I have seen this question posted multiple times with no real answer. Whenever I click on a file attachment in the Brave browser, I am only allowed to download and save the attachment. For example, a link to an audio file or a pdf in other browsers such as Edge and Chrome, it will give the option to ‘Save’ or ‘Open’. Brave does not give options and only saves (downloads) the file. I then have to open file after downloading and delete from my downloads folder when I’m finished viewing or listening to the file.
Brave Browser does not [yet] have a user-accessible file handler table, such as the Firefox handler table:
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Brave Browser for desktop computers, does have some ability to determine the course of action for some situations, if you send a New Window to: brave://settings/content
And scroll down that settings page, and toggle the arrows for expanding:
- Additional permissions
- Additional content settings
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Having said that, @CerealLover might know of some tips.
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Issue re PDF file handling:
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Hi everyone
To set default file types or link types for Brave, follow the steps:
- Open windows settings
- Click on Apps
- Click on Default apps
- Click on Brave: To add and extension to Brave, click arrow on the right of the extension, then choose Brave.
You can also experiment adding extensions to Brave as follows (this affects opening those extensions in explorer):
- Open windows settings
- Click on Apps
- See image
Note: If you are using Internet download manager you have to delete those extensions in ‘Options’, ‘File Types’.
This is the one thing keeping me from making Brave my default. With Edge, when I click on a download link, I get an popup asking if I want to open or save the file. Often I just want to open it and not worry about having to delete it later.
It’s now another year later with still nothing done. This is a major inconvenience for me as I receive numerous emails with attachments. Am in the process of moving away from Brave as my default browser.
Does the following setting (Open PDFs in Brave) work, for viewing PDF files in Brave Browser(?):
Test a simple PDF file, courtesy of W3C:
Not sure what displaying a dummy pdf file that’s already been saved has to do with the issue. My switch over is almost complete and will be a load off-
Half the battle with computer bugs, errors, and failures - is the willingness to test.
What was working?
What is not working?
What is still working?
Of several specifics - the details - reviewing and editing: checklists and notes.
I do not rely upon an Internet browser’s passwords, tabs, and whatever are the popular additional features. I aim for Privacy and Security.
I use 5 Internet browsers, for their strengths; and I recommend that approach.
Brave Browser is the most de-Googled; and within the BB settings, there is effectively a JavaScript Firewall that is essential.