Open in IE icon

Open in IE Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: looohpideggedchhpphemdmppnmdkgfd

Open in IE is a browser utility that enables the automatic or manual opening of specific websites in Internet Explorer. It requires a local native client host to execute OS-level commands, making it functional only on Windows systems with IE installed.

Developer:rynu.smith
Version:0.3.3
Size:66.47KiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

20K+

Rating

3.5

51 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product positions itself as a specialized bridge for legacy enterprise workflows, allowing users to redirect links from modern browsers to Internet Explorer. It highlights administrative features, such as managed storage support for centralized IT deployment across network-connected computers.

Inferred product pattern

Legacy enterprise integration bridge requiring a local native host executable.

Review-backed pain points

High levels of user frustration stemming from the misconception that the extension provides IE functionality to ChromeOS devices, which the developer explicitly notes is unsupported.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of clear messaging regarding OS prerequisites during the installation flow; some users desire additional customization for UI elements like icons.

Tags
Browser AutomationLegacy SoftwareIE CompatibilityIT AdminWorkflow Tool
Target users

- Enterprise IT Administrators

- Users of legacy web applications

- Business professionals requiring IE-specific environments

Primary use cases

- Redirecting specific domains to Internet Explorer

- Launching legacy web portals from modern browsers

- Centralized browser management via administrative policies

Positive themes

- Effective performance on Windows-based systems

- Useful for power users customizing browser paths

- Serves niche requirements for legacy site access

Negative themes

- Incompatibility with ChromeOS

- Confusion regarding installation on non-Windows hardware

- General frustration from users expecting native IE functionality on Chromebooks

Observed friction

- No pricing friction identified; product appears to be free.

Evidence boundary: Evidence is drawn from 51 reviews, with a significant cluster of low ratings attributed to OS platform mismatch (ChromeOS users), while functional positive reviews confirm utility on supported Windows environments. Review data is heavily skewed by platform-incompatibility reports, which obscures the performance of the tool on its intended Windows target environment.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No direct support complaints, though users express confusion due to poor expectation management regarding OS compatibility.

Reliability

Reliability is generally not questioned by users on supported platforms (Windows), though 'non-functional' complaints arise exclusively from Chromebook users.

Privacy

None noted.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 1

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 0.3.3

- Size: 66.47KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

open in internet explorerlaunch link in IEchrome to IE bridgelegacy browser redirector

Comparison

IE Tab alternativebrowser redirect extension

Problem

website requires IEopen IE from chrome

Alternative

IE TabOpen in IE extension

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Screenshots

Open in IE screenshot

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