URL shortcut viewer
To open a URL shortcut file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| URL shortcut in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Opens | Web addresses as links, others as text |
| Facts | Icon, start folder, shortcut key, saved time |
| Text | The raw file under Text |
| Extensions | .url |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a URL shortcut file?
In short
A .url file is a Windows Internet shortcut: a small text file with the web address it opens and its icon.
Where it opens. A web address (http or https) is a link that opens in a new tab; any other address, such as file: or javascript:, is shown as text with a note and never opened. Its icon, start folder and saved time are listed.
How to open a URL shortcut file
- Add your URL shortcut. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. Where it opens. A web address (http or https) is a link that opens in a new tab; any other address, such as file: or javascript:, is shown as text with a note and never opened. Its icon, start folder and saved time are listed.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
It can point at a file on a network share or run a script. Here only web addresses become links, and nothing opens until you click one.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.