External Application Launcher

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

What is External Application Launcher?

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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By: yokris.dev

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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

# 14309 ▼ 135

Other rankings

#849 in Workflow & Planning

#4 in application keyword 33 ▲ 1

#69 in app keyword 20 ▼ 10

#72 in choice keyword 13 ▼ 12

#137 in command keyword 12 ▼ 10

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Other platforms

External Application Button (WebExtension) (v0.5.8)

4.42

(43) 687

External Application Launcher (v0.5.7)

4.00

(1) 1,361+

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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

Flexible and customizable, allowing users to open any browser or application.
Works well with various applications like VLC, IrfanView, MPV, and others.
User-friendly installation process for many users.
Useful for specific applications like Twitch, YouTube, and video handling.
Supports Linux environments effectively.

Cons

Limited number of applications displayed in the menu despite adding more.
Some features fail to work consistently across all websites.
Installation process of the native client is confusing and requires multiple steps.
Right-click functionality has issues or has disappeared in updates.
Lacks a simple way to reorder or group applications.

Most mentioned

Issues with adding/reordering apps.
Effectiveness with video and image viewing applications.
Confusion regarding installation and updates.
High degree of flexibility praised by users.
Experiences with the extension feeling user-friendly despite some initial confusion.

Recent 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