Open local folder by explorer

Open local folder in explorer from Chrome

As of June 2026, Open local folder by explorer has 10,000 users and a 4.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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10,000
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4.00
4 reviews
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4
Version
0.4.1
Manifest V3

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabstoragenotificationscontextMenusnativeMessaging
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

[function]
・Open a folder in Explorer
- (For files) Open the parent folder in Explorer with the file selected.

[Applicable folders and files]
・Current tab (if the URL starts with file://)
・Link destination URL (if the URL starts with file://)
・Selection string (if the selection string starts with C:\, \\ComputerName\, etc.)
 The " (double quotation) at the beginning and end is ignored only when it exists at both the beginning and end.

[How to use]
1. Install the extension
2. Configure according to the Settings tab opened during installation
・If you need to reset, you can do it from the expansion option page
3. Do one of the following
・Click the icon for this extension in the tab that opens the local file/folder
・Select "Open ~~ in Explorer" from the right-click menu of the page/link/selected text
  ・Open the folder in Explorer
  ・Open the link destination in Explorer (for local files)
  ・Open the selected character string in Explorer (in the case of a local file path)


[⚠️ Notes]
To operate the host side from Chrome, the following work is required
・Need to change the registry
・Need to install Node.js

Technical

Version
0.4.1
Manifest
V3
Size
14.8KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
2
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u8606f7b02325fd38dd44fd46d2e5bf1b
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 6, 2019
Last Updated (Store)
Oct 16, 2022
Last Scraped
Jun 2, 2026
Website
Support URL
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