---
title: Outputting media
weight: 5
---

If you want to output your `$media` instance to the browser, you may use the `toResponse` & `toInlineResponse` methods.

```php
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media;

public function download(Request $request, Media $media)
{
    return $media->toResponse($request);
}
```

By using `toResponse`, your browser is instructed to download the file with the `attachment` Content-Disposition.

If you want to output your `$media` instance to your browser, but want to inline render it, you may use `toInlineResponse`

```php
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media;

public function download(Request $request, Media $media)
{
    return $media->toInlineResponse($request);
}
```

The `toInlineResponse` method instructs your browser to inline render the file by setting the Content-Disposition to `inline`.

Both methods use a streaming adapter to ensure low memory usage.