[GH-ISSUE #7365] [Bug] links won't open from linux desktop app #3279

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opened 2026-03-23 21:28:56 +00:00 by mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @dizzy2 on GitHub (Feb 11, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/7365

Originally assigned to: @LucasXu0 on GitHub.

Bug Description

Unable to open an URL link from desktop application. Left click on a link will show a context menu offering "Open link" which does nothing. There seem to be no way how to open the link directly. Other menu options (Copy link/Remove link) are working properly.
So the only way how to open the link in an external browser seem to be Copy the link and paste into external browser.

Application installed as flatpak on Fedora 41, default browser is Firefox (installed from RPM).

no relevant log message appears when started from console

doesn't seem to be an OS/flatpak issue - obsidian running in flatpack can open external links

How to Reproduce

install AppFlowy as flatpak
create a link to external web page in a document
click on that link -> a menu will pop up
click "Open link"
nothing happens

Expected Behavior

after clicking on "Open link" default system web browser will pop up rendering the URL

Operating System

Fedora Linux 41 - Workstation

AppFlowy Version(s)

0.8.3

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Additional Context

OS: Fedora Linux 41 - Workstation
Wayland

rastiiik@goliath:~$ flatpak --version
Flatpak 1.16.0

rastiiik@goliath:~$ flatpak info io.appflowy.AppFlowy 

AppFlowy - Open Source Notion Alternative

          ID: io.appflowy.AppFlowy
         Ref: app/io.appflowy.AppFlowy/x86_64/stable
        Arch: x86_64
      Branch: stable
     Version: 0.8.3
     License: AGPL-3.0-only
      Origin: flathub
  Collection: org.flathub.Stable
Installation: system
   Installed: 149,9 MB
     Runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/23.08
         Sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/23.08

      Commit: 6849773b56f9651cda2dba238c445075d0818db5d2a94922a269bc1a524d2aca
      Parent: ef424081394ddb63e58283e6bea83c3fdd38dd545a1e6473e6ae8f7c58b83330
     Subject: appflowy: Update AppFlowy-0.8.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz to 0.8.3 (#140) (d4aac771)
        Date: 2025-02-05 12:23:42 +0000

Originally created by @dizzy2 on GitHub (Feb 11, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/7365 Originally assigned to: @LucasXu0 on GitHub. ### Bug Description Unable to open an URL link from desktop application. Left click on a link will show a context menu offering "Open link" which does nothing. There seem to be no way how to open the link directly. Other menu options (Copy link/Remove link) are working properly. So the only way how to open the link in an external browser seem to be Copy the link and paste into external browser. Application installed as flatpak on Fedora 41, default browser is Firefox (installed from RPM). no relevant log message appears when started from console doesn't seem to be an OS/flatpak issue - obsidian running in flatpack can open external links ### How to Reproduce - install AppFlowy as flatpak - create a link to external web page in a document - click on that link -> a menu will pop up - click "Open link" - nothing happens ### Expected Behavior after clicking on "Open link" default system web browser will pop up rendering the URL ### Operating System Fedora Linux 41 - Workstation ### AppFlowy Version(s) 0.8.3 ### Screenshots ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2c1c0515-3459-4745-8235-f6b1320a9a70) ### Additional Context OS: Fedora Linux 41 - Workstation Wayland ``` rastiiik@goliath:~$ flatpak --version Flatpak 1.16.0 ``` ``` rastiiik@goliath:~$ flatpak info io.appflowy.AppFlowy AppFlowy - Open Source Notion Alternative ID: io.appflowy.AppFlowy Ref: app/io.appflowy.AppFlowy/x86_64/stable Arch: x86_64 Branch: stable Version: 0.8.3 License: AGPL-3.0-only Origin: flathub Collection: org.flathub.Stable Installation: system Installed: 149,9 MB Runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/23.08 Sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/23.08 Commit: 6849773b56f9651cda2dba238c445075d0818db5d2a94922a269bc1a524d2aca Parent: ef424081394ddb63e58283e6bea83c3fdd38dd545a1e6473e6ae8f7c58b83330 Subject: appflowy: Update AppFlowy-0.8.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz to 0.8.3 (#140) (d4aac771) Date: 2025-02-05 12:23:42 +0000 ```

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@dizzy2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2025):

fun fact - clicking on Templates work:

opens firefox with templates repository

@dizzy2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2025): fun fact - clicking on Templates work: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3c40a44-1a8e-4219-8708-ad9287c75fad) opens firefox with templates repository

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