How to open a local file in Google Chrome

In Google Chrome's minimalist brilliance, they seem to have forgotten a menu item to launch a dialog box to open a local file.

How to get around this?

I don't want to drag local files onto the Chrome window (which works) or type file:// in the address bar (also works). I want my dialog box

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4 Answers

On OS X, you can choose "Open File" from the File menu, or use the ⌘ + O keyboard shortcut.

For Windows and Linux, you can use ctrl + O. This does not seem to be referenced anywhere in the application, so you can feel special about using it.

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According to the Chrome Help Pages there are three ways to do this:

1. Press Ctrl+O on your keyboard and browse for the file on your computer.
2. Drag the file into Google Chrome from your computer desktop or folder. Your cursor displays a little '+' sign if the action is successful.
3. Type the location, also known as the path, of the file in the address bar, then press Enter.

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Hit Ctrl-o and a magical, undocumented dialog box will appear.

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Use Url Alias extension. Under "Alias" enter a/ or ag/ or b/ etc Under "Redirect To" dialog enter path to file

file:///C:/etc

Moreover it is a very handy extension in itself

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