Open in IE™
Open links in IE (Internet Explorer)
What is Open in IE™?
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Summary
Open in IE™ addon gives you the ability to open any link in an Internet Explorer page from Chrome.
Note 1: after installing the addon, you need to connect it with native applications (i.e. IE) on your machine. To make this connection, a separate patch is provided in GitHub. Please download and install this patch from: https://github.com/alexmarcoo/open-in-native-client/releases
Follow the instruction on the above GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the "Open in IE™" addon in your Chrome browser can communicate with IE on your Windows machine.
Note 2: before using the addon, please open the option's page and make sure the path to IE is correct based on your Operating System. For example, the path to IE in Windows 10 is: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Next, please follow the below steps to open desired links in IE.
a. Right-click on any link and then click on the Open link in IE (from the context-menu). b. You can choose to open the window in private (incognito) or normal mode (see the addon's options page). c. It captures the link from any text content within the page (i.e. for those links that are not hyperlinked). d. You can set the IE path in your machine from the options page.
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Works great for years
- Works perfectly in Chrome as IE extension for DTS site, MIL networks, and many others
- Funciona bien
Cons
- Does not work
- Error message appears
- Right click is disabled on many websites so it won't work there
Most mentioned
- Does not work
- Error message 'An error has occurred. Please make sure native-client patch is installed on your machine.'
- Right click is disabled on many websites
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Safety
Risk impact
Open in IE™ is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Open in IE™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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