just open links in a browser

just open links in a browser

Sends links to your real browser instead of an app's built-in one

Rastislav Papp System

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Description

Android apps love opening links in an in-app browser: a bare little window
inside the app, with one page, no tabs, no extensions, no history, and nothing
left when you close it.

This app sends those links to your real browser instead.

Set it as your default browser, then open it once to pick which of your
installed browsers links should go to. From then on, every link an app hands to
the system arrives in the browser you actually use, with your bookmarks, your
logins and your content blocker.

That is the whole app. There are no settings beyond that one choice. It has no
network access of its own, and contains no analytics, no advertising and no
tracking. It never loads a page: it passes the link on and gets out of the way.

One limit worth knowing about. Some apps do not hand the link to the system at
all and draw the page themselves. Facebook and Instagram are the usual
examples. Nothing installed on the device can redirect those, this app
included.

Free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later.

What’s new (1.0.1)

First release.

Set the app as your default browser, then open it once to choose which
installed browser your links should be sent to.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.0.1 current
fc8fce3039e5b857…
2026-08-28 687 KB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • justopenlinksinabrowser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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