What's New

This update includes minor bug fixes and improvements.

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App Description

Opener is an app that allows you to open links from the web in apps instead! Copy a link and launch Opener to see the apps that it can be opened in, or use Opener's action extension right from other apps! Opener currently supports over 280 apps with more being added all the time.

In addition to opening links in apps, Opener also supports:
- Opening links in any browser of your choice.
- Previewing links from a variety of popular services using 3D Touch.
- Opening the Google AMP version of pages, which are significantly faster than normal web pages.

"If you find yourself looking to view web links in apps often, Opener is a good timesaver that cleverly uses iOS extensions to speed up the process." — MacStories

"It’s simple, handy, and makes browsing the web a lot easier." — LifeHacker

"...lets you open links in their corresponding app, skipping the annoying Web view along the way." — CNET

"As someone who spends huge chunks of my day tapping on my iPhone’s screen, I skipped my Starbucks latte today and bought Opener instead." — TechCrunch

For a complete list of supported apps and browsers visit opener.link/apps

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 02, 2015 Initial release
  • June 17, 2015 New version 1.0.1
  • June 30, 2015 New version 1.0.2
  • July 29, 2015 New version 1.0.3
  • August 12, 2015 New version 1.0.4
  • August 28, 2015 New version 1.0.5
  • September 15, 2015 New version 1.0.6
  • October 06, 2015 New version 1.0.7
  • November 15, 2015 New version 1.0.8
  • November 28, 2015 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • December 02, 2015 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • December 06, 2015 New version 1.0.9
  • December 16, 2015 New version 1.0.10
  • January 10, 2016 New version 1.1
  • January 17, 2016 New version 1.1.1
  • January 29, 2016 New version 1.1.2
  • February 16, 2016 New version 1.1.3
  • February 28, 2016 New version 1.1.4
  • March 14, 2016 New version 1.1.5
  • July 13, 2016 New version 1.1.8
  • July 31, 2016 New version 1.2.1
  • August 03, 2016 New version 1.2.2
  • August 04, 2016 New version 1.2.3
  • August 09, 2016 New version 1.2.4
  • August 19, 2016 New version 1.2.5
  • August 21, 2016 New version 1.2.6
  • November 06, 2016 New version 1.2.11
  • November 25, 2016 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • November 30, 2016 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • December 05, 2016 New version 1.2.12
  • December 20, 2016 New version 1.2.13
  • January 05, 2017 New version 1.2.14
  • June 14, 2019 New version 1.7.7
  • June 20, 2019 New version 1.7.8
  • August 17, 2019 New version 1.7.9
  • September 24, 2019 New version 1.8
  • October 03, 2019 New version 1.8.1
  • December 10, 2019 New version 1.8.2
  • January 07, 2020 New version 1.8.3
  • January 28, 2020 New version 1.8.4
  • July 15, 2020 New version 1.8.9
  • October 23, 2020 New version 1.9.3
  • December 10, 2020 New version 1.9.5
  • November 26, 2022 New version 1.11.6
  • September 16, 2023 New version 1.12.1
  • September 16, 2023 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2
  • November 03, 2023 New version 1.12.3

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