diff --git a/bookmarks.backup.json b/bookmarks.backup.json
index 15807e2..321638d 100644
--- a/bookmarks.backup.json
+++ b/bookmarks.backup.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [
   {
-    "title": "Apple",
-    "url": "apple.com",
-    "icon": "data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20role%3D%22img%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20style%3D%22color%3A%20white%3B%22%3E%3Ctitle%3EApple%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M12.152%206.896c-.948%200-2.415-1.078-3.96-1.04-2.04.027-3.91%201.183-4.961%203.014-2.117%203.675-.546%209.103%201.519%2012.09%201.013%201.454%202.208%203.09%203.792%203.039%201.52-.065%202.09-.987%203.935-.987%201.831%200%202.35.987%203.96.948%201.637-.026%202.676-1.48%203.676-2.948%201.156-1.688%201.636-3.325%201.662-3.415-.039-.013-3.182-1.221-3.22-4.857-.026-3.04%202.48-4.494%202.597-4.559-1.429-2.09-3.623-2.324-4.39-2.376-2-.156-3.675%201.09-4.61%201.09zM15.53%203.83c.843-1.012%201.4-2.427%201.245-3.83-1.207.052-2.662.805-3.532%201.818-.78.896-1.454%202.338-1.273%203.714%201.338.104%202.715-.688%203.559-1.701%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E",
+    "title": "Discord",
+    "url": "discord.gg",
+    "icon": "data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20role%3D%22img%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Ctitle%3EDiscord%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M20.317%204.3698a19.7913%2019.7913%200%2000-4.8851-1.5152.0741.0741%200%2000-.0785.0371c-.211.3753-.4447.8648-.6083%201.2495-1.8447-.2762-3.68-.2762-5.4868%200-.1636-.3933-.4058-.8742-.6177-1.2495a.077.077%200%2000-.0785-.037%2019.7363%2019.7363%200%2000-4.8852%201.515.0699.0699%200%2000-.0321.0277C.5334%209.0458-.319%2013.5799.0992%2018.0578a.0824.0824%200%2000.0312.0561c2.0528%201.5076%204.0413%202.4228%205.9929%203.0294a.0777.0777%200%2000.0842-.0276c.4616-.6304.8731-1.2952%201.226-1.9942a.076.076%200%2000-.0416-.1057c-.6528-.2476-1.2743-.5495-1.8722-.8923a.077.077%200%2001-.0076-.1277c.1258-.0943.2517-.1923.3718-.2914a.0743.0743%200%2001.0776-.0105c3.9278%201.7933%208.18%201.7933%2012.0614%200a.0739.0739%200%2001.0785.0095c.1202.099.246.1981.3728.2924a.077.077%200%2001-.0066.1276%2012.2986%2012.2986%200%2001-1.873.8914.0766.0766%200%2000-.0407.1067c.3604.698.7719%201.3628%201.225%201.9932a.076.076%200%2000.0842.0286c1.961-.6067%203.9495-1.5219%206.0023-3.0294a.077.077%200%2000.0313-.0552c.5004-5.177-.8382-9.6739-3.5485-13.6604a.061.061%200%2000-.0312-.0286zM8.02%2015.3312c-1.1825%200-2.1569-1.0857-2.1569-2.419%200-1.3332.9555-2.4189%202.157-2.4189%201.2108%200%202.1757%201.0952%202.1568%202.419%200%201.3332-.9555%202.4189-2.1569%202.4189zm7.9748%200c-1.1825%200-2.1569-1.0857-2.1569-2.419%200-1.3332.9554-2.4189%202.1569-2.4189%201.2108%200%202.1757%201.0952%202.1568%202.419%200%201.3332-.946%202.4189-2.1568%202.4189Z%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E",
     "iconSet": "simple"
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index dc8132f..8d02349 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, session, screen, shell } = require('electron');
+const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, session, screen, shell, dialog } = require('electron');
+const { pathToFileURL } = require('url');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
@@ -548,3 +549,29 @@ ipcMain.handle('open-devtools', (event) => {
   }
   return contents.isDevToolsOpened();
 });
+
+// Open local file dialog -> returns file:// URL (or null if cancelled)
+ipcMain.handle('show-open-file-dialog', async () => {
+  try {
+    const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
+      properties: ['openFile'],
+      filters: [
+        { name: 'HTML Files', extensions: ['html', 'htm', 'xhtml'] },
+        { name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }
+      ]
+    });
+    if (result.canceled || !result.filePaths || !result.filePaths.length) return null;
+    const filePath = result.filePaths[0];
+    try {
+      return pathToFileURL(filePath).href;
+    } catch {
+      // Fallback manual conversion
+      let p = filePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+      if (!p.startsWith('/')) p = '/' + p; // ensure leading slash for drive letters
+      return 'file://' + (p.startsWith('/') ? '/' : '') + p; // double slash safety
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('open-file dialog failed:', err);
+    return null;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 70125c1..bc93181 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ const electronAPI = {
       console.error('IPC open-devtools error:', err);
       return Promise.reject(err);
     }
+  },
+  openLocalFile: async () => {
+    try {
+      return await ipcRenderer.invoke('show-open-file-dialog');
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('IPC openLocalFile error:', err);
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/renderer/script.js b/renderer/script.js
index 3698f3d..7301a93 100644
--- a/renderer/script.js
+++ b/renderer/script.js
@@ -295,16 +295,43 @@ function updateTabMetadata(id, key, value) {
 }
 
