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How to download Embedded PDF from this website with Pdfviewer.js

with free signing-in in this website, you can view a pdf really useful for med school.

https://www.accademiamedici.it/manuale-del-neoabilitato

I cannot download it because it's embedded and uses a javascript (pdfviewer.js) and i tried to search "iframe" or "src", but I cannot find the url.

Please help me Thanks in advance.

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• 1 Could you post a screenshot of the page so that we could see what you're working with? –  theJack Dec 22, 2020 at 22:14

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The general approach I use for such situations is to start poking around in the Developer tools of any browser and finding the Network tab.

Sort by file size to find the largest listing of the PDF file, as this is most likely to be the complete file without missing pages. If you don't see it, try reloading the page. From there, try these in order, from easiest to most annoying.

Method 1: If you're really lucky there will be an accessible URL for the PDF you can download directly. Just right click and open the file in a few tab, then you can save it.

Method 2: Copy the cUrl command and pipe that to a file. In theory this may be possible from any command prompt but I've had the best luck with Linux/WSL.

Method 3: Save as HAR with content, and use something like har-extractor to extract the PDF.

• More recently I've started exploring JavaScript in the console, often with good results. Try something like document.querySelector("iframe[src*='pdf']").src for starters. –  Brian Z Apr 11, 2023 at 0:07

I'm going to answer based on how it works for me on Firefox, but similar steps should work for other browsers.

When you view a file in PDF.js, there is a toolbar on the top of the frame. On the right side, there should be a few icons. The one with the page and the down arrow is used to download the file.

• there is no such options :( –  Paolo Luini Dec 22, 2020 at 9:21

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Wondering how to download and save PDF files from Safari to a Mac? If you frequently encounter and work with PDF documents on the web, you might be interested in saving them locally to your Mac from time to time. With Safari, it’s easy to open, save, and download PDF files to the Mac.

The process is quite simple as this tutorial will demonstrate through several different ways to download PDF files to save them to the Mac from Safari.

You may have noticed that default Safari will automatically open PDF files that are clicked into in-browser windows. That can confuse some users at first, but it ends up being OK because if we’re looking to save a PDF file that makes it very easy to do as you’ll see.

How to Download & Save PDF Files from Safari to Mac

Opening PDF files in Safari on the Mac allows them to be easily downloaded and saved to the computer, here’s how the process works:

• Open Safari on the Mac if you haven’t done so yet
• Go to the PDF file in Safari that you want to save to the Mac
• With the PDF file open in Safari, pull down the “File” menu and choose “Save As”

• Name the PDF file and select the destination to download the PDF file to and then click “Save” to download and save the PDF file locally to the Mac at that destination

In the example image here, we’re downloading a PDF document of a study (https://www.gwern.net/docs/longevity/2019-decabo.pdf) and saving it locally to the Mac desktop where it can be easily found.

How to Download PDF Files from a Link in Safari

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”

• Save the PDF file to the Mac destination as desired

You can use either method to download and save PDF files to the Mac.

How to Download & Save Linked PDF Files in Safari with Option Key

Another neat download trick for Safari that is lesser known is to hold down the OPTION key and then click the link to the PDF, or refresh the current URL if the PDF page is already open in Safari .

That will also download the PDF document directly into the Downloads folder as configured by Safari.

Note that saving a PDF file from Safari is completely different from saving a webpage as a PDF in Safari on Mac , the latter of which actually preserves the webpage as a PDF file and also saves it locally. It’s a bit redundant, but you can technically use that same save-as-pdf approach to an existing PDF too, which may be helpful in some situations if the PDF file you are trying to save is stuck in an iFrame or something similar that prevents easy access to opening, downloading, and saving the file directly.

And yet another neat trick; if you happen to forget where you got a particular PDF from but you want to know the source URL, you can retrieve a files original direct download URL using this Safari trick .

How to Make Safari Download PDF Files Instead of Opening Them

The download tips above will allow you to download PDF files from Safari, but you may still end up opening the PDF file in Safari too. If you want to download PDF instead of opening, you can try the following tricks:

Another option to download a PDF instead of opening it within Safari is this:

• Load the PDF into Safari and then click URL bar
• Hold down the OPTION / ALT key
• Hit return (or refresh the PDF on display) to download the PDF

This will instantly download the PDF file to your Downloads folder, unless you changed the download destination in Safari.

Remember that Safari defaults to using the User Downloads folder on the Mac, but you can change the Safari download location if needed to suit your preferences.

These methods work on practically all versions of Safari for basically all versions of MacOS and Mac OS X, so it shouldn’t matter what software release you are on you will be able to open, download, and save PDF files to the Mac locally if needed.

Do you know of any other tips, tricks, or info about opening, downloading, and saving PDF files from Safari to Mac? Share with us in the comments!

