Desktop: Clicking external links in AI responses replaces OpenCode UI with chromeless webview

[aparusel]

Description

What happened:

• When an AI response contains a web link and I click it, the OpenCode desktop window navigates to the site inside the app webview and the main UI is replaced. The embedded page has no browser chrome (no back/forward), so I’m stuck unless I restart/navigate manually.

What I expected:

• External links should open in the OS default browser so the OpenCode UI is never replaced. Same-origin links should continue to work normally inside the app.

Environment:

• OpenCode Desktop version: 1.1.36)
• OS: macOS 15.6.1 (24G90)

Proposed fix (optional, brief):

• Intercept anchor clicks for external http(s) URLs and open them via OS default browser; don’t intercept same-origin.

Plugins

No response

OpenCode version

1.1.36

Steps to reproduce

- Steps to reproduce:

1. Open OpenCode desktop app
2. Get an AI message that includes an https://... link (e.g. “https://example.com”)
3. Click the link
4. Observe the OpenCode UI is replaced by the website inside the app window, with no browser navigation controls. Users might get stuck.

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Operating System

macOS 15.6.1

Terminal

No response

[github-actions]

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

• Desktop: Option to open links in external browser #10309: Desktop: Option to open links in external browser - A feature request for the same functionality with a user preference to open links externally
• No back button after clicking website #8247: No back button after clicking website - Similar issue where clicking links opens them inside the app and traps users

Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.

[mlanza]

Yup. Confirmed. The only thing I found is to close it and restart it, unfortunately.

[aparusel]

seems to be fixed otherwise. Issue doesn't exist anymore as of version 1.2.8