It’s rather simple though: the tool lets you open Google Drive files directly from your browser in compatible applications installed on your computer.

Anyone know if it's possible to prevent a browser (IE, Phoenix, etc) from opening text files instead of prompting with the "Save"/"Open With" dialog box?I'm putting together a web-based inteface ...

Google has stopped supporting Small Web Format files on the Chrome browser. This guide shows how to open SWF files in Chrome browser.

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If your files links in Microsoft Office keep opening in a web browser instead of Office desktop apps, follow these methods to stop Office file links from opening in a browser.

While you can access downloaded files from the Downloads application, you need a third-party file browser to open files stored in other locations.

Converting files without uploading them is great from a privacy perspective, but it's also faster—you're not waiting for files to transfer back and forth from your machine to a server.

How to Open a RAR File Without WinRAR. Since many email providers impose a file size limit on email attachments, the RAR format is ideal if you want to compress and send multiple large files ...

Love Office, but all your files are stored in Google Drive? Here's how to access Google's storage service similarly to OneDrive in Office for the desktop.