/open-url

name: open-url
description: Open URLs and launch apps on Android. Use for opening links in a browser, launching specific apps, or viewing files.

Open URLs and Launch Apps

Open a URL in default browser

termux-open-url https://example.com

Open a URL with am start (more control)

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://example.com"

Open a file with default handler

termux-open /path/to/file.pdf
termux-open --content-type image/png /path/to/image.png

Launch an app by package name

# Using monkey (simplest, launches main activity)
/system/bin/monkey -p com.twitter.android -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1

# Using am start (specify exact activity)
am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings

Common app packages

| App | Package | |-----|---------| | Chrome | `com.android.chrome` | | Settings | `com.android.settings` | | Files | `com.google.android.documentsui` | | YouTube | `com.google.android.youtube` | | X/Twitter | `com.twitter.android` | | Tasker | `net.dinglisch.android.taskerm` |

Launch app with specific intent

# Open a specific URL in Chrome
am start -n com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main -d "https://example.com"

# Share text to another app
am start -a android.intent.action.SEND -t "text/plain" --es android.intent.extra.TEXT "Hello"

# Open dialer with number
am start -a android.intent.action.DIAL -d "tel:5551234567"

# Open map location
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "geo:0,0?q=coffee+shops"

List installed packages

pm list packages | grep keyword

Notes

• `termux-open-url` is the simplest option for URLs
• `termux-open` handles files with MIME type detection
• `am start` gives full control over intents and activities
• `monkey` (`/system/bin/monkey`) is a quick way to launch an app's main activity
• All commands work without root