Open in IE

Open in IE

Send HTML links and webpages directly to the Internet Explorer browser without copy and paste!

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What is Open in IE?

"Open in IE" is an Edge add-on that increases browsing convenience by opening links directly in Internet Explorer. If IE is already open, the link will open in a new tab. If not, a new IE window will be launched. Features include: configurable click options, managed storage, and top-level navigation. To use, a minimal native client must be installed.

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By: Bermet
Rating: 3.20 (8)
Version: 0.3.0 (Last updated: 2021-11-17)
Creation date: 2021-11-17
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • nativeMessaging
Size: 65.58K
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Open in IE
Open in IE (v0.3.1)
3.45 (51) 33,567
Not available on Firefox
Merlin
Summary

This extension opens the current tab or links in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. Using this extension you can send links to the Internet Explorer without the need to manually copy and paste links.

If an Internet Explorer instance is already opened, then the link is opened in a new browser tab, however, if Internet Explorer is not opened, a new Internet Explorer window is opened.

For FAQs please visit: https://add0n.com/open-in.html?from=explorer

For bug reports visit: https://github.com/andy-portmen/native-client/

Notes:

  1. For this extension to open links in the Internet Explorer browser you will need to install a minimal native client. The instruction to install the native client is displayed once a link opening is requested.
  2. This extension supports managed storage which means some preferences can be configured by the domain administrator
  3. This extension can send links on left-click, a combination of the left-click and a keyboard meta key, and top-level navigation
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User reviews
我不太理解,你已经使用了 NativeMessagingHosts 来通信,为什么我打开一个网页还要安装node~ 我为什么不直接使用 bat 来唤起其它的浏览器~你只是负责传送参数而已
by , 2023-05-17

还要下载客户端,真没用
by Suzia, 2022-09-03

Internet Explorer11
by jehad, 2021-03-14
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Safety
Risk impact

Open in IE is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Open in IE if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Open in IE has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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