Does Chrome have something similar to Firefox' Applications settings?
Matthew Harrington 
I find the Options/Applications settings very useful in Firefox.
I am looking for something similar in Chrome/Chromium - that is: options that would allow to change the action (the way a media or text file is opened - by what application) in a way similar to that available in Firefox.
Is it already there under the hood?
Is there an extension to add this feature?
24 Answers
If you are on Windows, and I believe you do, Chrome follows the system's file type associations (located in Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Set Associations). Unfortunately, Chrome does not offer a similar feature to Firefox's.
Chrome has a lot of information available if you don't mind poking around. You can get the best look at all this by vising chrome://chrome-urls/ from within your Chrome browser and having a look.
Beyond this point it really depends what information you're specifically trying to find. Addressing the question I am not familiar with a carbon copy of the Firefox dialog box you seek, but the above URL is a good starting point for you.
1Chrome does not have a similar feature as Google is trying to get rid of all Add-ons, including Flash (once it's virtually gone)
You can still set the system associations Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Set Associations or in windows 10 going to settings and going system > defaults the click on set file association, protocol association, or just change the general defaults
There is an addon Open in external app for Chrome that accomplishes this. It unfortunatly only works on Windows as it needs Visual C++ runtime files. It also needs a secondary tool ("a small helper application" as it is described) that should be downloaded from within the addon's interface once installed.
They seem to promise a Linux version to come, but that's not a sure thing. The interface is clean, and simialr to Firefox's, with an icon added to the toolbar to get to it.
