Run program from Chrome extension

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Without using NPAPI, is there any way to allow the extension to execute a command on the local system?

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Frederik Nov 11 '13 at

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gkalpak · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-11 22:58

There is chrome.runtime.sendNativeMessage , which can be used to send messages to your own application, and chrome.runtime.connectNative , which allows you to use a more permanent connection.

So, you cannot directly execute the command, but you can have your own application for this.

More information on Native Messaging can be found in the docs .