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An even easier GUI way to view and save PDFs in Safari: Many PDFs when clicked on will open in a separate Window or Tab. Hover cursor near the bottom and a small tool bar will appear, showing “Magnifying Glass” icons to Enlarge +, or Shrink – the page, and, two other icons that let you Open in Preview, or, Save to Downloads. (I’d attach a pic if I could!)

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How to trigger the direct download of a PDF with JavaScript

Carlos Delgado

• August 19, 2017
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Learn how to download directly a PDF file from a URL using FileSaver.js

In most of the web applications today, the user doesn't use an outdated browser, due to the basic requirements and features that the web app offers. This is a great advantage when we talk about the technical side, as you have many new APIs available. One of the advantages, is the availability of Blobs and the FileReader, that correctly worked can be used to download files directly from JavaScript without redirecting the user to a new website.

In this article, we'll explain you how to download directly a PDF from a web URL in the browser easily.

For the examples we are going to use a PDF hosted in the Mozilla Github IO website , that is absolutely free and has CORS headers, so it can be used everywhere to test.

Requirements

You will need the FileSaver library to achieve your goal. This library has support with UMD (Universal Module Definition) so you can use it in the browser and access it from the window or you can require it as a module with any bundler.

If you use NPM, you can install it in your project using:

And then you can just require the module as:

Alternatively, you can download a copy of the minified script and add in your HTML document with a script tag:

And use it like:

Visit the official repository at Github for more information about this library.

Download directly PDF from URL

Thanks to FileSaver.js you will be able to save the data of a file in JavaScript as a download in your browser easily. FileSaver.js implements the saveAs FileSaver interface in browsers that do not natively support it. FileSaver.js is the solution to saving files on the client-side, and is perfect for webapps that need to generate files, or for saving sensitive information that shouldn't be sent to an external server.

In this case, if you want to do it from a PDF that is available on the server, but for some reason you don't want to open a new window for it, so the user won't need to do right click, save PDF as etc, you can use easily this library to achieve it. In the following example, we are downloading a PDF from a simple URL, according to the architecture of your application, the PDF may be available only under certain conditions on the server to finally be served and processed internally by JavaScript:

Once the download of the file finishes, the save process starts automatically. Note that if the browser doesn't support the Blob API, you can add a polify to solve this inconvenient .

Happy coding !

Senior Software Engineer at Software Medico . Interested in programming since he was 14 years old, Carlos is a self-taught programmer and founder and author of most of the articles at Our Code World.

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Safari has a built-in PDF reader that automatically displays PDF documents right in the browser window. You don’t have to download and install a separate PDF reader app.

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Can’t Open a PDF in Safari? Here's How to Fix That

There are a few ways to fix Safari if it refuses to open PDFs from the websites you visit. Luckily, every option is quick and easy to follow.

You’ve clicked on a link that should open a PDF in Safari. The link goes through, but you can’t see the PDF—there’s just a gray background.

You can Control-click on the PDF, and your Mac says there’s a PDF there, but you just can’t see it. Refreshing the page doesn’t fix anything, nor does restarting Safari.

I’ve been in this unusual situation before, and I can help you fix it. Read on to see how to view a PDF that Safari won’t open, and how to fix Safari so other PDFs will be visible in the future.

The Quick Fixes

If you can’t see or load a PDF in Safari, one of the easiest fixes is to stop using Safari to try to view the PDF. This means copying the PDF’s URL from Safari and pasting it into another browser, like Chrome or Microsoft Edge ( Edge works very well on Macs , for the record).

If you don’t want to open another browser though, you do have another option.

If you can Control-click on the PDF to download it or click the download button available for the PDF in the Safari window, do so. You can then open and view the PDF in Preview or your preferred PDF-viewing Preview alternative . You can drag the PDF into the Trash if you don’t end up needing it after you read it. And if you do need it in the future, you’ve already downloaded it!

These options work well, but maybe you really just want to be able to open PDFs in Safari. There are ways to do that, too, which we’ll go over in the next section.

How to Get Safari to View PDFs Again

The first place to check when you can’t view PDFs in Safari is your Safari plug-ins or extensions. It’s possible one of them is hiding the PDF from you or affecting Safari in a negative way.

To access your Safari plug-ins or extensions, open Safari > Preferences and then head to the Websites tab. Scroll down the menu on your left, and you should find the Plug-ins or Extensions headings.

Click on any plug-in in this list to see a list of current websites and whether that plug-in is working on the website where you have the PDF open. If it is, set the drop-down menu beside it to Off . Then refresh the PDF, and see if it’s visible.

With extensions, set their drop-down menus to Deny to prevent them from working. Though, if an extension is the root of the problem, it might be worth updating or removing the extension entirely to see if that improves your PDF visibility issues.

But what if you don’t have any plug-ins or extensions in your Safari preferences? Or you’ve demonstrated that they’re not the issue with seeing PDFs in Safari? The problem-causing plug-in might be hidden away in your Mac Library instead.

