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You can’t exactly run a .c file straight in your browser the way you’d open a webpage. I remember trying that years ago out of curiosity — just double-clicked a .c file thinking something might happen, but nope.
C doesn’t work like HTML or JS. It needs to be compiled first, and browsers aren’t made to do that.
That said, if you’re just looking to try out or test some C code without installing anything, there are online tools that help.
I’ve personally used JDoodle and OnlineGDB — both let you write C code right there in the browser, click a button, and see the result.
It’s not running the file directly in the browser per se, but it feels close enough for most purposes.
There’s also a more advanced option: using something called Emscripten to convert C code into WebAssembly. That lets it run in modern browsers.
I’ve never gone deep into that myself, but folks building games or performance-heavy apps use it.
So yeah, not “directly” possible — but totally doable with the right tools.
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