.url file: how to open it on Windows

17 Windows apps register the .url extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: Internet shortcut
MIME type: application/x-mswinurl
PRONOM identifier: x-fmt/454

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

Microsoft Edge
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Proprietary 156.0.4314.50 102.6M ↓
ungoogled-chromium
Google Chromium without dependency on Google web services.

Open source 155.0.8059.84 139.8K ↓ ★ 2.6K
Ablaze Floorp
Floorp is built on Firefox and was built in Japan and is a new browser with excellent privacy & flexibility.

Open source 12.18.1@156.0.1 28.3K ↓ ★ 8.5K
Notepad3
Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K
Maxthon
Browse with wings.

Free 7.5.3.2400 40.5K ↓ ★ 1
Chromium
Stable Chromium build for Windows 64-bit, nothing fancy.

Open source 156.0.8078.48 ★ 899
Chromium-Gost
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Open source 152.0.7977.149 ★ 630
Wexond
Modern and feature-rich web browser base based on Electron

Other licence 5.2.0 ★ 2.7K
Mypal
A browser for Windows XP based on Firefox 68.

Open source 78.0.2 ★ 932
winchrome
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Proprietary 150.0.7871.225 ★ 501
Dot Browser
Dot Browser is a privacy-conscious web browser based on Firefox

Open source 87.0 ★ 389
Waterfox Classic
An older version of Waterfox, spun off to retain compatibility with XUL plugins, which were/are needed for many older web games and animations.

Open source 2022.11 ★ 225
Dichromate
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Open source 111.0.5563.65 ★ 20
Microsoft Edge Beta
Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser built for modern life.

Proprietary 157.0.4341.16
Microsoft Edge Dev
Microsoft Edge is a cross-platform web browser built for modern life.

Proprietary 158.0.4344.0
Microsoft Edge Canary
World-class performance with more privacy, more productivity, and more value while you browse.

Open source 142.0.3539.0
RheoEcho Boundless LeafSheep
The NEXT XUL platform & Meta web browser.

Open source 1.1.0.0