Chrome Now Lets You Save PDFs Straight to Google Drive

November 16, 2025 admin

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The “Save to Google Drive” button now works in the Chrome PDF viewer in release. I first spotted the button in June, when it appeared without a working upload flow. The upload process now completes fully and shows the final confirmation inside the viewer.

When you open a PDF in Chrome, the toolbar shows a Drive icon next to the “Print” and “Download options. Selecting it opens a prompt that asks you to choose your Google Account. This helps if you use Chrome with more than one profile.

Chrome’s PDF viewer shows the Save to Google Drive button once the feature flag is enabled

After you confirm the account, Chrome uploads the file. The viewer displays a “Upload successful” message once the file is uploaded to Drive. The PDF goes into a folder called “Saved from Chrome,” so all uploaded files are stored in one place.

Chrome shows a Drive upload prompt with your Google Account before saving the PDF.

The confirmation message also includes an “Open in Drive” button. You can use it to view or share the file without opening a new tab or window.

Chrome confirms the upload with an “Upload successful” message and a link to open the file in Drive.

How to save a PDF to Google Drive in Chrome

Open Chrome.
Sign in to your Google Account.
Visit chrome://flags/#pdf-save-to-drive
Select “Enabled” and relaunch Chrome.
Open any PDF in the built-in viewer.
Look for the “Save to Google Drive” icon before the download button.
Click the icon.
Chrome shows a prompt with your Google Account and an option to “Use a different account.”
Select “Save”.
Chrome uploads the file and shows “Upload successful.”
The PDF appears in the “Saved from Chrome” folder in Drive.
Use “Open in Drive” to view the uploaded file in your account.

That’s not all. Chrome now has working Vertical Tabs in Canary, an AI Mode search box on mobile, and Google is deprecating the Privacy Sandbox APIs in Chrome.

Venkat is a tech writer with over 15 years of experience, known for spotting new browser features and tech changes before they go public. Based in India, he breaks down under-the-radar browser updates to help readers stay ahead.