Enable local file links

Make it possible to open by click a link to a local file that is disabled by Chrome.

What is Enable local file links?

Enable local file links is a very popular Chrome extension by Takashi Sugimoto (tksugimoto). This extension has 3,173,996 weekly active users, an average user rating of 3.92, and is most similar to Enable local file links and Open local file links. The latest version, 0.8.0, was updated 7 months ago.

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By: Takashi Sugimoto (tksugimoto)

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Users: 3,173,996 ▼ -33,489

Rating: 3.92 (66)

Version: 0.8.0 (Last updated: 2022-11-12)

Creation date: 2020-02-09

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 6.99K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

ChromeStats Rank

# 134 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#22267 in Productivity ▼ 7 #1 in file keyword #1 in links keyword

Summary

In Google Chrome, links to local files are disabled, unlike IE.
This extension allows you to open a link to a local file by clicking it.

[Security]
A malicious page can not open a local file without permission, because this extension reacts only to the click operation by the user.

[Others]
Personal information is not collected / used.
Source code is released to GitHub (see "Website" link).

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Pros

Works well for some users
Fixes issues with opening file links
Useful for intranet sites
Good idea

Cons

Doesn't work for some users
Limited functionality
May not work with certain Chrome versions or sites
May not support certain symbols in file names

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Works well
Useful
Chrome compatibility issues
Intranet sites

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Safety

Risk impact

Enable local file links requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Enable local file links if you trust the publisher.

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Risk likelihood

Enable local file links has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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