ope

Open files and folders from the browser via ope:// URLs.

For example ope://~/Downloads

Install

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install blemli/tap/ope

Windows (Scoop)

scoop bucket add blemli https://github.com/blemli/blemli-bucket
scoop install ope

Linux

Download the binary from Releases and run:

chmod +x ope
sudo cp ope /usr/local/bin/
ope install

From source

go install github.com/blemli/ope@latest
ope install

Usage

Open a folder in your file manager:

ope:///Users/me/Documents

Open a specific file:

ope:///Users/me/notes.txt

Use in HTML links:

<a href="ope:///tmp">Open /tmp</a>

CLI

ope <ope://url>    Open a file or folder
ope install        Register ope:// URL scheme
ope uninstall      Unregister ope:// URL scheme
ope config         Show configuration
ope version        Print version

Security

On first use, ope creates a config file with a blocklist of dangerous extensions (.exe, .bat, .cmd, etc.). When opening an unknown file type, a confirmation dialog asks you to:

• Allow Once — open this time only
• Always Allow — add to allowlist
• Block — add to blocklist

Config location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/ope/ope.yml
• Windows: %APPDATA%\ope\ope.yml
• Linux: ~/.config/ope/ope.yml

Building

make build          # Build for current platform
make build-macos    # Universal macOS binary + Ope.app
make build-windows  # Windows binary
make build-linux    # Linux binaries (amd64 + arm64)
make test           # Run tests
make icons          # Generate icons from SVG

License

MIT