Localhost Automate

Converts file URLs to http://localhost for developer testing purposes

What is Localhost Automate?

Localhost Automate is a handy Chrome extension designed to streamline the workflow for developers. It automatically converts file URLs to http://localhost which nullifies the need to manually switch from file:// to http://localhost. It is particularly useful for developers who work on their localhost server before uploading their project to the WWW. To function, this extension needs the path to your localhost folder. Afterward, any file you open within this folder will automatically load using the http://localhost protocol.

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By: Tal Koren

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.17 (12)

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2018-04-28)

Creation date: 2018-04-27

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 88.04K

Ranking

# 24708 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#7134 in Developer Tools ▼ 33 #46 in automate keyword 47 #208 in automation keyword 24 ▲ #256 in folder keyword 12

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Extension summary

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As a developer working under his Localhost server before uploading a project to the WWW, I've encountered one issue that always wastes 3-4 seconds of my workflow.

After opening a web document, whether if its an html file, php file or anything else, Google Chrome opens it under file:// protocol instead of http://, resulting in developers clicking on the address bar just to switch to http://localhost.

Localhost Automate is what solves it.

Localhost Automate provides an easier, more comfortable way to tell the browser to get the http://localhost up there instead of file://, as long as the web document is in the preconfigured folder.

Localhost Automate requires a valid path to your localhost folder (ie. d:\wwwroot), so afterwards, if you're opening a file under 'd:\wwwroot\Some_Project', the extension would redirect it to 'http://localhost/Some_Project'.

Comments, bugs and suggestions are welcome.

Enjoy :)

User reviews

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Pros

Super handy app for drag and drop file usage in the browser.
Useful for localhost testing.
Easy to configure for basic use cases.

Cons

Issues with configuration on Mac systems.
Error messages like ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED are common.
Limited ability to add multiple localhost directories.

Most mentioned

Not working on Mac.
Configuration issues and errors.
Request for multiple directory support.

Recent reviews

Hi, I've got an issue, here is my configuration: environment: windows 10 file: "L:/Temp/file.html" Local directory: "L:/Temp" Localhost URL: "localhost" when I open "http://localhost/file.html" I have an error ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. I don't understand, I tried to configure the firewall but without success