0800

This is a good question, I'm new to macs (I just got a mac book a few weeks ago) and this has been bothering me too.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Sat, 12 May 2007 09:49:53 -0800

Alternatively, use Safari, which does do in-browser PDF display. (Assuming, of course, that in-browser PDF is less negotiable than using Firefox.)