diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 99e4778..8f9e11a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "libadwaita",
  "md-5",
+ "open",
  "relm4",
  "rfd",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1684,6 +1685,16 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "open"
+version = "3.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2078c0039e6a54a0c42c28faa984e115fb4c2d5bf2208f77d1961002df8576f8"
+dependencies = [
+ "pathdiff",
+ "windows-sys 0.42.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-probe"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -1785,6 +1796,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pathdiff"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8835116a5c179084a830efb3adc117ab007512b535bc1a21c991d3b32a6b44dd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pbkdf2"
 version = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bd2d8b3..5c41406 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 cached = { version = "0.42", features = ["proc_macro"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 md-5 = { version = "0.10", features = ["asm"] }
+
+open = "3.2.0"
diff --git a/src/ui/first_run/main.rs b/src/ui/first_run/main.rs
index da8dd0c..cfb9ff2 100644
--- a/src/ui/first_run/main.rs
+++ b/src/ui/first_run/main.rs
@@ -208,12 +208,9 @@ impl SimpleComponent for FirstRunApp {
 
                     #[allow(unused_must_use)]
                     dialog.connect_response(Some("save"), |_, _| {
-                        let result = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open")
-                            .arg(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str())
-                            .output();
-
-                        if let Err(err) = result {
-                            tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err);
+                        match open::that(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str()) {
+                            Ok(()) => {},
+                            Err(err) => tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err)
                         }
                     });
 
diff --git a/src/ui/main.rs b/src/ui/main.rs
index 3373f8a..73eabab 100644
--- a/src/ui/main.rs
+++ b/src/ui/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ use crate::ui::components::*;
 use super::preferences::main::*;
 use super::about::*;
 
+use open::*;
+
 relm4::new_action_group!(WindowActionGroup, "win");
 
 relm4::new_stateless_action!(LauncherFolder, WindowActionGroup, "launcher_folder");
@@ -526,48 +528,56 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
         // TODO: reduce code somehow
 
         group.add_action::<LauncherFolder>(&RelmAction::new_stateless(clone!(@strong sender => move |_| {
-            if let Err(err) = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open").arg(LAUNCHER_FOLDER.as_path()).spawn() {
-                sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
-                    title: tr("launcher-folder-opening-error"),
-                    description: Some(err.to_string())
-                });
-
-                tracing::error!("Failed to open launcher folder: {err}");
+            match open::that(LAUNCHER_FOLDER.as_path()) {
+                Ok(()) => {},
+                Err(err) => {
+                    sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
+                        title: tr("launcher-folder-opening-error"),
+                        description: Some(err.to_string())
+                    });
+                    tracing::error!("Failed to open launcher folder: {err}");
+                }
             }
         })));
 
         group.add_action::<GameFolder>(&RelmAction::new_stateless(clone!(@strong sender => move |_| {
-            if let Err(err) = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open").arg(&CONFIG.game.path).spawn() {
-                sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
-                    title: tr("game-folder-opening-error"),
-                    description: Some(err.to_string())
-                });
-
-                tracing::error!("Failed to open game folder: {err}");
+            match open::that(&CONFIG.game.path) {
+                Ok(()) => {},
+                Err(err) => {
+                    sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
+                        title: tr("game-folder-opening-error"),
+                        description: Some(err.to_string())
+                    });
+                    tracing::error!("Failed to open game folder: {err}");
+                }
             }
         })));
 
         group.add_action::<ConfigFile>(&RelmAction::new_stateless(clone!(@strong sender => move |_| {
             if let Some(file) = anime_launcher_sdk::consts::config_file() {
-                if let Err(err) = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open").arg(file).spawn() {
-                    sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
-                        title: tr("config-file-opening-error"),
-                        description: Some(err.to_string())
-                    });
-
-                    tracing::error!("Failed to open config file: {err}");
+                match open::that(file) {
+                    Ok(()) => {},
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
+                            title: tr("config-file-opening-error"),
+                            description: Some(err.to_string())
+                        });
+                        tracing::error!("Failed to open config file: {err}");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         })));
 
         group.add_action::<DebugFile>(&RelmAction::new_stateless(clone!(@strong sender => move |_| {
-            if let Err(err) = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open").arg(DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str()).spawn() {
-                sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
-                    title: tr("debug-file-opening-error"),
-                    description: Some(err.to_string())
-                });
-
-                tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {err}");
+            match open::that(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str()) {
+                Ok(()) => {},
+                Err(err) => {
+                    sender.input(AppMsg::Toast {
+                        title: tr("debug-file-opening-error"),
+                        description: Some(err.to_string())
+                    });
+                    tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {err}");
+                }
             }
         })));
 
@@ -1277,12 +1287,9 @@ impl App {
 
             #[allow(unused_must_use)]
             dialog.connect_response(Some("save"), |_, _| {
-                let result = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open")
-                    .arg(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str())
-                    .output();
-
-                if let Err(err) = result {
-                    tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err);
+                match open::that(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str()) {
+                    Ok(()) => {},
+                    Err(err) => tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err),
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences/main.rs b/src/ui/preferences/main.rs
index ec641d6..3940aba 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences/main.rs
+++ b/src/ui/preferences/main.rs
@@ -166,12 +166,9 @@ impl SimpleAsyncComponent for PreferencesApp {
 
                     #[allow(unused_must_use)]
                     dialog.connect_response(Some("save"), |_, _| {
-                        let result = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open")
-                            .arg(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str())
-                            .output();
-
-                        if let Err(err) = result {
-                            tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err);
+                        match open::that(crate::DEBUG_FILE.as_os_str()) {
+                            Ok(()) => {},
+                            Err(err) => tracing::error!("Failed to open debug file: {}", err)
                         }
                     });