Enable local file links

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Overview

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

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

3.9 out of 5
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Kai Carver
May 22, 2024

This worked great for me after checking "Allow access to file URLs" as prompted when I first used it. Thank you! I mentioned it on Stack Overflow here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58607712/local-file-links-in-chrome-or-edge/78516710#78516710

1 person found this review to be helpful

Chuck Batson
Dec 25, 2023

Did not work for me as of 25 Dec 2023. Linked local file was just downloaded.

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Thomas Friedrich
Sep 5, 2023

I added the link ms-excel:ofv|u|file:///T:/IT/test.xlsx to a wiki page. It doesn't do anything when clicked. Copying it into the address bar throws a warning and then opens Excel with the file.

1 person found this review to be unhelpful

Details

Version
0.9.5
Updated
December 3, 2023
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Offered by
Takashi Sugimoto (tksugimoto)
Size
9.46KiB
Languages
3 languages
Developer
Email
takashi.sugimoto.git+chrome-webstore@gmail.com
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