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Can Greasemonkey be used to open local files?

April 26, 2017files greasemonkey local Used

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Can Greasemonkey be used to open local files?

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No. Opening local files requires chrome-level privileges, which Greasemonkey scripts lack (aside from a small subset of functionality exposed through GM_* functions—see next question). A commonly-suggested workaround is to install a local web server and communicate with that.