Enable local file links icon

Enable local file links

by Takashi Sugimoto (tksugimoto) · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Make it possible to open by click a link to a local file that is disabled by Chrome.

Users
3M
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
74
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#163
#156 among extensions
Version
0.10.0
updated 18 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
600K1.8M3MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
204876Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 74 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Enable local file links

In Google Chrome, links to local files are disabled, unlike IE. This extension allows you to open a link to a local file by clicking it. [Setting] Starting with Chrome 118 in October 2023, you will need to enable the "Allow access to file URLs" setting from the extension settings page. chrome://extensions/?id=nikfmfgobenbhmocjaaboihbeocackld [Security] A malicious page can not open a local file without permission, because this extension reacts only to the click operation by the user. [Others] Personal information is not collected / used. Source code is released to GitHub. https://github.com/tksugimoto/chrome-extension_open-local-file-link

Growth

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6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Enable local file links appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
file#3−1
links#9−3
local processing#12−5
settings#55−17

Version history

10 versions recorded
0.10.018 Oct 2025
0.9.53 Dec 2023
0.9.43 Nov 2023
0.9.322 Oct 2023
0.9.217 Oct 2023
0.9.115 Oct 2023
0.9.012 Oct 2023
0.8.012 Nov 2022

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
9 Feb 2020
Size
10 KB
Languages
en, fr, ja
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
nikfmfgobenbhmocjaaboihbeocackld

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 2, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagescripting
Site access
file:///**://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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