External Application Launcher

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

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External Application Launcher - Run Applications from Browser

External Application Launcher is a Chrome extension that enables you to define a toolbar button or create several context menu items to execute external applications with custom arguments directly from your browser. It extracts arguments from the current webpage and passes them along to the external application. Primarily used to send links, selected text, download links, image URLs, or link patterns to external applications such as browsers, text editors, email clients, download managers, or photo editors.

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Extension stats

By: yokris.dev

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.26

(43)

Version: 0.5.8 (Last updated: 2024-11-21)

Creation date: 2020-06-02

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
contextMenus
nativeMessaging
downloads
notifications
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
scripting

Size: 166.91K

Email: yo*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 14,163 ▲ 98

Other rankings

#866 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8

#5 in application keyword 32

#90 in app keyword 33 ▼ 16

#143 in command keyword 11 ▲ 4

#179 in commands keyword 7 ▲ 4

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Extension summary

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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

Notes:

A minimal native client is required for this extension to execute native commands. The native client uses the official NodeJS executable.
The native client is only available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

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User reviews

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Pros

Works great for opening external applications like VLC and MPV
User-friendly and flexible extension
Easy installation process for Chrome/Windows
Useful for opening websites in specific profiles or browsers
Saves users time and headache with direct connections

Cons

Limited to displaying only a few added applications in the menu
Group menu items implementation is a bad idea
Unfriendly installation process for the native client
Issues with certain features not working as expected (e.g., context menu options)

Most mentioned

Works great
Limited application display
Installation process difficulties
User interface concerns
Need for multiple application configurations

User reviews

wow amazing, unlocks so much potential by directly connecting browser info to your local pc (like client to server) I just made a .bat file that downloads a YouTube video, generates subtitles and automatically opens the video with matchings subtitles in VLC player