---
title: "File Explorer – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "2,000 users, rated 3.80 by 10 people. Version 0.1.5, updated 2026-05-17. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid"
---

# File Explorer

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 2,000
- Rating: 3.80 from 10 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:18 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #14,553 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #819 of 7,982

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Transform local folders and directory listings into a powerful file browser with search, filters, previews & shortcuts.

- Extension ID: `cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid`
- Developer: [muh.ozair](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u0fd1c736e2c1ad4e75b3f96e52e800c6)
- Trader status: Not declared a trader under EU law
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2024-06-18
- Last updated: 2026-05-17
- Version: `0.1.5`
- Size: 742 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United States)
- Privacy policy: `https://sites.google.com/view/filesexplorer/home`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/file-explorer/cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fcmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 2,000 | 3.80 | 10 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## 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
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## 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 2026-09-26 23:18 UTC; next check around 2026-10-02.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “File Explorer” (cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid,
  title   = {File Explorer (cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cmibdnmeihbjkdgnohgjeelkofcnfhid},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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