How can I open a shared link from the site in Finder?

My Workflow:

I often receive Dropbox links from my team through various channels — Slack, email, AirDrop, Notion, etc.To review the files, I need to open them in specific apps, since the file types don’t support previews on the web.

…And that’s where things get tricky.

Current Situation with Dropbox:

When using the Dropbox website on macOS with Safari, I don’t get an option to open the file in Finder. My current workaround is to try to locate where the file sits in our folder hierarchy and then search for it manually in Finder… which is such a pain.

What I’m Hoping For:

Instead of flooding us with Formula 1 ads and promoting Dash (which isn’t even available to me), I wish Dropbox would focus on supporting simple workflows like this:

Receive a link → Open the file in my default app for that file type.

• No, I don’t want to go to the web app, download the file, and risk creating duplicates that break the single source of truth.
• No, I don’t want to memorize file paths 10 times a day.
• And no, I shouldn’t have to dig into port settings or run terminal commands to make this work.

 

Am I missing something? How are other teams dealing with this?

Thanks!