Open PDF/Word files inside a repository

[JhonnyLusonode]

I belive it would be a great idea to open PDF and WORD files inside the repositories instead of downloading them.

[thuongtruong1009]

Hi @JhonnyLusonode

• I have gone through most of the answers in this section however most of them are hard to figure out or too vague to understand what is happening. There is a simpler way to do this, so in order to display a Pdf file in a browser from Github here is the process:

Step1: Make the static website/repository using your Github username for example, if the username is abcxyz then repository would abcxyz .github.io

Step2: Put the desired pdf in that repository and add an index.html file in the same location as the pdf file eg: resume.pdf.

Step3: Open the index.html and add the embed tag to it below:

<embed src="https://yourusername.github.io/filename.pdf" width="100%" height="850px"/>

Example: <embed src="https://winterishere.github.io/resume.pdf" width="100%" height="850px"/>

So, you can easily to open PDF inside without download it. Try it

<embed src="https://you_user_name.github.io/your_file.pdf" type="application/pdf" />

[Rajsharma7798]

It helped thanks

[clarissecasicarino]

Thank you, this worked for me too! 💯

[Jay-o-Way]

instead of downloading them

In the end, you're still downloading them, just to browser cache, am I right?

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[calculerenligne]

Hi JhonnyLusonode,

You’re right—being able to open files directly in a repository would save a lot of time. A great solution for this is using Word Online, which lets you view and edit Word documents directly in your browser without downloading them. It also supports PDF viewing and basic editing, making collaboration much smoother and faster.