File System Access API

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:REST_API
gptkbp:allows delete files
create files
read files
write files
gptkbp:category gptkb:Web_Platform_API
gptkb:File_API
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Safari
gptkb:Firefox
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Google
gptkbp:documentation https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_Access_API
https://web.dev/file-system-access/
gptkbp:enables direct file system access from web apps
gptkbp:features user permission required
privacy risks
potential for data loss
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Native_File_System_API
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label File System Access API
gptkbp:interface window.showDirectoryPicker
window.showOpenFilePicker
window.showSaveFilePicker
gptkbp:introducedIn 2019
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:HTML_Living_Standard
gptkbp:specifies Draft
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:WICG
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Edge
gptkb:Chrome
gptkbp:uses editing local files in web apps
opening folders in web apps
saving files from web apps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:File_System_API
gptkb:WICG
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6