 function navigate() {
-  const input = urlBox.value.trim();
+  const rawInput = urlBox.value.trim();
+  // Strip surrounding single or double quotes (common when copying paths)
+  let input = rawInput;
+  if ((input.startsWith('"') && input.endsWith('"')) || (input.startsWith("'") && input.endsWith("'"))) {
+    input = input.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+  // If we modified input (removed quotes), reflect it back in the UI for clarity
+  if (input !== rawInput) {
+    urlBox.value = input;
+  }
   const tab = tabs.find(t => t.id === activeTabId);
   if (!tab) return;
 
   // decide if this is a search query or a URL/internal page
   const hasProtocol = /^https?:\/\//i.test(input);
+  const isFileProtocol = /^file:\/\//i.test(input);
+  const looksLikeLocalPath = /^(?:[A-Za-z]:\\|\\\\|\/?)[^?]*\.(?:x?html?)$/i.test(input);
   const isInternal = input.startsWith('browser://');
   const isLikelyUrl = hasProtocol || input.includes('.');
   let resolved;
-  if (!isInternal && !isLikelyUrl) {
+  if (isFileProtocol) {
+    resolved = input; // Electron will load file:// directly in <webview>
+  } else if (looksLikeLocalPath) {
+    // Convert Windows or *nix style path to file:// URL
+    let p = input;
+    // Expand backslashes
+    p = p.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    // If it starts with a drive letter like C:/ ensure single leading slash
+    if (/^[A-Za-z]:\//.test(p)) {
+      resolved = 'file:///' + encodeURI(p);
+    } else if (p.startsWith('/')) {
+      resolved = 'file://' + encodeURI(p); // already absolute
+    } else {
+      // relative path relative to app root (renderer directory)
+      resolved = 'file://' + encodeURI(p); // fallback; treat as relative from working dir
+    }
+  } else if (!isInternal && !isLikelyUrl) {
     resolved = `https://www.google.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(input)}`;
   } else {
     resolved = resolveInternalUrl(input);
@@ -334,6 +361,21 @@ function navigate() {
   scheduleUpdateNavButtons();
 }
 
+// Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+O (Cmd+O on mac) to open a local file
+document.addEventListener('keydown', async (e) => {
+  const isAccel = (navigator.platform.includes('Mac') ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey);
+  if (isAccel && e.key.toLowerCase() === 'o') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.openLocalFile) {
+      const fileUrl = await window.electronAPI.openLocalFile();
+      if (fileUrl) {
+        urlBox.value = fileUrl;
+        navigate();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 function convertHomeTabToWebview(tabId, inputUrl, resolvedUrl) {
   const tab = tabs.find(t => t.id === tabId);
   if (!tab) return;
diff --git a/site-history.json b/site-history.json
index e458261..0637a08 100644
--- a/site-history.json
+++ b/site-history.json
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-[
-  "https://discord.com/",
-  "https://nebula.zambazosmedia.group/"
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+[]
\ No newline at end of file