Cegid Peoplenet ClickOnce launcher Chrome Extension Analysis
Automation & Workflow EfficiencyChrome extension ID: jkncabbipkgbconhaajbapbhokpbgkdc
This utility provides browser-to-desktop integration by allowing users to trigger ClickOnce applications through web links. It requires a helper executable to facilitate the communication between the browser and the local system.
Overview
Installs
500K+
Rating
★ 4.1
456 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Automation & Workflow Efficiency
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
High review signal
Listing positioning
The extension is positioned as a bridge to enable ClickOnce-based desktop applications to launch directly from the Google Chrome browser. While specifically branded for Cegid Peoplenet, it claims to support any ClickOnce application.
Inferred product pattern
A specialized technical bridge utility designed to facilitate the execution of legacy desktop-based .NET applications via web-based triggers.
Review-backed pain points
Users report the extension frequently breaks following Chrome or Edge updates, encounters errors locating manifest files during activation, and enters loops where the installer runs repeatedly despite the extension being installed.
Observed feature gaps
Users report issues with cross-browser compatibility (specifically Microsoft Edge) following recent updates and difficulties with file path resolution.
- Cegid Peoplenet users
- Enterprise employees using legacy .NET apps
- IT administrators
- Launching desktop applications from web-based interfaces
- Integrating ClickOnce workflows into modern browser environments
No positive theme data.
- Failure after browser updates
- Broken installation/helper loops
- File path and download errors
- Performance complaints detected
- Privacy complaints detected
- No pricing information or friction identified in the provided data.
Support
One user reported receiving unsatisfactory responses when requesting assistance.
Reliability
High frequency of complaints regarding the extension failing to function correctly after browser updates and failing to launch applications.
Privacy
One user reported the initiation of unwanted downloads that were flagged as untrusted by Chrome.
- No clear monetization signal
- No clear access signal
- No clear pricing signal
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 1
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 1
- Privacy policy
- Developer contact
- Version: 2.0
- Size: 63.52KiB
- Last updated:
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Privacy policy: https://www.cegid.com/en/privacy-policy/
