.URL Handler

An extension to handle .url files if they open on in Chrome as plain text. Please see issue 114871 for more details.

.URL Handler is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 8,000+ active users The latest version is 1.0, and it was published 2 years ago.

Install from Chrome Web Store

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Total download count: 39 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of .URL Handler here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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1 versions available for download.

How to install .URL Handler from a CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
Download and install the .URL Handler CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

Download .URL Handler CRX file
NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode
Drag and drop the downloaded .URL Handler CRX file into the Extensions page
When prompted, click Add extension to install .URL Handler.

How to install .URL Handler from a ZIP file

Download and unpack the .URL Handler ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
Enable Developer mode.
Click on the Load Unpacked button.
Select the directory of with the unpacked .URL Handler ZIP file from step 1. .URL Handler is now installed on your browser.