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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!

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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.

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Have you ever tried to open a PDF in Safari on the Mac, only to be hit with a “Blocked Plug-In” message in the browser, rather than the PDF?

While sometimes this can relate to having the Adobe Acrobat plugin installed on the Mac, it can also be an issue with Safari and loading some PDF files in general. Perhaps it’s just a bug, or an overzealous security measure, but if you find the “Blocked Plug-in” message in Safari on the Mac when attempting to load a PDF, and you need to have access to that PDF, here’s one way to get around the error message and open the PDF file.

This is a bit of a workaround for loading a PDF file despite the “Blocked Plug-in” Safari message, but it works, and you’ll have access to the PDF.

Loading a PDF on Mac Despite the “Blocked Plug-in” Safari Error

All you need to do is download the PDF file locally to your Mac, then open it in Preview instead of Safari.

• Hit the Back button in Safari to find the preceding link to the PDF file
• Right-click on the link to the PDF then choose “Download Linked File” (or “Download Linked File As…”

• Navigate to the “Downloads” folder in the Mac Finder or by opening it through the Dock
• Locate the PDF file and double-click on it to open it directly into Preview

Now you have loaded the PDF, without using Safari, and bypassing the plug-in blocked message.

While the PDF loads into Preview instead of Safari, this trick also has the advantage of downloading the PDF file from Safari to the Mac locally, which you might be looking to do anyway.

Did this work for you to access the PDF file despite the Blocked Plug-in message in Safari? Do you use another approach, or did you find another solution to resolving the Blocked Plug-in message? Let us know in the comments.

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How do I set Safari on Mac OS X to show PDFs using Preview instead of Adobe Reader?

I shouldn't have installed Adobe Reader on my Mac. But now that I have, how do I set Safari to (go back to) show PDFs using Preview (as the inline PDF display plug-in) instead of Reader? Do I need to uninstall Reader?

Update : I went ahead and uninstalled Adobe Reader . (I grew tired of constant reminders to update something I wasn't using.)

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The "Right Way" to accomplish this is actually within the Adobe Reader app. Just go into preferences, click Internet, and uncheck Display PDF in Browser. Simple and non-destructive, since Adobe will almost certainly attempt to "repair" itself when it notices the plugin file missing at the next security update.

• This sounds like the right answer, but I can't verify since I uninstalled Adobe Reader since posting this question. –  Daryl Spitzer Commented Jul 26, 2010 at 3:57
• 2 This no longer works with a recent Adobe and is a known issue: superuser.com/a/254624/65618 –  Volker Stolz Commented Nov 6, 2012 at 9:02

It is neither necessary nor sufficient to uninstall the Adobe Reader. I went also through this process and finally succeeded by (re)moving

More information can be found here .

• I, of course, had to restart Safari after deleting this file. –  Daryl Spitzer Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 20:20

You should be able to "Get Info" on a PDF (cmd+I or right click the file) and then set the default viewer for that file type.

• But this launches Preview as a separate process whereas it is possible to use Preview as an inline reader directly in Safari. –  Uwe Honekamp Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 19:18
• Right. I'll clarify my question. –  Daryl Spitzer Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 20:15
• Daryl Spitzer is asking about the Acrobat plugin, not PDFs opened from the finder. –  Josh Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 20:43
• The default setting on the file itself is what Safari uses. Setting the file within the Finder will also set it for Safari (unless Acrobat is over-riding that - which would be new to me). If you want to keep the plugin installed, I believe the following terminal command sets it as the inline viewer: defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitOmitPDFSupport -bool NO –  Insomnic Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 21:21
• Insomnic, can you verify that Safari & Adobe Reader honor the Finder setting, and verify that the default setting works as you describe? (I've already deleted the plug-in and would rather not re-install it.) –  Daryl Spitzer Commented Nov 9, 2009 at 21:37

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Controlling Safari's PDF display: Viewing documents inline, with another application, third-party plug-ins

Current versions of Safari are able to access PDF documents in a number of different ways. It can display the documents inline (in the Web browser window) without the use of a plug-in, it can use the Adobe Preview plug-in to display documents inline with added controls, or it can pass PDF viewing duties off to another application like Adobe Reader or Apple's own Preview.app.

