JS, How can we open the desktop app from browser, like Zoom or Webex does

Question

We all use Zoom or Webex to attend the meetings, then there is a popup that allows you to open the desktop app or you can continue on the web app. I want to implement a simi

Answer 1

They make you install a client, that has caused many controversies since this is a gate for eventual security breaches

https://medium.com/bugbountywriteup/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5

Answer 2

In order to do this, you must register a protocol on your OS (ie. you can use protocol lib to register a specific one in an Electron app), this would allow your app to be called with simple URIs like myappprotocol://myappaction?myappparams