# GBrowser: Open project files and links

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://edgafner.github.io/llms.txt).

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> Open the current file: `Ctrl+Alt+G`
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> File types: HTML, XHTML, XML, SVG; Markdown is not rendered

GBrowser can open files from your project and URLs from your code without copying them into the address field. Each file or link opens in a new GBrowser tab.

## Open a file in GBrowser

Open in GBrowser is available for files with the extensions `html`, `htm`, `xhtml`, `xml`, `svg`, `md` and `markdown`. For other files, the action is hidden.

Procedure: Open the current file

* In the editor, right-click and select Open in GBrowser.

![Editor context menu for an HTML file with the Open in GBrowser item](images/gbrowser_open_in_gbrowser.png)

* In the Project tool window, right-click the file and select Open in GBrowser.

* Press `Ctrl+Alt+G` (macOS: `⌥ ⌘ G`).

GBrowser opens the file as a `file://` URL in a new tab and shows the tool window. The page shows the file as it is saved on disk; after you change the file, click Reload Page to see the changes. Chromium renders HTML, XHTML and SVG files. It does not render Markdown, so a Markdown file is not shown as formatted text.

## Open a URL from the editor

Procedure: Open selected text as a URL

The item appears only when the selected text looks like a URL or contains `localhost`.

1. In the editor, select a URL, for example `http://localhost:8080/`.

2. Right-click the selection and select Open Selected Text in GBrowser.

![Editor with a localhost URL selected and the Open Selected Text in GBrowser context menu item](images/gbrowser_open_selected_text.png)

Use it to open the address of a local development server that you have in a README or configuration file.

## See also

### Related topics

[GBrowser: Browse the web](work-with-gbrowser.html) [GBrowser: DevTools and device emulation](gbrowser-devtools-and-device-emulation.html) [GBrowser: Keyboard shortcuts](gbrowser-keyboard-shortcuts.html)

### Useful resources

[GBrowser on JetBrains Marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/14458-gbrowser)