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Open Local Files in Google Chrome™

5,000 users Rated 2.53 from 17 ratings Last updated 7 Jul 2026

By Free Software Extensions Live in the Chrome Web Store ecokkkaebpbpfjbgdoglndbombehmhko Search Google ↗ Last checked 7 Nov 2026, 18:41 UTC

The listing

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

Opening links to local files is prohibited in Chrome, but this extension allows you to open them.Summary from the listing
Developer
Free Software Extensions
Enhanced Safe Browsing
Not trusted. What this means →
Category
Productivity › Tools
First published
10 Nov 2021
Last updated
7 Jul 2026
Version
1.1.0
Size
170 KiB
Minimum Chrome
118
Languages
41 languages

Deutsch, English, English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, हिन्दी, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어

Privacy policy
https://open-local-files.freespeedcheck.net/privacy
See Chrome Web Store page ↗ View its code or download CRX ↗
Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
4.9K5K5.1KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov2026-09-27: 5,000 users2026-09-30: 5,000 users2026-10-06: 5,000 users2026-10-12: 5,000 users2026-10-19: 5,000 users2026-10-25: 5,000 users2026-11-01: 5,000 users2026-11-07: 5,000 users5,0004.9K5K5.1KTracking began27 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2026-09-27: 5,000 users2026-09-30: 5,000 users2026-10-06: 5,000 users2026-10-12: 5,000 users2026-10-19: 5,000 users2026-10-25: 5,000 users2026-11-01: 5,000 users2026-11-07: 5,000 users5K
Average rating
2.502.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2.532.502.6027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct2.53
Number of ratings
1727 Sep11 Oct25 Oct171727 Sep11 Oct25 Oct17
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-075,0002.5317
2026-11-015,0002.5317
2026-10-255,0002.5317
2026-10-195,0002.5317
2026-10-125,0002.5317
2026-10-065,0002.5317
2026-09-305,0002.5317
2026-09-275,0002.5317
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
No change
+0.0%
Rank
#10,132
by users, of 292,131 extensions
In its category
#2,425
of 115,641 in Tools

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

No changes found since tracking began on 27 Sep 2026.

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 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Every websiteIt can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.
Sites
  • file:///*Files on your computer
Sites where it runs scripts
  • *://*/*Every website
  • file:///*Files on your computer
Browser features
  • contextMenusAdd items to the right-click menu
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser
Asked for later, if you agree
  • nativeMessagingTalk to programs installed on your computer

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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 7 Nov 2026, 18:41 UTC; next check around 14 Nov 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “Open Local Files in Google Chrome™” (ecokkkaebpbpfjbgdoglndbombehmhko). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ecokkkaebpbpfjbgdoglndbombehmhko. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
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  title   = {Open Local Files in Google Chrome™ (ecokkkaebpbpfjbgdoglndbombehmhko)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ecokkkaebpbpfjbgdoglndbombehmhko},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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