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Open local Link

by hashed tomato · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Open local link by clicking

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#30K
#26K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 2 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,6503,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
012Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Open local Link

This extension make it possible to open a local file or folder by clicking its link (tag <a href="file://...">) in Web page. When you click the link, the local file would be opened by the application associated with the file if the file suffix is xlsx, docx or pdf, otherwise opened in Windows Explorer. This extension requires installing native client application in the local PC. The installation instruction will be displayed at the installation of this extension. - the local link must be a <a> tag with href="file://..." - support multi-frame web page (frameset)

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−1,000−50.0%00.00
1 year−1,000−50.0%00.00

Version history

12 versions recorded
1.1.02 Sep 2026
1.0.1020 Aug 2022
1.0.922 Oct 2021
1.0.821 Sep 2021
1.0.77 Apr 2021
1.0.61 Apr 2021
1.0.59 Mar 2021
1.0.46 Mar 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
20 Jul 2020
Size
130 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
bhipgegdnofneghbmnmgbfdjfhbmejbe

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
nativeMessaging

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