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Local Explorer - Open Local File LinksReviews, users & alternatives

Enable local file links to hard disk, Azure AD, company shared folders, mapped network drive directly in corporate local host site.

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Time on the storeAbout 10 years or moreA rough range, not an exact date

Store users≈100KRounded by the Chrome Web Store

Chrome Web Store rating4.4 / 5325 ratings on the Chrome Web Store

Last store update20 Oct 2026Version 2026.10.16.0, 4 days ago

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Reviews

Malik Ahmed3 days ago
This new update needs to be fixed. The file explorer is not opening with this new update. Thanks
Sean Oelkers4 days ago
Love this plugin, but the latest iteration from 10/20/2026 (2026.10.16.0) seems to have broken it for us - links in our custom CMS no longer open local folder links. Hopefully this gets addressed soon!
Adam Cooper2 months ago
best
S. Bob (Bob)4 months ago
Amazing!! Amazing!! This working in Linux
Use Use Camisetas Personalizadas4 months ago
Ainda funciona, mas passou a consumir muito processamento quando o PC é iniciado, então descobri que o aplicativo está escrevendo infinitamente no arquivo de log dentro da pasta do aplicativo, me parece que ele tenta verificar a atualização e não consegue comunicação com a URL onde ele busca pelas atualizações, então como não consegue me parece ter um bug que ele fica escrevendo infinitamente no arquivo de log (LocalExplorer.log), a solução temporária que consegui foi verificar no gerenciador de tarefas se o aplicativo estiver usando muita CPU eu encerro o processo do aplicativo, faço isso toda fez que ligo o PC, pois mesmo encerrando o processo a extensão no navegador ainda funciona normalmente durante meu dia de trabalho. Peço ao pessoal da equipe do Aplicativo que verifiquem esse bug e falam a correção, pois ainda é uma excelente extensão.
Serhii Vorobei6 months ago
please, add support mac os
gavin smith6 months ago
Works, a great little tool
Glenn Littleford7 months ago
For intranet based system where you want the user to access folder links, this is perfect. Been using it for a few years now, never a problem.
Stephen Michaud7 months ago
Does exactly what is needed
Natalia Zanella8 months ago
Parou de funcionar
Ettore Battista9 months ago
perfetto
Lenny Heyman16 months ago
This is the best extension. Here's why: If you struggle with links in Microsoft Office applications -- for example a link to a folder on your hard drive, the LocalExplorer helper is great for that -- no browser needed. The Windows Explorer integration allows you to use Web URLs to open local files on your hard drive simply by inserting "localexplorer://" in front of the path. I also use the LocalExplorer browser plugin to access local files from my local Wiki -- that was the original use-case, but since switching much of my workflow to OneNote, and then Microsoft breaking the links feature inside OneNote, this extension SAVED MY WORKFLOW. Thank you, LocalExplorer!
Daniel Belleflamme19 months ago
Klasse Extension erfüllt bei mir genau seinen Zweck ...
Karl Schrott20 months ago
Works verry well except german special characters and root-share like "\\server\share" Thank you for programming updateing this
Bart Laureys21 months ago
Extension works again in version 133.0.6943.60 (Officiële build) (64-bits)

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Permissions & access

Access levelHigh

Can read and change every website you visit.

What it’s allowed to do, not what it actually does. Not a safety rating.

Permissions 2

Sensitive1

Read and change data on every website<all_urls>

Standard1

Save its own settingsstorage

Members also see when a new version asks for new access.

Website access All

All websites

Extension ID: eokekhgpaakbkfkmjjcbffibkencdfkl
Package size: 147KiB
Manifest: Version 3

The maker

vnprodev has 2 listings on the store. Updates most of their listings often.

Listings: 2
Combined store users: ≈130K
Store Featured: 1
Updated in the last 90 days: 1 of 2

Use My Current Account To Login Microsoft SSO≈30K users · updated 3.7 years ago

Combined users can count the same person more than once. See all 2 listings

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Is Local Explorer safe? (permissions)

Local Explorer asks for 1 permission and access to 1 site pattern. One of them gives wide access:

<all_urls>: Read and change data on every website

Permissions show what an extension could do, not what it does. Check that they fit what you use it for, and who makes it (vnprodev). See the full permission list.

