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Chrome File Browser Handler

1 post · Jun 2011

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This feature thread tracks the evolution of Chrome's capabilities for handling file system interactions and browser integration. Early efforts focused on enabling web applications to interact with local files through specific handlers. This post introduces the File Browser Handler, a mechanism that allows web applications to register themselves as handlers for specific file types, enabling richer integration between web applications and the user's local file system. This capability aims to improve the user experience by allowing direct interaction with local files from web applications.

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