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Feature Request: Allow URLs to be clicked #1847

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opened 2026-01-30 22:39:57 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 22:39:57 +00:00
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Originally created by @noinkling on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019).

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Detect URLs and make them clickable (open the URL in the default browser). This is a convenience feature present in many other terminals.

I believe the value is self-evident, but here's a concrete use case example regardless: when I run yarn outdated (Yarn is a package manager) it outputs a repository/homepage URL for every listed package. I want to be able to click one of those URLs to open the page quickly/easily and have a look at what has changed in the new version of the package.

Implementation details

  • Probably don't need to support anything more than text starting with http:// or https://.
  • URLs that span multiple lines (due to being truncated by the window width) should be handled correctly.
  • There should probably be an indication that the URL is clickable, e.g. cursor change + underline on mouse hover.
  • Most other terminals require an alt or ctrl click, I presume to guard against accidental clicks when copying and so forth.

You can look at something like VS Code's terminal for inspiration. Again this is all probably self-evident.

Stretch goal (covered in #204)

Originally created by @noinkling on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019). # Summary of the new feature/enhancement Detect URLs and make them clickable (open the URL in the default browser). This is a convenience feature present in many other terminals. I believe the value is self-evident, but here's a concrete use case example regardless: when I run `yarn outdated` (Yarn is a package manager) it outputs a repository/homepage URL for every listed package. I want to be able to click one of those URLs to open the page quickly/easily and have a look at what has changed in the new version of the package. # Implementation details - Probably don't need to support anything more than text starting with `http://` or `https://`. - URLs that span multiple lines (due to being truncated by the window width) should be handled correctly. - There should probably be an indication that the URL is clickable, e.g. cursor change + underline on mouse hover. - Most other terminals require an alt or ctrl click, I presume to guard against accidental clicks when copying and so forth. You can look at something like VS Code's terminal for inspiration. Again this is all probably self-evident. [Stretch goal](https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda) (covered in #204)
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