@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <shlwapi.h>
+#include <shellapi.h>
 #ifndef __NO_DBGHELP
 #include <dbghelp.h>
 #endif
@@ -1178,6 +1179,23 @@ void crashDump(void *ex, const std::string &err)
 	showError(msg.str());
 }
 
+/**
+ * Opens a file or web path in the system default browser.
+ */
+bool openExplorer(const std::string &url)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HINSTANCE ret = ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", url.c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+	// The return value is not a true HINSTANCE. If the function succeeds, it returns a value greater than 32.
+	return ((int)ret > 32);
+#elif __APPLE__
+	return false;
+#else
+	std::string cmd = "xdg-open \"" + url + "\"";
+	return (system(cmd.c_str()) == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
 }
 
 }
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ namespace CrossPlatform
 	std::string now();
 	/// Produces a crash dump.
 	void crashDump(void *ex, const std::string &err);
+	/// Opens a URL.
+	bool openExplorer(const std::string &url);
 }
 
 }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ namespace CrossPlatform`
`99`	`99`	`std::string now();`
`100`	`100`	`/// Produces a crash dump.`
`101`	`101`	`void crashDump(void *ex, const std::string &err);`
	`102`	`+ /// Opens a URL.`
	`103`	`+ bool openExplorer(const std::string &url);`
`102`	`104`	`}`
`103`	`105`
`104`	`106`	`}`