Modify Content-Type

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Change the response content type to force documents to open in or outside the browser window or in a special view mode (PDF, XML...)

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This extension is in beta state, please send feedback on your experiences and wishes!

'Modify Content-Type' allows manipulation of the Content-Type and Content-Disposition HTTP header fields of incoming documents. This may be helpful if you like to force the browser to either show a document inside the browser window or to offer it as a download. It also can be used to override unknown mime types sent by misconfigured servers. Just replace them by f.e. 'application/pdf' or 'application/xml' and Chrome will know how to show the document.

Permissions:
- 'Access your data on all websites': required to get access to the http headers of requested documents.

Updates:
- 0.2
-- added support for multiple rules per URL

Latest reviews

Joel Mora 2024-05-31: I had hopes it worked for me but I tried multiples cases and it didn't
Joachim Lous 2024-05-31: Works. Just be sure you know you regexes, and everything that needs to be escaped (like '+'), or the rule won't match.
Helmut Karlowski 2023-08-21: Works as expected.
Helmut Karlowski 2023-08-21: Works as expected.
Mark Good 2021-09-16: I couldn't not get it to match on any filter expression. Tested my regex and it was valid. It just refused to change the content type. 🤷‍♂️
Mark Good 2021-09-16: I couldn't not get it to match on any filter expression. Tested my regex and it was valid. It just refused to change the content type. 🤷‍♂️
Syamsuwar Andi Matto 2021-04-03: Very useful Kudos!
Syamsuwar Andi Matto 2021-04-03: Very useful Kudos!
Wiley Sanders 2020-10-06: For experts only, minimal documentation. Would be more useful if it had a feature to snoop headers and inform you of a download's mime type.
Wiley Sanders 2020-10-06: For experts only, minimal documentation. Would be more useful if it had a feature to snoop headers and inform you of a download's mime type.
Kyle Balling 2020-07-08: This does not seem to modify content type when the content is displayed in an <embed> tag generated on the fly.
Kyle Balling 2020-07-08: This does not seem to modify content type when the content is displayed in an <embed> tag generated on the fly.
miva YS 2020-02-02: It works! >>> URL Filter: .* Original Type: application/octet-stream.*; name=".*\.pdf" Replacement Type: application/pdf Disposition: inline >>>
miva YS 2020-02-02: It works! >>> URL Filter: .* Original Type: application/octet-stream.*; name=".*\.pdf" Replacement Type: application/pdf Disposition: inline >>>
Michael Stephenson 2019-10-14: Any example how to use it? https://sd-app-01:8443/assystnet/attachments/Attachment?linkedObjectId=11587969&linkedObjectTypeId=46&attachmentId=1607746&attachmentDate=1570695459307 How convert it to png?
Michael Stephenson 2019-10-14: Any example how to use it? https://sd-app-01:8443/assystnet/attachments/Attachment?linkedObjectId=11587969&linkedObjectTypeId=46&attachmentId=1607746&attachmentDate=1570695459307 How convert it to png?
Richard Yang 2019-06-29: Only extension available that was able to render a PDF in browser. All I had to do was change octet-stream to pdf (mime-type) and attachment to inline.
Richard Yang 2019-06-29: Only extension available that was able to render a PDF in browser. All I had to do was change octet-stream to pdf (mime-type) and attachment to inline.
aparna shilpa 2019-02-19: Extension works great but it is no longer supported by latest version of Chrome Browser (72). Any tips on getting this working ?
aparna shilpa 2019-02-19: Extension works great but it is no longer supported by latest version of Chrome Browser (72). Any tips on getting this working ?
John Chen 2019-02-18: not work in 72.0.3626.109
John Chen 2019-02-18: not work in 72.0.3626.109
Martin Hering 2018-08-05: It works for PDFs for me. Using the following settings: URL Filter: .* Original Type: application/.*pdf Replacement Type: application/pdf Disposition: inline
Martin Hering 2018-08-05: It works for PDFs for me. Using the following settings: URL Filter: .* Original Type: application/.*pdf Replacement Type: application/pdf Disposition: inline
Rohit R 2018-02-02: Please provide instruction on how to use it. What rule to be added to open all png images in browser itself (for all websites i visit). Currently when i click on a png, its downloading the image..
Rohit R 2018-02-02: Please provide instruction on how to use it. What rule to be added to open all png images in browser itself (for all websites i visit). Currently when i click on a png, its downloading the image..
István Ujj-Mészáros 2017-06-07: Works like a charm (not when opening a file directly, but works through a web server). I am using it to view txt files as HTML.
István Ujj-Mészáros 2017-06-07: Works like a charm (not when opening a file directly, but works through a web server). I am using it to view txt files as HTML.
Alessandro Meroni 2016-09-15: very useful for filter larger xml files to be opened from chrome!!
Mike Crews 2016-06-21: This is perfect for fixing over-engineered web applications like JIRA and Confluence that force your browser to download content that could easily be displayed inline.
Mike Crews 2016-06-21: This is perfect for fixing over-engineered web applications like JIRA and Confluence that force your browser to download content that could easily be displayed inline.
Anonymous 2016-04-11: doesnt work at all
Anonymous 2016-04-11: doesnt work at all
Vijay Srivastava 2015-10-28: You can use this to render git row file, which normally comes with text out put.
Vijay Srivastava 2015-10-28: You can use this to render git row file, which normally comes with text out put.
Brad Stronger 2015-05-04: I added a simple rule to change all image/png to Disposition: inline. No more stupid image downloads!
Brad Stronger 2015-05-04: I added a simple rule to change all image/png to Disposition: inline. No more stupid image downloads!
Dex Luther 2015-02-11: Kinda sad I have to download an add-on to do something the browser should be able to do on it's own. Thanks for making this available to correct yet another one of Chrome's pitfalls. The instructions could be a lot better to make this a lot easier to use.
Dex Luther 2015-02-11: Kinda sad I have to download an add-on to do something the browser should be able to do on it's own. Thanks for making this available to correct yet another one of Chrome's pitfalls. The instructions could be a lot better to make this a lot easier to use.
Rohit N. 2015-01-21: Awesome, works great, you need to know regex though but the instructions are great!
Rohit N. 2015-01-21: Awesome, works great, you need to know regex though but the instructions are great!
George Averill 2015-01-08: Lets me view textual files that the browser normally tries to download. Thanks!
George Averill 2015-01-08: Lets me view textual files that the browser normally tries to download. Thanks!
Daniel Raj Norman Vaseehar 2014-06-25: how to use this tool to change the content type
Daniel Raj Norman Vaseehar 2014-06-25: how to use this tool to change the content type
Maryann Frank 2014-06-05: i loved it because we are so fast of typeing
Maryann Frank 2014-06-05: i loved it because we are so fast of typeing
Juan Rodriguez (Juani) 2014-03-08: Do what it says. Easy to use.
Juan Rodriguez (Juani) 2014-03-08: Do what it says. Easy to use.
Justinas Bedzinskas 2013-12-13: Very useful extension which we are using in our project! 5 stars.

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