diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index 3bef9c136..69057820e 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -228,13 +228,26 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         public void OpenDirectory(string DirectoryPath, string FileName = null);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the URL. The browser and mode used is based on what's configured in Flow's default browser settings.
-        /// Also supports application URIs e.g. obsidian://search-query-example
+        /// 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.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the URL with the given string. 
+        /// 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 OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens the application URI, e.g. obsidian://search-query-example
+        /// Opens the application URI with the given Uri object, e.g. obsidian://search-query-example
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OpenAppUri(Uri appUri);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the application URI with the given string, e.g. obsidian://search-query-example
+        /// Non-C# plugins should use this method
         /// </summary>
         public void OpenAppUri(string appUri);
     }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index 894709b06..81f7a2389 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             explorer.Start();
         }
 
-        private void OpenUri(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        private void OpenUri(Uri uri, bool? inPrivate = null)
         {
-            var uri = new Uri(url);
             if (uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp || uri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
             {
                 var browserInfo = _settingsVM.Settings.CustomBrowser;
@@ -220,33 +219,43 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
                 if (browserInfo.OpenInTab)
                 {
-                    url.OpenInBrowserTab(path, inPrivate ?? browserInfo.EnablePrivate, browserInfo.PrivateArg);
+                    uri.AbsoluteUri.OpenInBrowserTab(path, inPrivate ?? browserInfo.EnablePrivate, browserInfo.PrivateArg);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    url.OpenInBrowserWindow(path, inPrivate ?? browserInfo.EnablePrivate, browserInfo.PrivateArg);
+                    uri.AbsoluteUri.OpenInBrowserWindow(path, inPrivate ?? browserInfo.EnablePrivate, browserInfo.PrivateArg);
                 }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
+                {
+                    FileName = uri.AbsoluteUri,
+                    UseShellExecute = true
+                })?.Dispose();
 
                 return;
             }
-
-            OpenAppUri(url);
         }
 
         public void OpenUrl(string url, bool? inPrivate = null)
+        {
+            OpenUri(new Uri(url), inPrivate);
+        }
+
+        public void OpenUrl(Uri url, bool? inPrivate = null)
         {
             OpenUri(url, inPrivate);
         }
 
         public void OpenAppUri(string appUri)
         {
-            Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
-            {
-                FileName = appUri,
-                UseShellExecute = true
-            })?.Dispose();
+            OpenUri(new Uri(appUri));
+        }
 
-            return;
+        public void OpenAppUri(Uri appUri)
+        {
+            OpenUri(appUri);
         }
 
         public event FlowLauncherGlobalKeyboardEventHandler GlobalKeyboardEvent;