Open WEBLOC files in your browser
The web shortcut a Mac saves when you drag a link to the desktop. See where one points on any device, right here. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your shortcut opens as where it points, with nothing run or opened.
- Where it points • A web address opens after it asks
- What opening it runs, shown as text
- Windows, Mac and Linux shortcuts alike
- Nothing in it ever runs
About WEBLOC
On a Mac, dragging a link from Safari or another browser to the desktop or a folder saves a .webloc file, named after the page. Mail and AirDrop carry them to other people, who on Windows or a phone can't open them.
A .webloc is a property list, Apple's format for settings, in XML or in binary, holding one address.
Filepeek shows the address on any device. A web or email address opens in a new tab after a popup shows its host, so a lookalike name stands out.
Website Location
.webloc
Format
- MIME type
- application/x-webloc
- Made by
- Apple
Inside the file
- Points to
- A web address
- Built on
- A property list
- Stored as
- XML or binary
- Made by
- macOS
Opens in every browser
Browsers download WEBLOC files. Filepeek shows where one points in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I open a .webloc file on Windows?
Drop it on this page or press Peek a WEBLOC. The address shows, and Open takes you there after it asks.
Why does it open as a property list elsewhere?
A .webloc is one, holding a single address. Filepeek reads the address out of it for you.
Why does Filepeek ask before opening the link?
The popup shows the link's host in plain letters, so a name made to look like another shows for what it is before you go.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The file opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.