diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index cb60251ed..e89839131 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -305,6 +305,19 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// <param name="FileNameOrFilePath">Extra FileName Info</param>
         public void OpenDirectory(string DirectoryPath, string FileNameOrFilePath = null);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given Uri object, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrower = false);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL using the browser with the given string, even if the URL is a local file.
+        /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
+        /// Non-C# plugins should use this method.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenWebUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrower = false);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Opens the URL with the given Uri object. 
         /// The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index c06c56039..b238a899d 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
         }
 
 
-        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrower = false)
         {
-            if (uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
+            if (forceBrower || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
             {
                 var browserInfo = _settings.CustomBrowser;
 
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             }
         }
 
+        public void OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrower = false)
+        {
+            OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate, forceBrower);
+        }
+
+        public void OpenUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null, bool forceBrower = false)
+        {
+            OpenUri(url, inPrivate, forceBrower);
+        }
+
         public void OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
         {
             OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate);