Open local Link

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Open Local Link - The Microsoft Edge Add-on to Open Files via Hyperlinks

Open local Link is an innovative Edge add-on that empowers users to smoothly open local files or folders by clicking on their hyperlinks in a Web page. Enhanced to support multi-frame web pages (frameset), it ensures that a local file is opened by the associated application if its extension is xlsx, docx or pdf; otherwise, the item is opened in Windows Explorer. Please note that the usage of this extension requires the installation of a native client application on your local PC.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Users: 5,223
24
Rating: 3.00
(1)
Version: 1.0.11 (Last updated: 2022-08-22)
Creation date: 2021-12-09
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
Size: 134.98K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 2,249 ▼ 13
Other rankings
#899 in Productivity ▲ 7 #9 in instruction keyword 2 ▲ 2 #48 in associate keyword 6 ▲ 2 #88 in folder keyword 13 ▼ 4

Other platforms

Open local Link (v1.0.10)
3,000 3.00 (2)
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox

User reviews

Could be useful for some people, but I need it to open markdown files. Instead, it navigates away from the current page to show them as text in-browser, and simultaneously shows them in explorer, which isn't very useful for me. Only slightly better than nothing, especially considering how much permissions this thing needs.
by Tom, 2022-08-17
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Open local Link requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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