Click link than open local file directly
Can use Native Messaging to enable click local file than open it directly.
As of May 2026, Click link than open local file directly has 61 users in the Developer Tools category.
Usersdown 3.2 percent−3.2%
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Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 63 | — | — | 1.0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 69 | — | — | 1.0 |
| May 27, 2026 | 62 | — | — | 1.0 |
| Now | 61 | — | — | 1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- nativeMessaging
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
This extension allows you to open a local file link "file://" directly (not download). You only write the manifest file, reg file and your local program on local computer. You can follow chrome development guides (https://developer.chrome.com/docs/apps/nativeMessaging/). This program is use json format to send the message to local program. Please use "message" to receive the file name and "host" to receive the host name. You can use any program language to write the local program to receive the json format send from the chrome extension.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 12.93KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 3
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- njacpndhhhiledgbfffdahoecjlakpne
- Developer ID
- u108b85adff961927a324811cd7fd63a3
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Oct 20, 2021
- Last Updated (Store)
- Oct 20, 2021
- Last Scraped
- May 27, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 27, 2026.