ElectronShell.openExternal method

ElectronShell › openExternal

Unofficial

Opens the given external protocol URL in the desktop's default manner (for example, mailto: URLs in the user's default mail agent).

Signature:

openExternal(url: string, options?: ElectronShellOpenExternalOptions | undefined): Promise<void>

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	The URL to open.
options?	ElectronShellOpenExternalOptions | undefined	Options for opening the URL.

Returns: Promise<void> — A Promise that resolves when the URL has been opened.