Activex Control For Google Chrome

There is a which says that it will allow you to use IE Tab functionality in Chrome on Windows. Meadroid do this because they have ActiveX controls which they have written and they want them to be able to work in any browser, and they explicitly mention Chrome in the list of supported browsers for enabling ActiveX with this. There is also a modified version of Chrome, called, which includes IETab, among other extra features. I've not used either of these personally, but they look like they'll do what you want. I'd be interested to hear if they work out for you, as I know of other people who want to be able to use IEtab in Chrome:). Google Chrome comes with an ActiveX shim, as part of its default plugin array. So Google Chrome features at least partial support for ActiveX controls (as do many non-Internet Explorer browsers).

I can't find information as to whether or not this includes support for ActiveX security certificates or the like, nor if/where such plugins can be controlled, within the browser. Note that to enable the plug-in you must run Chrome with the following switch ' --allow-all-activex' So in shortcut that is used to start up Chrome, add this after 'Chrome.exe'.

Chrome currently supports only a small subset of ActiveX components entirely on purpose, and it's never going to support them all, and especially lots of random 3rd party propriety ones. Because ActiveX is a mess - it's a huge security hole and all the components can run at a higher security level than the browser. That means that if you let in an ActiveX component it owns your PC - and while many are not malign most are resource hogs. Also if a malign site can't hack your browser it might still be able to hack one of its ActiveXs. This is completely against Chrome's approach - the reason why Chrome is by far the quickest, most secure and most stable browser is the same reason that it currently only supports Flash, Silverlight and one or two more. However, it sounds like you're not really developing a web application anyway - your site in IE is basically a portal to downloading further ActiveX-based applications.

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Why worry about supporting anything that your DVR clients with their coding teams writing ActiveXs don't? ActiveX is supported in Chrome, but is limited to hardcoded COM GUIDs and mime-types. I'm looking to re-enabling all ActiveX.

ActiveX is not a security hole, relative to an NPAPI plugin. I have even written a Java applet that delete the current user's files. I think you misunderstood the 'sandbox' Chrome uses. It is not a sandboxed VM. Panasonic Sa-ht640 Service Manual. Plugins must opt in for the sandbox to protect themselves from other plugins. All plugins ultimately run at the same security level as the browser process.

Chrome did not add support for Flash and Silverlight, they technically support ALL NPAPI plugins. – Nov 6 '09 at 18:26 •. They have taken the NPAPI standard - although I understood that the're adding extensions to it. I know Chrome's not a VM, but it's a hell of a lot more secure than ActiveX. I didn't know that it supports all NPAPI plug-ins, I thought it was just a subset.

Google's current problem is that they need the plug-in developers to make changes to give Chrome more control of how it isolates the plug-ins. My point is that a set of NPAPI clothes for an ActiveX might make it work, but it's going to be messy, and lots of work.

What's the benefit for you? Why support Chrome at all? – Nov 7 '09 at 12:21.