I am developing an extension for the chrome browser. I use the KangoExtensions framework. The extension is written in JavaScript. I want to read the content of a file, which is located on the local filesystem. What is the easiest way to implement this?

I am developing an extension for the chrome browser. I use the KangoExtensions framework. The extension is written in JavaScript. I want to read the content of a file, which is located on the local filesystem. What is the easiest way to implement this?

• javascript
• google-chrome-extension
• browser-extension
• kango-framework

• local file system is like a d:\ folder or my home directory on linux? Nah, an extension can't see them. You can only have a standard HTML file-upload button or drag'n'drop support. See also Chrome extensions with text files – woxxom Commented Aug 4, 2016 at 15:45
• 1 Possible duplicate of Chrome extensions with text files – Haibara Ai Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 0:08

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If you already know the file's path in the filesystem you just need to add a permission to file://*in your manifest file and make a GET XMLHttpRequest to the url file://{filepath}.