macOS URL Schemes for macOS Applications

Add Printer

  • ipp://[Hostname or IP Address] - Adds the printer with the specifier hostname/IP address, if it exists
  • ipps://[Hostname or IP Address] - Adds the printer with the specifier hostname/IP address, if it exists

Adobe Acrobat

  • acrobat:// - Opens Acrobat Pro DC.app
  • acrobat2018:// - Opens Acrobat Pro DC.app
  • acrobat2019:// - Opens Acrobat Pro DC.app
  • acrobat2020:// - Opens Acrobat Pro DC.app
  • acrobat2021.oauth2:// - Opens Acrobat Pro DC.app

Adobe Illustrator

  • adbai:// - Opens Adobe Illustrator.app

Adobe Photoshop

  • adbps:// - Opens Adobe Photoshop.app

App Store

  • macappstore:// - Opens App Store.app
  • macappstores:// - Opens App Store.app
  • itms-apps:// - Opens App Store.app
  • itms-appss:// - Opens App Store.app
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com - Opens App Store.app
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id - View a specific app in the store - Ex: itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/id404009241
  • itms-apps://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?media=software&term=SearchTerm - Search for a term - Ex: itms-apps://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?media=software&term=Games
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/discover - Displays the App Store "Discover" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/arcade - Displays the App Store "Arcade" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/create - Displays the App Store "Create" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/work - Displays the App Store "Work" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/play - Displays the App Store "Play" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/develop - Displays the App Store "Develop" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/categories - Displays the App Store "Categories"" tab
  • itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/updates - Displays the App Store "Updates" tab

Airport Utility

  • apconfig:// - Opens Airport Utility.app
  • apupdate:// - Opens Airport Utility.app

Books

Calendar

  • ical:// - Opens Calendar.app
  • webcal:// - Opens the 'add subscription' dialog in Calendar.app
  • webcal://SubscriptionURL - Subscribes to the calendar at the specified URL

Contacts

  • addressbook:// - Opens Contacts.app

Dictionary

  • dict:// - Opens Dictionary.app
  • x-dictionary:// - Opens Dictionary.app
  • dict://Term - Searches all dictionaries for the given term
  • x-dictionary://Term - Searches all dictionaries for the given term

Discord

  • discord:// - Opens Discord.app

Facetime

  • facetime:// - Opens Facetime.app
  • facetime-audio:// - Opens Facetime.app
  • tel:// - Opens Facetime.app
  • facetime-group:// - Opens Facetime.app
  • facetime-open-link:// - Opens Facetime.app
  • facetime://PhoneNumberOrEmail - Starts a Facetime video call
  • facetime-audio://PhoneNumberOrEmail - Starts a Facetime audio call
  • tel://PhoneNumberOrEmail - Starts a Facetime audio call

Feedback

  • applefeedback:// - Opens Feedback Assistant.app
  • applefeedback://new - Create a new feedback entry

Files

  • smb://HostIPOrURL - Connects to an SMB server

Find My

  • findmy:// - Opens Finy My.app
  • fmip1:// - Opens Finy My.app
  • fmf1:// - Opens Finy My.app
  • grenada:// - Opens Finy My.app
  • findmy://devices - Opens the 'Devices' tab of Find My
  • findmy://items - Opens the 'Items' tab of Find My

GitHub Desktop

  • github-mac:// - Opens Github Desktop.app
  • x-github-client:// - Opens Github Desktop.app
  • x-github-desktop-auth:// - Opens Github Desktop.app

Help Viewer

  • help:// - Opens Help Viewer.app
  • x-apple-helpbasic:// - Opens Help Viewer.app
  • x-apple-tips:// - Opens the "Getting Started" help window

Keynote

  • x-keynote-live:// - Opens Keynote.app
  • com.apple.iwork.keynote-live:// - Opens Keynote.app

Maps

  • map:// - Opens Maps.app
  • maps:// - Opens Maps.app
  • mapitem:// - Opens Maps.app
  • x-maps-mapitemhandles:// - Opens Maps.app
  • x-maps-bulletin:// - Opens Maps.app
  • x-maps-ac-auth:// - Opens Maps.app
  • maps://?q=[SearchTerm] - Search Map for the given term - Ex: maps://?q=Food
  • maps://?q=[SearchTerm]&sll=[Latitude],[Longitude] - Searches for the given query at the specified latitude and longitude - Ex: maps://?q=Food&sll=40.71455,-74.00712
  • maps://?q=[SearchTerm]&sll=[Latitude],[Longitude]&sspn=[Float],[Float] - Searches for a term at the specified coordinate with the given coordinate width and height in view
  • maps://?q=[SearchTerm]&near=[Latitude],[Longitude] - Searches for the given query near the specified latitude and longitude - Ex: maps://?q=Food&near=40.71455,-74.00712
  • maps://?ll=[Latitude],[Longitude] - Centers the map at the given latitude/longitude coordinate
  • maps://?ll=[Latitude],[Longitude]&z=[Float] - Centers the map at the given coordinate with the specified zoom level (between 2 and 21)
  • maps://?ll=[Latitude],[Longitude]&spn=[Float],[Float] - Centers the map at the given coordinate with the given coordinate width and height in view
  • maps://?q=[Name],ll=[Latitude],[Longitude] - Creates a pin with the specified name at the given coordinate
  • maps://?t=[m, k, h, or r] - Sets the map to standard view, satellite, hybrid, or transit respectively
  • maps://?address=[Address] - Displays the specified location - Ex: maps://?address=1%20Infinite%20Loop%20Cupertino%20CA
  • maps://?daddr=[DestinationAddress] - Queries for directions to the specified address from your current location, using the preferred transport type
  • maps://?daddr=[DestinationAddress]&dirflg=[d, w, or r] - Queries for directions to the specified address from your current location, using driving, walking, or public transit, respectively
  • maps://?daddr=[DestinationAddress]&saddr=[SourceAddress] - Queries for directions to the destination address from the source address

