Open local folder by explorer icon

Open local folder by explorer

by Takashi Sugimoto (tksugimoto)

v0.4.1 Updated Oct 16, 2022 14.8KiB
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★ 4.00
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⚠️Not updated in over 2 years ⚠️Requests 1 sensitive permission ⚠️Very few reviews for its user base

Description

[function] ・Open a folder in Explorer - (For files) Open the parent folder in Explorer with the file selected. [Applicable folders and files] ・Current tab (if the URL starts with file://) ・Link destination URL (if the URL starts with file://) ・Selection string (if the selection string starts with C:\, \\ComputerName\, etc.)  The " (double quotation) at the beginning and end is ignored only when it exists at both the beginning and end. [How to use] 1. Install the extension 2. Configure according to the Settings tab opened during installation ・If you need to reset, you can do it from the expansion option page 3. Do one of the following ・Click the icon for this extension in the tab that opens the local file/folder ・Select "Open ~~ in Explorer" from the right-click menu of the page/link/selected text   ・Open the folder in Explorer   ・Open the link destination in Explorer (for local files)   ・Open the selected character string in Explorer (in the case of a local file path) [⚠️ Notes] To operate the host side from Chrome, the following work is required ・Need to change the registry ・Need to install Node.js
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Reviews (1 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-01-17
Ashish Alexander

not working. too complicated to setup too.

Permissions (5)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension contextMenus Can add items to the right-click menu nativeMessaging Can communicate with programs on your computer notifications Can show desktop notifications storage Can store data locally in your browser

Details

Version 0.4.1
Updated Oct 16, 2022
Size 14.8KiB
First Seen Mar 30, 2026