# How can I add a direct link to download a file and open it inside the app ios

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** ios, button, download, share\
**Created:** [October 3, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-direct-link-to-download-a-file-and-open-it-inside-the-app-ios/871888 "2020-10-03T22:25:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahalteamdesertmapsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rahalteamdesertmapsq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rahalteamdesertmapsq)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-direct-link-to-download-a-file-and-open-it-inside-the-app-ios/871888/1 "2020-10-03T22:25:36Z")

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Hello guys  
I made a project and put inside a direct download link for a file, and when I tried the app on iPhone (ios), the inside information of the file appeared (reading) the file, but I couldn’t save it or share it with another app on iPhone (iOS)  
Please help, as I need this method

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-direct-link-to-download-a-file-and-open-it-inside-the-app-ios/871888/2 "2020-10-03T22:26:38Z")

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@rahalteamdesertmapsq what type of file is it? (Image? Pdf?)  
Where are you downloading it from?

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**Author:** ![rahalteamdesertmapsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rahalteamdesertmapsq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rahalteamdesertmapsq)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-direct-link-to-download-a-file-and-open-it-inside-the-app-ios/871888/3 "2020-10-04T07:55:31Z")

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Thank you my friend for the reply  
file type xml

Download from a link and then share a specific application, and I do not want it to open in an external browser

I need some information if possible

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-direct-link-to-download-a-file-and-open-it-inside-the-app-ios/871888/4 "2024-11-08T12:23:36Z")

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