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External Application Launcher

by yokris.dev · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Run any external application with custom arguments from the browser toolbar or context menu to send links, text and more

Users
10K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.2 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
44
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#8,106
#6,890 among extensions
Version
0.6.2
updated 29 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
1,0005,50010KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 10,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
102744Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 44 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 External Application Launcher

The "External Application Launcher" extension enables you to define a toolbar button or several context menu items to execute external executables right from your browser. It extracts arguments from the current web page and passes them as command-line arguments of your choice to the external application. Use Cases: - You can send the current page to another browser - You can send selected text to a text editor - You can open your external email client and send selected text to it - You send download links to an external download manager! - You can directly send image URLs to a photo editor of your choice - You can browse links with specified patterns with an external application MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server: This extension can optionally run as an MCP server, providing a dedicated Unix domain socket that allows code agents such as OpenCode to interact with and utilize browser extensions. Notes: 1. A minimal native client is required for this extension to execute native commands. The native client uses the official NodeJS executable. 2. The native client is only available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Usage Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTOHWbX7dKU&feature=emb_title Installation Video tutorial: Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18jAqTXBiZA Linux and Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4Bj_APg4g

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.08
1 year+2,000+25.0%+1−0.08

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where External Application Launcher appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
application#4+4
app#39+19
choice#60+2

Version history

19 versions recorded
0.6.229 Jul 2026
0.6.122 Jul 2026
0.6.01 Jul 2025
0.5.95 Feb 2025
0.5.821 Nov 2024
0.5.711 Nov 2024
0.5.623 Jul 2024
0.5.522 Jul 2024

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
2 Jun 2020
Size
164 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
add0n.com
Support
webextension.org
Extension ID
bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabstoragecontextMenusnativeMessagingdownloadsnotificationsdeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessscripting

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