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Participant
August 31, 2022

Hi, There seems to be a solution for windows on this link.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/browser-keeps-opening/m-p/13108894#M373136

I'm looking for the solution for mac, still waiting for the support team to help on that.

 

Participant
August 31, 2022

 I also have the same issue, any luck with the solution?

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 10, 2022

You should be able to set your Google Chrome to download the PDF file instead of opening in a new browsing tab for viewing.

 

Is this happening with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?

 

Also, do  you have installed the Adobe Acrobat extension in your Chrome web browser?

Participant
August 11, 2022

Im opening an existing PDF on my PC, using reader DC not pro. Don't have the extention dowloaded

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 11, 2022

I assume that Google Chrome is already your default web browser.

 

If that is correct, I would suggest to try this first:

 

  • Go to the folder where the PDF file is saved
  • Right-click on it amd select from the context menu "Properties"
  • If the file is set to open in Google Chrome, change the "Open with" option to Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Click OK to commit the changes

 

You should notice that the PDF file will now open with Reader instead of Chrome.

 

Also, if you're on Microsoft Windows 10, you may also want to change the default PDF handler to Acrobat Reader from the App settings.

 

See the link below:

 

 

My second suggestion is to also install the Adobe Acrobat extension as suggested in the Adobe HelpX guidance below:

 

 

Or if you don't want to have an extension, you can switch off Google Chrome's built-in native PDF viewer.

 

See this additional guidance (the answer is a few topics down on that web page):