Disable browser security If you have all resources locally, there is a shortcut for circumventing the CORS mechanisms. Please use with care. Chrome The Chrome browser allows you to disable a security precaution that prevents you loading resources from disk. Use the following startup parameters: --allow-file-access-from-files --allow-file-access --disable-web-security Firefox Enter the following in your location bar: about:config Acknowledge the secuirty warning and enter the following in the filter bar: fileuri Look for the option called security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy and set it to false.