Downloading PDFs and documents from a page
Plenty of sites show a PDF inside an embedded viewer and remove the save button. The file is there — your browser had to download it to show it to you — but the interface will not let you reach it.
What it recognises
PDF and office formats (DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, ODS, RTF, TXT, CSV, MD), plus archives: ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZ and ISO.
They appear grouped by category with their size, and download exactly as they are: nothing is converted or altered.
Why the viewer blocks you and this does not
An embedded viewer is an interface layer over a file the browser already requested from the server. Hiding the button does not un-send the file. The extension works at that level — the actual requests — so it sees the document even when the page offers nothing to click.
One honest limit: if the server requires a signed-in session, the download only works while that session is open, exactly as viewing does.
Several at once
Light files download in parallel and heavy ones queue up one at a time, so the browser memory is never exhausted. On a page full of documents, that stops them all failing together.
Step by step
- Open the page with the documentLet the viewer load fully.
- Open the extensionThe document appears under documents, with its size.
- Download itIt is saved as-is, with no conversion.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work if the PDF is in a viewer with no download button?
Usually yes: the browser had to download the file to display it, and the extension works at the level of those requests rather than the interface.
What if a login is required?
The download works while your session is open, exactly as viewing does. If the server demands credentials, that cannot be bypassed.
Which formats does it recognise?
PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, RTF, TXT, CSV and Markdown, plus ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZ and ISO archives.
Do documents use up my video quota?
No. They have their own daily quota, tiered by size, separate from video.