Local Explorer not working?

1 of the 3 reviews posted in the last 90 days gave 1 or 2 stars.

It was updated in the last two weeks. A fresh update can fix a problem, or occasionally cause one.

Common fixes: make sure Chrome and the extension are up to date, turn the extension off and on in chrome://extensions, reload the page, and try with other extensions turned off in case two of them clash. If it still fails, contact the maker from its store page, or try one of the alternatives.

Reviews

Malik Ahmed3 days ago
This new update needs to be fixed. The file explorer is not opening with this new update. Thanks
Sean Oelkers4 days ago
Love this plugin, but the latest iteration from 10/20/2026 (2026.10.16.0) seems to have broken it for us - links in our custom CMS no longer open local folder links. Hopefully this gets addressed soon!
Adam Cooper2 months ago
best
S. Bob (Bob)4 months ago
Amazing!! Amazing!! This working in Linux
Use Use Camisetas Personalizadas4 months ago
Ainda funciona, mas passou a consumir muito processamento quando o PC é iniciado, então descobri que o aplicativo está escrevendo infinitamente no arquivo de log dentro da pasta do aplicativo, me parece que ele tenta verificar a atualização e não consegue comunicação com a URL onde ele busca pelas atualizações, então como não consegue me parece ter um bug que ele fica escrevendo infinitamente no arquivo de log (LocalExplorer.log), a solução temporária que consegui foi verificar no gerenciador de tarefas se o aplicativo estiver usando muita CPU eu encerro o processo do aplicativo, faço isso toda fez que ligo o PC, pois mesmo encerrando o processo a extensão no navegador ainda funciona normalmente durante meu dia de trabalho. Peço ao pessoal da equipe do Aplicativo que verifiquem esse bug e falam a correção, pois ainda é uma excelente extensão.
Serhii Vorobei6 months ago
please, add support mac os
gavin smith6 months ago
Works, a great little tool
Glenn Littleford7 months ago
For intranet based system where you want the user to access folder links, this is perfect. Been using it for a few years now, never a problem.
Stephen Michaud7 months ago
Does exactly what is needed
Natalia Zanella8 months ago
Parou de funcionar
Ettore Battista9 months ago
perfetto
Lenny Heyman16 months ago
This is the best extension. Here's why: If you struggle with links in Microsoft Office applications -- for example a link to a folder on your hard drive, the LocalExplorer helper is great for that -- no browser needed. The Windows Explorer integration allows you to use Web URLs to open local files on your hard drive simply by inserting "localexplorer://" in front of the path. I also use the LocalExplorer browser plugin to access local files from my local Wiki -- that was the original use-case, but since switching much of my workflow to OneNote, and then Microsoft breaking the links feature inside OneNote, this extension SAVED MY WORKFLOW. Thank you, LocalExplorer!
Daniel Belleflamme19 months ago
Klasse Extension erfüllt bei mir genau seinen Zweck ...
Karl Schrott20 months ago
Works verry well except german special characters and root-share like "\\server\share" Thank you for programming updateing this
Bart Laureys21 months ago
Extension works again in version 133.0.6943.60 (Officiële build) (64-bits)

Local Explorer - Open Local File LinksReviews, users & alternatives

Inside the extension

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Permissions & access

Permissions 2

Sensitive1

Standard1

Website access All

The maker

Should you build in this niche?

Local Explorer at a glance

Local Explorer alternatives

Is Local Explorer safe? (permissions)

Local Explorer not working?

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Inside the extension

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Competitors

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Permissions & access

Permissions 2

Sensitive1

Standard1

Website access All

The maker

Should you build in this niche?

Local Explorer at a glance

Local Explorer alternatives

Is Local Explorer safe? (permissions)

Local Explorer not working?

Reviews

Is this your extension?