# Force pdf download

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-pdf-download/281819>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-pdf-download/281819 "2023-10-11T00:49:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![thoka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thoka/32/115652_2.png) [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-pdf-download/281819/4 "2023-10-12T10:14:27Z")

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According to [this source](https://gomakethings.com/how-to-force-a-file-to-download-instead-of-open-in-the-browser-using-only-html/), you should be able to achieve the desired behavior by adding `download` to these links via a theme component.

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