Local Explorer - Open File Links in Chrome

Enable local file links to hard disk, Azure AD & company shared folders, mapped network drive directly in corporate/local host site.

What is Local Explorer - Open File Links in Chrome?

Local Explorer - Open File Links in Chrome is a browser extension that provides users the ability to open local file links directly within their web browser. It supports a wide range of file types and sources, including hard disk drives, Azure Active Directory, company's shared folders, and mapped network drives. This seamless integration enhances browsing productivity, enabling immediate access to essential files.

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By: https://vnprodev.com

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Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.60 (320)

Version: 2023.1.15.1 (Last updated: 2023-01-20)

Creation date: 2020-07-04

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 152.58K

Email: su*****@vnprodev.com

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Ranking

# 2229 ▼ 16

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#230 in Functionality & UI ▼ 2

#62 in folder keyword 11

#71 in folders keyword 12 ▼ 1

#96 in file keyword 49 ▲ 12

#127 in setup keyword 31 ▲ 4

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Local Explorer: Open Local File Links in Edge (v2023.1.15.1)

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Extension summary

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Enable local file links in Chrome or Edge by using the Local Explorer browser extension. It lets you browse and open local file links directly in your web browser.

Local Explorer can enable local file links and open them in associated application when clicked. For examples, click a folder link to open Windows Explorer, click *.docx file to open MS Word, click *.avi file to open Windows Media Player, and so on...

You may use Local Explorer to open local file links & folder links to hard disk drives, Azure Active Directory or company's shared folders, mapped network drive directly in corporate website or local host site.

EXAMPLES C:\Users\my_user_name\Documents ("My Documents" folders) \10.0.0.1\shared\local\folders\files (network drive) W:\folder\ and W:\folder\file.docx (on webpages they're "file:///W:/folder/" and "file:///W:/folder/file.docx")

NOTES

Currently it works only on Windows. We built this long ago for our in-house system and it's free. If you find any problem, contact us at [email protected] or click "Send Feedback" button before you post a negative review.
The extension started to support Unicode since version 2022.11.30. It enables local file links or folders that contains Unicode characters.
For the people complain about anti-vir warnings, it was a FALSE POSITIVE. We rebuilt our Integration module, see this http://goo.gl/qDNGP7

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful extension for accessing folders on the network.
Saves time by efficiently managing file paths.
Works perfectly for local paths.

Cons

Does not work with network drives after recent Chrome updates.
Stops functioning frequently after Windows updates.
Users have to switch to Firefox temporarily due to functionality loss.

Most mentioned

Extension stopped working after Chrome updates.
Not able to open links to network paths.
Users recommend using mapped local drives as a workaround.

Recent reviews

for those who are not able to use the extension after chrome update, you can try to change \ to %5C, i.e. localexplorer:%5C%5C<server> for developers, you can use encodeURIComponent to encode the URL

Leo Kan, 2024-11-21

It used to be a great add-on to Chrome but lately it became quite cumbersome to manage whenever there is a new Windows update, it stops working and even after several reinstall it still doesn't work.