When browsing the web, we often come across PDF files. If you’re using Safari you can view such files within the browser itself. But if you want to keep them for later reference, you can also save PDF files from Safari to iPhone, iPad, or Mac. This is different from saving webpages as PDFs which is another handy feature of Safari. Let’s check it out.
How to Save PDF Files from Safari on iPhone or iPad
Managing Pop-ups (Safari, Mac) In the window on the right side of the dialog box you should see the URL you have open. From the dropdown menu, you have the option to choose Allow, Block or Block and Notify. Verify that “Allow” is selected. Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav Close Menu; Apple; Shopping Bag +. Intelligent Tracking Prevention. Remember when you looked at that green mountain bike online?
If you want to save PDF from Safari to the Files app on your iPhone, it’s pretty simple. When browsing on Safari on iPhone, if you tap the link to a downloadable file, a dialog box will appear to confirm that you would like to download the file.
Once you tap “Download,” the file will be added to the downloads manager and start downloading. It will continue downloading until the entire file is downloaded, even if you close Safari or leave the webpage.
By default, downloaded files are saved to a ‘Downloads’ folders in iCloud Drive so that you can access them from all your devices. But you can change the default location that files are saved in if you wish.
How to Download PDF Files from Safari on Mac
When you click on a link to a PDF file in Safari on Mac, it will automatically open it. To save the PDF file that you’re viewing, click on the “File” menu at the top of the screen and choose “Save As.”
In the dialog box that opens, name the PDF file and select the destination where you want to keep the PDF file. Then, click “Save.”
That’s it. Once the file is downloaded, you can view it anytime by opening it from the location where you chose to save it.
How to Download PDF Files from a Link in Safari on Mac
Screen recorder free cam. If you want to download a linked PDF file in Safari to the Mac, that works the same as downloading any other linked item in Safari on the Mac:
Right-click on the PDF file link and choose “Download Linked File As”. Then, name the PDF file and save the file to the preferred destination folder.
A neat download trick for Safari is to hold down the OPTION key and then click the link to the PDF or refresh the current page if the PDF is already open in Safari.
That will also download the PDF document directly into the preset Downloads folder. Macaw 1 0 5 – code savvy web design tool.
Make Safari Download PDF Files Instead of Opening Them
Usually, you will probably end up opening PDF files on Safari when trying to download them. If you want to avoid this and directly save a PDF from Safari on Mac, you can try the following tricks:
- If it’s a link that is clickable to open the PDF, you can just hold the OPTION/ALT key when clicking the URL to instantly download the PDF to the default download location. This will instantly download the PDF file to your Downloads folder unless you changed the download destination in Safari
- Another option to download a PDF instead of opening it within Safari is to load the PDF within a tab and then click the URL bar. Hold down the OPTION/ALT key and hit Return (or refresh the PDF on display) to download the PDF
Wrapping Up…
As you can see, it’s a breeze to download and save PDF files on Safari on the iPhone and Mac. You can later access them from your downloads folder even when you’re offline. If you have any questions or thoughts about this, share in the comments section below.
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Jill writes: Whenever I try to open a PDF in Safari, I just get a blank screen. Isn’t Safari supposed to be able to open PDFs by itself? I could’ve sworn it used to.
Hi Jill! Yes, Safari can and should be able to open PDF files directly in the browser window.
Can’t open PDFs in Safari? An old browser plug-in may be to blame.
It’s possible, though, that an old browser add-on—or “plug-in,” as they’re called—is getting in the way.
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I’m guessing that a long time ago, you downloaded an older version of Adobe Reader (the granddaddy of all PDF readers) that went ahead and installed a PDF viewer plug-in for Safari.
The PDF plug-in probably worked fine until a couple of years ago, when Apple released a new, PDF-friendly version of Safari (version 5.1, to be precise) that doesn’t play nice with older versions of the Adobe plug-in (specifically, anything older than version 10.1.3).
So, what happens if that older version of the Adobe PDF plug-in is still installed on the new Safari?
Simple: clicking on PDF links will give you nothing but a blank page.
Luckily, there’s an easy remedy: digging into Safari’s plug-in directory and deleting the old plug-in (or plug-ins, depending on how many old versions are still sitting there).
Here’s how…
Drag any old Adobe PDF Viewer plug-ins into the Trash, then restart Safari.
Note: Make sure to back up your Mac before messing around with any system files.
- Press and hold COMMAND + TAB to bring up your Mac’s application switcher, then keep tapping the TAB key while still holding down the COMMAND key until the selector lands on Finder. When it does, go ahead and release the COMMAND and TAB keys.
- Click on the Go menu at the top of the screen, select “Go to folder…” then copy and paste this folder “path” into the pop-up window:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
- A new folder window will appear, showing a list of all the browser plug-ins installed in Safari—and at the very top (if the list is sorted alphabetically), you should see one or more files labeled “AdobePDFViewer.” Drag the old Adobe plug-ins into the Trash, then quit and restart Safari.
- Try opening a PDF in Safari again—and yes, it should work, using Safari’s own “native” PDF reader.
Safari Mac Setting
Now, want to open PDFs in Safari using a fresh Adobe PDF Viewer plug-in? Try this:
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Support Date For Mac Safari
- Visit this page to download and install the latest (and free) version of Adobe Reader.
- Quit and re-launch Safari, then open a PDF file directly in the browser; when you do, the PDF should open using your new Adobe Reader plug-in.
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