In Google Chrome, links to local files are disabled, unlike IE.
This extension allows you to open a link to a local file by clicking it.
[Setting]
Starting with Chrome 118 in October 2023, you will need to enable the \"Allow access to file URLs\" setting from the extension settings page.
chrome://extensions/?id=nikfmfgobenbhmocjaaboihbeocackld
[Security]
A malicious page can not open a local file without permission, because this extension reacts only to the click operation by the user.
[Others]
Personal information is not collected / used.
Source code is released to GitHub.
https://github.com/tksugimoto/chrome-extension_open-local-file-link