Mail

Messages

  • imessage:// - Opens Messages.app
  • messages:// - Opens Messages.app
  • im:// - Opens Messages.app
  • ichat:// - Opens Messages.app
  • itms-messages:// - Opens Messages.app
  • itms-messagess:// - Opens Messages.app
  • sms:// - Opens Messages.app
  • sms://PhoneNumber - Opens a new text to the given phone number - sms://1-800-123-1234 -
  • sms-private://PhoneNumber - Opens a new text to the given phone number - sms-private://1-800-123-1234 -
  • sms://AppleIDEmail - Opens a new text to the given iCloud account - sms://example@icloud.com -
  • sms-private://AppleIDEmail - Opens a new text to the given iCloud account - sms-private://example@icloud.com -

Music

  • music:// - Opens Music.app
  • musics:// - Opens Music.app
  • itsradio:// - Opens Music.app
  • itunesradio:// - Opens Music.app
  • itals:// - Opens Music.app
  • italss:// - Opens Music.app
  • itms:// - Opens Music.app
  • itmss:// - Opens Music.app
  • itunes:// - Opens Music.app

News

  • applenews:// - Opens News.app
  • applenewss:// - Opens News.app

Notes

  • notes:// - Opens Notes.app
  • notes://showNote?[ID] - Shows the note with the given ID, if it exists - Ex: notes://showNote?identifier=ABD2A242-D919-47EC-9DAC-21959BC559F5

Numbers

Photos

  • photos:// - Opens Photos.app
  • photos-navigation:// - Opens Photos.app
  • cloudphoto:// - Opens Photos.app

Playgrounds

  • x-com-apple-playgrounds:// - Opens Playgrounds.app

Podcasts

  • pcast:// - Opens Podcasts.app
  • podcast:// - Opens Podcasts.app
  • podcasts:// - Opens Podcasts.app
  • itms-podcasts:// - Opens Podcasts.app

Reminders

  • x-apple-reminderkit:// - Opens Reminders.app

Safari

  • ftp://RemoteFilePath - Opens a file stored on an FTP server
  • http://URL - Opens a website without SSL
  • https://URL - Opens a website with SSL
  • file://FilePath - Opens the specified file in Safari

Screen Sharing

  • vnc:// - Opens a Screen Sharing.app

Shortcuts

  • shortcuts:// - Opens Shortcuts.app
  • shortcuts-production:// - Opens Shortcuts.app
  • workflow://- Opens Shortcuts.app
  • shortcuts://create-shortcut - Creates a new shortcut
  • shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Name - Opens the specified shortcut
  • shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Name - Runs the specified shortcut
  • shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Name&input=text&text=InputText - Runs the specified shortcut with the given input string
  • shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Name&input=clipboard - Runs the specified shortcut with the content of the clipboard as input
  • shortcuts://gallery - Opens the shortcuts gallery
  • shortcuts://shortcuts/ID - Installs the shortcut with the specified ID

Slack

  • slack:// - Opens Slack.app

Stocks

  • stocks:// - Opens Stocks.app

System Preferences

  • x-apple.systempreferences:// - Opens System Preferences.app
  • x-apple.systempreferences://[BundleIDforPreferencePane] - Opens a specific preference pane
  • x-apple.systempreferences://[BundleIDforPreferencePane]?[Anchor] - Reveals a specific anchor within a preference pane
  • otpauth:// - Sets up a verification code for a URL
  • apple-otpauth:// - Sets up a verification code for a URL

Terminal

  • ssh:// - Opens an SSH session
  • telnet:// - Opens a Telnet session
  • x-man-page:// - Opens the man page for a command

TV

  • com.apple.tv:// - Opens TV.app
  • com.apple.watchlist:// - Opens TV.app
  • videos:// - Opens TV.app
  • daap:// - Opens TV.app
  • itls:// - Opens TV.app
  • itlss:// - Opens TV.app
  • itvls:// - Opens TV.app
  • itvlss:// - Opens TV.app

Visual Studio Code

  • vscode:// - Opens Visual Studio Code.app

Voice Memos

XCode

  • apple-reference-documentation:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • doc:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • interface-builder:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • x-xcode-documentation:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • xcbot:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • xcdevice:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • xcdoc:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • xcode:// - Opens Xcode.app
  • xcpref:// - Opens Xcode.app

Zoom

  • callto:// - Opens Zoom.app
  • sip:// - Opens Zoom.app
  • tel:// - Opens Zoom.app
  • zoommtg:// - Opens Zoom.app
  • zoommtg://zoom.us/join?confno=[Meeting ID]&pwd=[Meeting Password] - Joins a Zoom meeting