# \#pdf-previews **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/pdf-previews/671.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Inline PDF Previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-pdf-previews/157649)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-pdf-previews/157649 "2026-07-16T00:10:49Z")
:discourse2: Summary Inline PDF Previews is a desktop-only theme component that will allow you to create previews for pdf attachments. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator (desktop only) … --- ## [Make PDF previews actually readable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdf-previews-actually-readable/407601)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdf-previews-actually-readable/407601 "2026-07-14T22:56:49Z")
Hi! :blob-wave-reverse: I use this neat component quite often, at least once a week. The main issue is that the embedded PDFs are most of the time unreadable by defaut because the preview size is so small. Default: … --- ## [Regression - PDFs download initiated on click (should be open in new tab)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-pdfs-download-initiated-on-click-should-be-open-in-new-tab/404910)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-pdfs-download-initiated-on-click-should-be-open-in-new-tab/404910 "2026-06-10T14:10:34Z")
Currently, I’m finding that clicking on the PDF link when a PDF preview is active currently attempts to download the PDF (undesired) instead of opening it in a new tab. This is with simple self-hosting (single container… --- ## [Make PDFs open directly (not via download) by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdfs-open-directly-not-via-download-by-default/388190)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdfs-open-directly-not-via-download-by-default/388190 "2026-02-18T07:36:57Z")
Currently, the core handling of PDFs is via a download: allaboutcats.pdf (42.2 KB) While this is very functional, it adds a couple of unnecessary steps for the most common use case: “I want to read this now” - especial… --- ## [Inline PDF Previews reset to page 1 when scrolling through a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-pdf-previews-reset-to-page-1-when-scrolling-through-a-topic/390669)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-pdf-previews-reset-to-page-1-when-scrolling-through-a-topic/390669 "2025-12-08T08:58:34Z")
Summary Inline PDF Previews consistently reset their scroll position (back to page 1) when scrolling through a long topic. This happens because the PDF embed is being destroyed and re-inserted when the post scrolls out … --- ## [Add configuration option to serve local PDF uploads inline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-configuration-option-to-serve-local-pdf-uploads-inline/257040)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-configuration-option-to-serve-local-pdf-uploads-inline/257040 "2024-09-05T20:23:01Z")
Our incoming communication (via email) is heavily dependent on PDFs. Current behaviour of discourse is to serve this files as download only. Inline PDF Previews isn’t working (due to missing content-disposition: inlin… --- ## ['New Tab' link opens both a new tab AND (unhelpfully) a download modal in Chrome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-tab-link-opens-both-a-new-tab-and-unhelpfully-a-download-modal-in-chrome/314901)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-tab-link-opens-both-a-new-tab-and-unhelpfully-a-download-modal-in-chrome/314901 "2024-07-05T06:50:36Z")
This is regarding the links to pdfs generated by this TC: If New Tab is chosen in the TC settings (or a space placed before the filename within the square brackets), then the link does both of these things: Opens a… --- ## [How to view .docs or .docx as preview or another tab in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-docs-or-docx-as-preview-or-another-tab-in-discourse/310783)
**Author:** [@Eman\_Ahmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eman_Ahmed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-view-docs-or-docx-as-preview-or-another-tab-in-discourse/310783 "2024-06-07T00:48:55Z")
Dear All, I need your support to have the possibility to view word documents as pdf preview or another tab or if there’s a specific plugin