How can I force external links from browser-window to open in a default browser from Electron?

Question

I\'m using the BrowserWindow to display an app and I would like to force the external links to be opened in the default browser. Is that even possible or I have to approach

Answer 1

Improved from the accepted answer ;

1. the link must be target="_blank" ;

2. add in background.js(or anywhere you created your window) :

   window.webContents.on('new-window', function(e, url) {
     // make sure local urls stay in electron perimeter
     if('file://' === url.substr(0, 'file://'.length)) {
       return;
     }
   
     // and open every other protocols on the browser      
     e.preventDefault();
     shell.openExternal(url);
   });
   

Note : To ensure this behavior across all application windows, this code should be run after each window creation.