start an external application from a Chrome browser

Asked May 16 '18 at 08:39

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How can we start an external application(exe) from a chrome browser?

I have gone through this link which says we can open it from a chrome extension: Start an external application from a Google Chrome Extension? as I have found few extensions which when installed starts my external exe(application).

However, I would like to open the application directly from chrome without any extension.

Is it possible? Is Native Messaging something to look in that case?

asked May 16 '18 at 08:39

Sumesh Kuttan

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nativeMessaging is an API for extensions so the answer is no. – wOxxOm May 16 '18 at 08:40
oh okay, so is it possible to write any piece of code directly in the web application(the one which should invoke the exe) which would enable the same – Sumesh Kuttan May 16 '18 at 08:59
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no, it's not possible. – wOxxOm May 16 '18 at 09:35
@wOxxOm thanks. :) – Sumesh Kuttan May 16 '18 at 10:17

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