Java: Open an URL in the standard browser
Here is short code snippet to open an URL with the systems standard browser: public void openUrl(String url) throws IOException, URISyntaxException { if(java.awt.Desktop.isDesktopSupported() ) { java.awt.Desktop desktop = java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop(); if(desktop.isSupported(java.awt.Desktop.Action.BROWSE) ) { java.net.URI uri = new java.net.URI(url); desktop.browse(uri); } } } java.awt.Desktop is supported as of Java 6.