--- title: "External Application Launcher – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "9,000 users, rated 4.25 by 44 people. Version 0.6.3, updated 2026-10-25. Requests 8 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo" --- # External Application Launcher Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 9,000 - Rating: 4.25 from 44 ratings - Last checked: 2026-11-09 17:30 UTC - Users gained in 7 days: −1,000 - Users gained in 30 days: −1,000 (-10.0%) - Rank by users: #7,707 of 292,131 live extensions - Rank in Workflow & Planning: #2,444 of 49,293 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Run any external application with custom arguments from the browser toolbar or context menu to send links, text and more - Extension ID: `bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo` - Developer: [yokris.dev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u7816faddd64dac806af1e7ae97ee7f10) - Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing)) - Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow) - First published: 2016-12-28 - Last updated: 2026-10-25 - Version: `0.6.3` - Size: 170 KiB - Minimum Chrome: 88 - Languages (1): English - Support page: `https://webextension.org/listing/external-application-button.html` - Chrome Web Store: - View its code or download CRX: - Search Google for the ID: ## Users over time One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store. | Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-11-09 | 9,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-11-02 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-10-26 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-10-21 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-10-13 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-10-06 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-09-29 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | | 2026-09-26 | 10,000 | 4.25 | 44 | ## What changed Every change found on a check, newest first. - 2026-10-26: New version `0.6.3`, replacing `0.6.2`. ## Developer history Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first. No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26. We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/). ## What it can access From the extension's manifest, in plain language. ### Browser features - `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension - `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu - `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`: Block or change network requests on the sites it can reach - `downloads`: Manage your downloads - `nativeMessaging`: Talk to programs installed on your computer - `notifications`: Show notifications - `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach - `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser ### Asked for later, if you agree - `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs - `*://*/*`: Every website ## More from this developer Other extensions from the same publisher account. | Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Popup Blocker (strict)](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aefkmifgmaafnojlojpnekbpbmjiiogg) | 300,000 | 4.58 | 1,128 | Tools | | [Reader View](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh) | 300,000 | 4.72 | 1,119 | Accessibility | | [Open in VLC™ media player](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihpiinojhnfhpdmmacgmpoonphhimkaj) | 300,000 | 3.47 | 867 | Entertainment | | [Proxy Switcher and Manager](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/onnfghpihccifgojkpnnncpagjcdbjod) | 100,000 | 3.44 | 153 | Accessibility | | [Open in Firefox™ Browser](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lmeddoobegbaiopohmpmmobpnpjifpii) | 50,000 | 4.11 | 155 | Workflow & Planning | | [JSON Beautifier and Editor](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lpopeocbeepakdnipejhlpcmifheolpl) | 30,000 | 4.77 | 56 | Workflow & Planning | | [Open in Opera Browser](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/amojccmdnkdlcjcplmkijeenigbhfbpd) | 20,000 | 3.81 | 70 | Functionality & UI | | [Country Flags & IP Whois](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bffjckjhidlcnenenacdahhpbacpgapo) | 20,000 | 4.32 | 94 | Tools | | [Virus Checker for Downloads](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/olldjcoidgojgheennokeojekgepgnhg) | 10,000 | 3.08 | 50 | Accessibility | | [Open in GIMP™ photo editor](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jgpghknlbaljigdhcjimjnkkjniiipmm) | 8,000 | 2.67 | 27 | Developer Tools | All 14 extensions by [yokris.dev](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u7816faddd64dac806af1e7ae97ee7f10). ## About this data Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-09 17:30 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “External Application Launcher” (bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo. Accessed 2026-11-13. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo, title = {External Application Launcher (bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bifmfjgpgndemajpeeoiopbeilbaifdo}, urldate = {2026-11-13} } ``` --- From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: . It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (), crediting Extension Tracker. 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