{"id":"delta-drive.can-i-view-delta-drive-files-in-my-browser","url":"/faq/delta-drive/can-i-view-delta-drive-files-in-my-browser","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-delta-drive","title":"Using Delta Drive"},"question":"Can I view Delta Drive files in my browser without downloading them?","alt_questions":["Preview files in Delta Drive web","Open a PDF in Delta Drive online","View Word or Excel files in the browser","Delta Drive file viewer","Watch a video from Delta Drive in the browser","Does Delta Drive show HEIC photos?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Click a file on the website and it opens in the browser — pictures, PDFs, video, audio, text and code, Markdown, JSON, spreadsheets as tables, Office documents and archives — with search, print and full screen.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Click a file in your drive on the website — or in something shared with you — and it opens in the browser: pictures (including HEIC) and SVG, PDFs, video and audio, text and code with highlighting, Markdown, JSON (checked, with a tree view), CSV and TSV as a table, web pages shown safely, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OpenDocument files, and ZIP-style archives listed.\n\nYou can move to the previous or next file, search inside it (⌘F or Ctrl+F), copy, download, print, go full screen, wrap lines and change the text size.\n\nThe same viewer has review tools — comments pinned to an exact spot, tasks and a review status. See [commenting on part of a file](/faq/delta-drive/can-i-comment-on-a-specific-part-of-a-file).","answer_html":"

Yes. Click a file in your drive on the website — or in something shared with you — and it opens in the browser: pictures (including HEIC) and SVG, PDFs, video and audio, text and code with highlighting, Markdown, JSON (checked, with a tree view), CSV and TSV as a table, web pages shown safely, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OpenDocument files, and ZIP-style archives listed.

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You can move to the previous or next file, search inside it (⌘F or Ctrl+F), copy, download, print, go full screen, wrap lines and change the text size.

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The same viewer has review tools — comments pinned to an exact spot, tasks and a review status. See commenting on part of a file.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Using Delta Drive

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Can I view Delta Drive files in my browser without downloading them?

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Short answer: Yes. Click a file on the website and it opens in the browser — pictures, PDFs, video, audio, text and code, Markdown, JSON, spreadsheets as tables, Office documents and archives — with search, print and full screen.

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Yes. Click a file in your drive on the website — or in something shared with you — and it opens in the browser: pictures (including HEIC) and SVG, PDFs, video and audio, text and code with highlighting, Markdown, JSON (checked, with a tree view), CSV and TSV as a table, web pages shown safely, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OpenDocument files, and ZIP-style archives listed.

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You can move to the previous or next file, search inside it (⌘F or Ctrl+F), copy, download, print, go full screen, wrap lines and change the text size.

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The same viewer has review tools — comments pinned to an exact spot, tasks and a review status. See commenting on part of a file.

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