Specifically, the AdobePDFViewer plug-ins are likely to be the root of your problem. To find these plugins and remove them, so PDFs become visible in Safari again, head to Finder > Go > Go to Folder .

In the search window that appears, type in or copy and paste /Library/Internet Plug-ins . Locate and select all files with AdobePDFViewer in the name in the Internet Plug-Ins Finder window, and drag them into your Trash.

Your Mac may prompt you to input your password or use Touch ID to confirm you want to move these plug-ins. Do whichever you want to ensure those files go into your Trash.

Refresh the Safari window where you’re trying to view a PDF. The PDF should now be visible to you!

Different Safari PDF Visibility Fixes for Different Moments

I was very excited to find several solutions to the invisible PDF problem in Safari, and I hope my findings can help you out too.

Whether you’re happy opening PDFs in non-Safari browsers to save time or are eager to delve into your Mac’s library to improve your workflow in Safari over the long term, the tips above will help you view PDFs online when you need them.

How to Export Webpage to PDF with JavaScript

Learn how to export a webpage to pdf with javascript, html2pdf, and jspdf.

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Hustling around to simply export a webpage to a PDF file or do you just want to export something from your webpage to PDF and want a simple solution?

You might get your answer here.

There are two approaches to exporting a webpage to PDF:

• Server Side PDF file generation
• Client (browser) side PDF file generation

The server-side PDF approach is quite expensive and complex. The easier solution involves exporting a webpage on the client side.

First, let’s understand the benefits here

• All the computation to generate a PDF file will happen on the client machine — this can be faster than sending to the server and generating there.
• The solution is great for handling static websites.
• Simple to implement for basic requirements.

Let’s begin

Client-side PDF generation is all about browsers’ API calls, which JavaScript and its related libraries consume to get things done. There are many JavaScript libraries we could use here, including:

Here, we are going to use jsPDF and html2pdf .

Above is the image of a static webpage we are going to use for our tutorial. Let me sketch around this image and see the edited one below.

As you see above, we are going to export this grey bordered box out of the complete page. we have a header as extra on this page, you might have other things as well on your webpage which you don’t bother about, to get exported. All our focus is on the grey-bordered rectangle.

The content of this box mainly is three things- an Image, a text graph, and a table. how to draw this webpage anyway in the first place? well, check the index.html file code below, the main file we have.

Let’s understand this index.html code.

Line 7–13: Integration of all important CDNs

Firstly integrate a stylesheet file style.css , where you want some look and feel tweaks in CSS, then I added Bootstrap CSS bundle and Bootstrap JS library CDNs, just for better webpage creation.

Note : Use of Bootstrap is purely optional.

Line 12 and 13 are important, here we are integrating CDNs of jsPDF and html2pdf libraries.

Line 40–82: The Div(Content) to be exported

In our code, from line 40–82 is the <div> element code, where we have to design the grey-bordered central element which has to be exported to pdf. you can code anything in this div but the most important part is the div ID or I would say element ID, which will be a reference to the PDF generation code for the html2pdf library.

Line 44: Export to PDF Button

Check this line 44, I know a simple HTML button with some Bootstrap classes on it, but rather more important is the function we are calling here, yes onclick=”generatePDF()” parameter. we are calling a JavaScript function here on the click event of this button generatePDF() function is the crux of this blog and the core of our example, let’s check the code.

Line 86–104: generatePDF() function

The image above is explaining things itself, I will explain the html2pdf() function call and opt variable.

The opt variable holds all the values which are defining the configuration of a pdf file. Margin, of course, the page margin we need on each PDF page, the filename is the name of the exported PDF file. The image is an important parameter of the opt object.

The html2pdf library uses the html2canvas library to paint an image on the webpage as a screenshot on the pdf page. It’s important to note here you can export only “jpeg”, “png” and “webp”(chrome) images, check here .

The html2canvas object is passed with scale parameter, which generates PDF based on browsers device pixel ratio. Check the parameters here we can pass in this object.

The jsPDF object, here we are passing dimensions of the PDF page, the format of the page, precision, and the measurement units, like in “mm”, “in” or “px”. This object will be passed to the jsPDF library to set up the pdf page. check the complete list of parameters here .

A final call to the html2pdf() function. Here, we have to call multiple worker API library functions) to achieve our goal. The flow basically goes like this:

We have to call all the functions in this order. If you want a page setting of a pdf, call the set() function on a from() function and pass the opt object and at last we have to call save() function to save our pdf file.

In our generatePDF() function line 102 can be simply html2pdf().from(element).save() , then it will set all the page settings to default for pdf, default layout is portrait scaling is one, margin is 1 and element will be left aligned.

I hope you have found this useful. Let me know in the comments, and feel free to ask questions!

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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

How to download pdf files from safari on mac.

• Download PDF Files from a Link in Safari on Mac

Make Safari Download PDF Files Instead of Opening Them

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.

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

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.

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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