Unfortunately, the method used for display is not always the one desired by the user. There are several ways to control this behavior.

First, if it is present on your system, you can launch Adobe Reader (located in /Applications by default) and open its preferences (from the Adobe Reader menu). Go to the "Internet" section, and look at the options. If you would like Adobe Reader to launch when you access a PDF in your Web browser, place a checkmark next to "Display PDF in browser using:" and select Adobe Reader from the list.

If you would like to use the Adobe Preview plug-in, un-check the "Display PDF in browser using:" option, and place a check next to "Allow fast web view."

If your browser still insists on launching Adobe Reader when you would not like it to, navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and remove the following file:

• AdobePDFViewer.plugin

Note that if you are using an Intel-based Mac and would like Adobe Reader to launch when you view PDF files in your browser, you may have to locate Safari application icon, click it, then perform a "Get Info" command (either from the "File" menu or via the Command-I keyboard combination) and select the option to "Open using Rosetta." This will significantly degrade speed, but allow the two applications to work properly together, both in PowerPC-mode.

If you would like to view PDFs using Safari's built-in mechanism, simply remove the aforementioned Adobe plug-in, and turn off the aforementioned options in Adobe Reader ("Display PDF in browser using:" and "Allow fast web view.") then quit and re-launch Safari.

Another alternative some users have found preferable is the use of Schubert , a third-party PDF browser plug-in that provides great flexibility and controls, and allows you to instantly open PDFs in Adobe Reader or Preview if need be,

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Essentially, from  Safari 12.0  ( I am currently on 13 now), they have stopped using the Adobe Reader plugin:

In our web application (built in Drupal), since updating to Safari 12 and higher, we get a Blocked Plug-In message when we try and open a PDF in the Safari browser. This is the message we get:

If Safari isn't using Adobe Reader anymore, how do we set it up to use something else to open the PDF? For example I cannot find anything in the Safari settings for this and I have tried literally everything.

Is it something from our end in our web application perhaps?

Does safari have its own native tool for opening PDF's now that Adobe Reader has been depreciated?

Any help would be great, thanks

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I've got the exact same problem. When i try to open a PDF with Safari i get the message "plug-in blocked"

Safari version 14.0 (15610.1.28.1.9, 15610) on macOS 10.15.7 (19H2)

Any solutions?

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Oct 23, 2020 2:48 AM in response to senior.god

Hi I have the same issue have you found a solution?

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Hi Matthias,

I have found no solutions at this stage. If I find something ill post up here for sure.

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When printing or creating a PDF of a webpage, you can include its background image and color, and show the web address and date in headers and footers.

Open Safari for me

Click the options pop-up menu (in the separator bar), choose Safari, then set the webpage printing options.

If you don’t see the options pop-up menu in a separator bar to the right of the page preview, click Show Details at the bottom of the Print dialog.

To create a PDF of the webpage, click PDF at the bottom of the dialog, then choose what you want to do with the PDF.

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How to Save a Web Page as a PDF in Safari on the Mac

Take that web page to go as a PDF

What to Know

• In Safari, open a web page and go to File > Export as PDF . Follow the on-screen prompts to name the file and select a storage location.
• Alternatively, press Command + P in Safari. Select the PDF drop-down menu, choose Save as PDF , and then select Save .
• Press Shift + Command + R in Safari to open the Reader . Saving a PDF in Reader downloads a cleaner-looking PDF.

It's easy to export a web page to a PDF file with the Apple Safari web browser on the Mac. When you save a web page to PDF, you can share it so that the information looks identical to how it appears on the website. All PDF files look the same on a computer, tablet , phone, or another device. PDFs are also an alternative to printing the web page .

How to Export a Web Page as a PDF in Safari

It takes a few clicks to convert a web page to a PDF file with Safari.

Open the web page you want to save to PDF.

Go to the File menu and choose Export as PDF .

In the window that appears, enter a name for the PDF file and choose where to save it.

