Enable local file links

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

Enable local file links is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 3,000,000+ active users The latest version is 0.9.5, and it was published a year ago.

Install from Chrome Web Store
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Total download count: 161 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Enable local file links here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

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 9 versions available for download.

Install CRX file

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

  1. 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!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the Enable local file links CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Enable local file links CRX file
  2. 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.
  3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded Enable local file links CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Enable local file links.

Install ZIP file

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

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