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.
Extension stats
By: yokris.dev
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 4.26
(43)
Creation date: 2020-06-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
Size: 169.98K
Email: yo*****@gmail.com
URLs: Privacy policy
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Extension summary
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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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
I have added 10 apps - only 6 of them is shown in menu
also no way to reorder apps?
Extension safety
Risk impact
External Application Launcher is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
External Application Launcher has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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