Select Save to save the web page as a PDF.

How to Print a PDF From a Website in Safari

Another way to save a web page as a PDF file is to print the page to PDF.

This feature is available in most web browsers.

Navigate to the page you want to save.

Go to the File menu and select Print .

The keyboard shortcut is Command + P .

Go to the lower-left corner of the print window and select the PDF drop-down arrow.

Select Save as PDF .

Enter a title for the PDF and choose where to save it.

Select Save .

Make a Cleaner PDF in Safari

Use Reader mode to remove ads for a cleaner appearance when saving a page as a PDF. It makes sites easier to read and simpler to save.

Reader isn't available for every website.

Navigate to the site you want to save.

Go to the View menu and choose Show Reader . Or, press Shift + Command + R on the keyboard. If the Show Reader option is gray, it isn't available for the current page.

To activate Reading Mode in earlier versions of Safari, select the three-line icon next to the URL.

A pared-down version of the page opens in Reader. Save the page as a PDF or print it as a PDF to keep a copy of the page.

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PDF Compression & Watermarking – WoowPDF

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Compress your PDF files and add image or text watermark with the Official WoowPDF plugin for WordPress. Optimize and watermark your PDFs automatically, just like on woowpdf.com.

How it works

Currently, the plugin operates in a single, automatic mode.

Compress PDF: Whenever a PDF file is uploaded to your Media Library, it is compressed using our WoowPDF API and saved on your WordPress site in an optimized form, helping you save disk space. This feature can be disabled if desired.

Watermark PDF: Whenever a PDF file is uploaded to your Media Library, it is watermarked by our WoowPDF API and saved in your WordPress. This feature can be disabled.

Automatic process

All tools are automatically applied when a PDF file is uploaded, so you no longer need to apply them manually.

Configure WoowPDF Settings

Install this plugin and go to Settings -> WoowPDF -> ‘General’ tab, select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ if you want to backups the original pdf files.

By going to Settings -> WoowPDF -> ‘Compress PDF’ tab, you can enable or disable PDF compression and set your preferred compression level to optimize your PDF files. We strongly recommend using ‘Default Compress,’ as it provides the ideal balance between compression and quality. By enabling this tab, it will automatically compress newly uploaded PDF files.

By going to Settings -> WoowPDF -> ‘Add Watermark’ tab, You have the flexibility to customize various watermark preferences for your PDF files, including what to watermark(text, image) and how. By enabling this tab, it will automatically watermarked newly uploaded PDF files.

Use of WoowPDF API Service

This plugin uses their own API URL to compress or add watermark to PDF files uploaded by users. The following information is relevant to this service:

API URL: WoowPDF (https://stagingapis.woowapis.online/pdftools/) Terms & Conditions: WoowPDF Terms & Conditions (https://woowpdf.com/terms-and-conditions) Privacy Policy: WoowPDF Privacy Policy (https://woowpdf.com/privacy-policy)

When using this plugin, the uploaded PDF files are sent to the WoowPDF API URL for processing. This includes file compression and watermarking as specified by the user. The data sent includes the file itself and any associated metadata necessary for the processing task.

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Safari 7 and 6.1 block PDFs | Acrobat, Reader

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PDFs don't load on the first attempt in Safari 7 and 6.1

On the first attempt to view a PDF on a new domain or website in Safari 6.1 and 7 (delivered with Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9), the browser window is gray or blank. It displays the alert: "Blocked Plug-in."

The latest versions of Safari use a new plug-in manager for enabling and disabling plug-ins on a global or per site basis. The Acrobat and Reader PDF viewer plug-ins are not trusted by default until you actively trust the plug-in globally, or for each website.

Solution: Trust the PDF plug-in

Trust the pdf plug-in globally.

• Choose Safari > Preferences > Security > Manage Website Settings . 
• From the left panel, choose Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat .
• In the When visiting other websites  pop-up menu, choose Allow Always . 

Trust the PDF plug-in on a per-site basis

For each domain or website on which the "Blocked Plug-in" message appears:

• Click the "Blocked" message.  
• When the Trust dialog appears, choose Trust .

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